Who Is Zina Bash? And Why Was She Seated Behind Kavanaugh At His Confirmation Hearing?

WASHINGTON, D.C. (THECOUNT) –The woman seated behind Judge Kavanaugh during the first day of his confirmation hearing is, Zina Bash.

Bash, 36, is a former Kavanaugh clerk and judicial mover who has been working in D.C. since 2007.

Bash is in the news today not only for sitting behind the good judge and future supreme court justice, she was called out on social media of being racist for making a hand gesture associated with white supremacist beliefs.

Hand signal? More like dog whistle.

Normal people just think she was picking at her skin out of nervousness.

Bash is reportedly married to John Bash III, the U.S. Atty for the Western District of Texas, has worked as counsel for Sen John Cornyn, was a director for Sen Ted Cruz’s presidential bid & now works for on the Kavanaugh confirmation team.

In 2017, TheHill said the following about Bash while awarding her “Top 50 Most Beautiful;”

For most people, diving headfirst into a new job at the White House would be a difficult enough task. But just weeks after settling in at her post on the Domestic Policy Council, Zina Bash faced another life-changing challenge: motherhood.

While she may not have a bounty of free time, Bash says that her favorite thing to do when the workday ends is to sing to her daughter, Mabel, in Spanish.

The bilingual Bash is no stranger to the top echelons of government — she previously clerked for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.

And as she takes on two new tests, Bash sees them as linked.

“Though I miss Mabel tremendously during the day, I have felt that — because I’m part of a team working every day to improve the welfare, safety and security of the country she will grow up in — I’m doing this for her,” Bash says. source

Welcome to the jungle.