Conservative anti-Trump Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin titled her OpEd: At least one person came out smelling like a rose. Here’s an excerpt:
Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) asked clipped, insightful and fact-based questions (watch the exchange here). She left Barr stammering and got him to concede that he had not looked at the underlying evidence before giving his own prosecutorial opinion on obstruction of justice. Even worse, he fumbled around when asked if the president or anyone else at the White House had asked or suggested he investigate someone.
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As those watching could see, she did it all calmly and methodically, directing Barr to answer questions and not interrupt her. (The sight of Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), partly bemused and partly impressed watching her, confirmed how effective she was.)
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It was the highlight of the hearing for Democrats, and her performance is not likely to be lost on Democratic primary voters. To the extent that they are looking for someone to take down President Trump, the veteran prosecutor offers Democrats someone entirely capable of slicing and dicing a Republican who refuses to acknowledge easily established facts.
15 out of the 24 Democratic members on the Committee have law degrees and most of them practiced law in some capacity before running for Congress. Mazny of these members of Congress went to highly reputable law schools, like Harvard, University of Michigan and Georgetown but none of them have had the prosecutorial experience of Senator Harris. (You can see their legal bacxkground here.)
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As Jennifer Rubin observes, Harris has proved herself to be the most adept Democrat at questioning the evasive and lying Bob Barr.
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Can you imagine Bob Barr having to face a cadre of Democratic House lawyers who are as accomplished at Harris at blowing through his smoke screen and shattering the mirrors he tries to construct to evade the truth?