Open-minded Americans of all stripes should see that — emotions aside — Ford’s testimony is completely devoid of credibility: so much so, that Mitchell told the Senate this week that Ford’s allegations do not even meet the preponderance of evidence standard. That standard, which governs in civil litigation, asks whether it is more likely than not that an event occurred.
Put aside Christine Blasey Ford's emotional performance. Her testimony revealed her as a witness whose memories change at her convenience.
When Christine Blasey Ford testified
last week before the Judiciary Committee, America witnessed a haunted
woman recounting a devastating trauma. But putting aside Ford’s emotional performance
and focusing instead on the professor’s testimony reveals numerous
inconsistencies in her narrative that Supreme Court nominee Brett
Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her.
As a sex-crimes prosecutor, Republican questioner Rachel Mitchell
is well-positioned to “know it when she sees it.” But rather than see
Ford as a victim of sexual abuse by Kavanaugh, Mitchell saw her as a
witness lacking in credibility. And this conclusion comes from an expert
who knows that there are many reasons victims delay reporting sexual
abuse. Mitchell also recognized that victims may legitimately not
remember certain details related to an attack.
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