And then reported to the GOP Chair, “There's no efffff’n case to warrant pursuing further.” ...but more politely.
Big nothing burger. Same as the confused idiots that wander in and confess to the latest murder printed in the papers.
She let CBF reveal her inconsistencies without badgering...a very effective interrogation. The situation was not an episode of Perry Mason or Special Victims TV drama, though the dems hoped for that.
And then reported to the GOP Chair, “There's no efffff’n case to warrant pursuing further.” ...but more politely.
As okeydoker points out it was poorly planned by Grassley, and it seems that way to me as well.
Grassley's audience should have been the Dems, the uncertain R's and the American public. Rational R's with legal training already knew the allegations were not corroborated and were essentially baseless.
IMO, Mitchell should have been commissioned to not only demonstrate the inconsistencies in Ford's statements and testimony, but also to underscore the complete absence of any basis to believe the event occurred or that K was the actor.
Thereafter, her report should have been made to the chair during the broadcasted hearing in the form of a statement of findings. The Dems likely would have walked out but the committee and the American public would have been better informed much better served. Judge K certainly would have received a more effective and balanced hearing; which, of course, was the overall reason for the event.
I argue that if left to Mitchell she could have done all of that very well without being abusive or offensive to Ford.