9/27/2018

BRETT KAVANAUGH/GOP/SENATE/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/WOMEN: “Rachel Mitchell had a difficult mission as the lawyer hired by Republican senators to question the woman accusing U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault: test her memory, but treat her respectfully. At a dramatic Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday [9-27-18], Mitchell walked that fine line with accuser Christine Blasey Ford, but produced only mixed results and conceded the difficulty of the challenge before her. After more than four hours of questioning Ford in five-minute blocks interspersed by questions from Democratic senators, Mitchell asked Ford in closing remarks if she knew about the best ways to interview trauma victims.”

David Morgan, Andrew Chung, “Outside attorney walks difficult line at Senate’s Kavanaugh hearing,” Reuters, September 27, 2018 3:53 pm