California DA launches investigation into Tara Reade testimony

[mystery-ak]

California DA launches investigation into Tara Reade testimony

‘We are investigating whether Ms. McCabe gave false testimony under oath,’ said a Monterey County prosecutor.



By NATASHA KORECKI

05/26/2020 11:54 PM EDT

   

The Monterey County District Attorney’s office has launched an investigation into whether Tara Reade lied on the witness stand while acting as an expert witness.

Reade, under the name Alexandra McCabe, for years testified as an expert in domestic violence cases for the California D.A.’s office. Among the issues is whether she lied about her credentials to qualify as an expert.

“We are investigating whether Ms. McCabe gave false testimony under oath,” Monterey County Chief Assistant District Attorney Berkley Brannon told POLITICO on Tuesday.

Brannon said the office does not yet know in how many cases Reade testified as an expert.

“We have no database or search engine to use to determine in how many cases she testified,” Brannon said. “However, that effort is ongoing.”

Reade in March accused Joe Biden of sexual assaulting her in 1993 when she worked as an aide in his Senate office. Biden has denied the accusation.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/26/california-tara-reade-investigation-283592

[PeteS in CA]

Given that Reade apparently lives in Grass Valley across the state from Monterey County - IOW, she probably hasn't testified as an expert witness in Monterey County in years - I think this is a political hit-job to cloud her credibility with FUD and punish her for complicating Biden's candidacy.