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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Questioning Christine Blasey Ford

    Senate Republicans did not question Christine Blasey Ford or Brett Kavanaugh themselves. They didn’t want the optics of 11 white men questioning a woman about claims of sexual assault.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 27, 2018 • 1 min read

    Senate Republicans did not question Christine Blasey Ford or Brett Kavanaugh themselves. They didn’t want the optics of 11 white men questioning a woman about claims of sexual assault. So they brought in long-time Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, who’s had a long career handling sexual assault prosecutions. But much later in the hearing, Mitchell also threw the GOP plan under the bus, actually criticizing the format of the questioning.

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    Analyzing the historical Kavanaugh-Ford hearing
    1. 0:00What happened during the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing?
    2. 13:03Questioning Christine Blasey FordYou’re reading this
    3. 21:12Trauma survivors cope with Kavanaugh saga
    4. 32:57CEO Simon Woods on the LA Phil’s 100th season and what’s next
    5. 47:18Could the Dodgers miss the playoffs?
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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Analyzing the historical Kavanaugh-Ford hearing
    1. 0:00What happened during the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing?
    2. 13:03Questioning Christine Blasey FordYou’re reading this
    3. 21:12Trauma survivors cope with Kavanaugh saga
    4. 32:57CEO Simon Woods on the LA Phil’s 100th season and what’s next
    5. 47:18Could the Dodgers miss the playoffs?
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