Rachel Mitchell should resign or be fired

[Midnightwalk]

Rachel Mitchell is the chief of the special victims division of the Maricopa count attorneys office in Phoenix. She agreed to be the sole public inquisitor of the victim, Dr Ford, even while publicly admitting that the norms of proper investigations and interviews were not performed.

How can any victim in her county trust that they will be treated respectfully and have their case properly investigated by her office? How can any victim testifying trust that her office will protect them while in the stand?

She chose to become part of this phony hearing and should face consequences.

[eleny]

1. I picture her weeping in a cab on her way to the airport

[LAS14]

7. Why? Do you think she wanted to "convict" Ford? To me..

... it seems clear she just wanted to get at the truth. She pursued the questions the GOP had in a neutral way that allowed Ford to hit the answers out of the park. I think she's great.

[eleny]

8. That wasn't supposed to happen

I like the job she did,, too. But it wasn't supposed to go down like it did.

[MineralMan]

2. Well, she certainly disappointed those GOP Senators.

What a flop!

[LAS14]

5. Not a flop. A win for good practice. nt

[Fred Sanders]

9. Yes. Correct. Fire her for what? Being a professional? I am not going to side with the RW media!!

[wcmagumba]

3. I don't know...

these thuglican power types have such huge egos, she may think it was
a great job on her part...they all seem so delusional (like drumph, maybe
not as bad but...)...imo

[LAS14]

4. I'm glad she's there.

She showed how one can explore possible inconsistencies (listed for her by the GOP, no doubt) in a respectful way that elicits the truth instead of catching someone in a gotcha. I think she's giving the country a lesson on how to explore a story of sexual violence in a way that will lead to a conviction. Too many posts here seem to think that she should be pre-judging Ford as truthful. She is showing an excellent example of being neutral and Ford is hitting it out of the park.

[Midnightwalk]

10. You don't investigate on witness stand

My beef is participating in this sham without the proper investigation beingwhile being the chief of special victims division. She is not a private citizen and her testifying reflects on her professional role.

She was honest to say at the end this was not a proper way to do an investigation. When else is she ok with not following correct practices?

I wouldn't have had so much of a problem with someone retired or in private practice.

[uponit7771]

6. She had LITTLE choice, there was no investigation so she's fact finding at the same time she's cross

... examining.

That's an impossible task

[Midnightwalk]

12. Her choice to participate

Yeah the circus was set up by Grassley, but her choice to perform

[grantcart]

11. Let's see what she asked

[sam042955]

13. Mitchell issues her "report" today -- to "ALL REPUBLICAN SENATORS"

Mitchell issued her "report" today to "ALL REPUBLICAN SENATORS". It was a total farce. She insanely framed the matter as even less than a "he said/she said" situation that should never be recommended for prosecution. Really, Ms. Mitchell? I wonder why that was. Could it be that it was artificially structured to only present TWO PEOPLE in the first place?!! Where was the necessary FBI investigation PRIOR to the hearing? Where were the OTHER witnesses? Are you SERIOUS? I guess when you've only got two people, it morphs into a "he said/she said" situation, doesn't it? Yet you conveniently left that out of your report.

You know what ELSE you conveniently left out of your report? Anything whatsoever to do with Brett Kavanaugh's lying, evasiveness, contemptible behavior, and blatant maniacal bias -- ALL things that should NEVER be on display for ANY judge. And CERTAINLY not for a Supreme Court nominee. If a witness had conducted him or herself in Kavanaugh's court the way Kavanaugh conducted himself before the committee, he'd have held that person in contempt.

You really dropped the ball, Ms. Mitchell. So much so that someone you taught responded that you were completely off base in this matter and didn't even adhere to the very principles you'd taught her! You are an absolute disgrace, and you SHOULD be brought up on some kind of charges. I'm glad you got dismissed and had to sit there like the prop that you were to begin with. I only hope someone in your home state looks into bringing charges against you. In lieu of that, you'll have to live with the fact that among other abominations infesting this hearing, you'll be right up there for all time. Live with that, you shameless shill.