The article identifies Ms Hines as a "prosecutor".
HOWEVER, Deborah Hines is a criminal attorney in Washington DC who was
simply speculating.
Debbie Hines
Washington, D.C. based Debbie Hines is a trial lawyer,
former prosecutor and a legal/political commentator. Founder of Legalspeaks.com, a progressive blog on law, politics and women, she is recognized as an influential African-American blogger. She has also authored articles and blogs online for the Huffington Post and OpEdNews.com and speaks on hot legal and political topics and local and national headline legal trials.
Hines is frequently featured in the media including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Baltimore Sun, USA Today, the Afro, XM Satellite radio, CNN and
CBS’s Washington DC affiliate WUSA. She holds a Juris Doctorate from George Washington University School of Law and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a native of Baltimore, MD.
Debbie Hines is a WMC SheSource expert on Legal Issues and Politics.
http://www.womensmediacenter.com/author/profile/debbie-hines
She is simply offering an opinion.