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Feinstein has issued a statement that basically gives it away - Ford isn't going to appear. Here's what Feinstein said this morning, after Grassley said yesterday that both she and Kavanaugh will be given an opportunity to testify on Monday:

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning criticized the FBI and White House for “failing to take even the most basic steps” to investigate an allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman when they were both in high school.

Feinstein also drew comparisons between the current scenario and how allegations made by Anita Hill 27 years ago were handled. Hill came forward with sexual harassment allegations during the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

"In 1991, five days after Anita Hill's allegations of sexual harassment became public against her wishes, the Judiciary Committee held three days of controversial hearings. Now, just one week after Christine Blasey Ford shared her story, Republicans want to repeat past mistakes, rushing the process to hold a hearing,”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/su...icans-making-same-mistakes-anita-hill-n910546

If Feinstein is already comparing having Ford testify on Monday to Anita Hill, and saying that Monday's hearing would be "repeating past mistakes", there's no way it's going forward.

Looks to me that Grassley called their bluff, and it is going to work.