Arizona Lawyer, Pinch-Hitting in Kavanaugh Hearing, Plays Prosecutor and Defense
Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell's performance has divided attorneys following along on social media, with some calling her questions standard, while others said she's acting like a defense attorney for Republicans.
September 27, 2018 at 01:59 PM
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Rachel Mitchell, in questioning the woman who has accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, is playing the delicate role of a prosecutor examining a witness and a forceful defense attorney.
Mitchell, the veteran Arizona sex crimes prosecutor brought in to pinch-hit for the Republican men on the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, has been a polite and engaging force, as she's probed Ford's memory. Christine Blasey Ford said she is “100 percent” certain Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in a bedroom at a social gathering in suburban Washington, D.C., in the 1980s when both were still in high school. Kavanaugh has denied the allegations.
“Do you recall prior to getting there … had you had anything to drink?” Mitchell asked Ford.
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