The way to fight it is to sue for slander. They won’t be pulling this sh*t if they risk being in the hole for a couple million. Trump did that to a Miss America contestant a few years back who claimed the contest was fixed. He sued and won a judgement of $5 million against her.
When it is over and the judge is approved, Ford will file a civil suit for sexual harassment or something similar.
Her lawyers need to get paid.