
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced who will question Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh during Thursdayâs hearing about Fordâs allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in 1982
Rachel Mitchell, an experienced prosecutor who has decades of experience prosecuting sex crimes, is on leave with the Deputy County Attorney in the Maricopa County Attorneyâs Office in Phoenix and the Division Chief of the Special Victims Division. She has served as a prosecuto since 1993.
Mitchell also spent 12 years running the bureau in the Special Victims Division responsible for the prosecution of sex-related felonies, including child molestation, adult sexual assault, cold cases, child prostitution
She is a widely recognized expert on the investigation and prosecution of sex crimes
So, in a nutshell, she knows her stuff. This announcement elicited some interesting response. And by interesting I mean insane.
Hereâs The Washington Postâs favorite âfauxâ conservative, Jennifer Rubin:
So because Mitchell worked in the same county as Sheriff Joe
I canât tell if Rubin is really this ignorant or if sheâs just trying to smear anyone whom Grassley would ask to do this.
The Maricopa County Attorney is elected, and apparently in the bubble that Rubin resides, does not realize that prosecutors do not work for county sheriffs. So while she worked with the Sheriffâs Department as a county prosecutor, she did not work for them and was not part of âSheriff Joeâs operation.â
As far as, âno self-respecting lawyer giving cover to GOP cowards,â what in the world is she talking about?
Does she want to learn the truth or does she want a political sideshow? Yes, certainly regarding optics, itâs good for Republicans, I wonât deny that, but regarding fact-finding having an attorney who specializes in this kind of case will help draw out more information than if you have various Senators asking questions.
Rubinâs tweet is simply nonsense.