First McDonalds Stolen Valor, now this
Newly obtained audio from a 2003 debate shows Kamala Harris, during her campaign for DA, faced criticism for overstating the number of cases she had tried as a prosecutor
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Harris faced criticism for inflating her prosecutorial record in 2003 district attorney campaign
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The mailers, copies of which ABC News has obtained, portrayed Harris as "the veteran prosecutor we need to turn around our District Attorney office" and claimed she had a "long track record of being an outstanding public prosecutor."
"Kamala has tried hundreds of serious and violent felonies, including homicide, rape, and child sexual assault cases," the mailer stated.
… "How many cases have you tried? Can you tell us how many serious felonies you have tried? Can you tell us one?" Fazio asked Harris, according to audio ABC News obtained of the debate, which also included then-current San Francisco District Attorney Terence Hallinan.
"I've tried about 50 cases, Mr. Fazio, and it's about leadership," Harris responded.
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'Tried' versus 'prosecuted'
Harris began her career in Alameda County prosecuting cases involving child sexual assault, homicides and robberies …
… Asked this week about Harris' prosecutorial experience before she became district attorney, a spokesperson for Harris' presidential campaign used slightly different language to describe her record -- saying she was "involved in" hundreds of cases.
…. "Vice President Harris oversaw and was involved in the prosecution of hundreds of serious crimes before she was elected District Attorney of San Francisco," Harris campaign spokesperson James Singer told ABC News. "For more than a decade, she prosecuted child sexual assault cases, homicides, and robberies in Alameda, before overseeing the career criminal unit and served as the head of division on families and children in the San Francisco District Attorney's office."