Politico: Navy nominee stirs sexual-assault controversy
Politico reports:
“A judge advocate outside the chain of command will be looking at a case through a different lens than a military commander,” said Rooney. “I believe the impact would be decisions based on evidence rather than the interest in preserving good order and discipline.”
Decisions based solely on evidence, she suggested, would be a bad outcome. “I believe this will result in fewer prosecutions and therefore defeat the very problem that I understand it seeks to address,” she said.
Gillibrand, a member of the Armed Services Committee, pounced on Rooney’s statement, saying she was “extremely troubled.” And Gillibrand’s spokesman, Glen Caplin, suggested the New York Democrat might try to block or delay Rooney’s confirmation, saying the senator “will strongly consider all of her options going forward.”
