What Happened In The Brett Kavanaugh Hearing

Mitchell is still providing a useful service for the Republicans. I don’t think Hatch or any of the other male senators would have wanted to directly cast Ford as a liar, as Mitchell just did. Basically, Mitchell raised questions about Ford’s credibility by saying that she has not been very truthful in describing her fear of flying. But I don’t know that impeaching her fear of flying is that useful for the GOP’s overall purpose here.

Ford is talking about her experience, of course, but she’s also occasionally jumping into the position of expert witness — talking, for example, about the “etiology of anxiety and PTSD.” It could be an odd combination, but it feels quite effective to me.

Spending this time on her fear of flying makes it seem like they’ve really got nothing.