Let's take a few moments to watch a maestro at the top of her game

[EffieBlack]

89. She accomplished plenty

Contrary to popular belief, effective cross-examination is not intended, rarely does, nor should it produce Perry Mason moments. The point is to get certain things in the record without showing to much of your hand so that you can use the information later.

If she had asked him about something specific, he could have squirmed out of it. But by asking him a broader question, she got him on record about a broad range of things that will come back later. And it's possible she doesn't know exactly who he talked to but he's left to wonder what she knows.

While it's easy to second-guess, I am pretty sure that Kamala Harris knows far more about what she's doing than you or I do. And given her experience and savvy, I suspect she knows just what she's doing.