Dershowitz: Trial Assertion Was ‘Distorted’ | Talking Points Memo

Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz clashed with Fox News’ Chris Wallace over the stunning assertion he made last week during the Senate impeachment trial, arguing that “if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment.”


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What blew me away was that Tightey Whitey was saying that the ends justify the means, something we have all been taught is false since we were children. Also, if the president does it on order to remain president, it’s not illegal. WTF? Now he admits to misleading the senators because he thought it was working? WTF!?

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Dershowitz put himself on trial. And he stands convicted as a vile human being.


Addendum:
Signing off to have a politics-free day. The ascent of brazenness, vileness, and stupidity (let’s not forget stupidity) we are witnessing is too depressing.

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We can read, Prof. Dershowitz, and we can see and hear the recordings. You said what you said and you meant it. Your destroyed reputation is nobody’s fault but your own.

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Being a publicity whore has its downside.

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Yeah, he meant to add, if you’re Republican and we all know that!

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Distorted is as distorted does.

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This summer out on Martha’s Vineyard he’ll be using the phrase “Table of one” a lot.

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#ProfessorUnderpants

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This one’s goal is to be on TV. Imagine how much fun this is once you’ve detached your conscience—saying utter nonsense then sitting back to listen to the screams, followed by your next appointment to say that the last nonsense was misunderstood and the screamers are idiots.

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Dersh may not understand how video works.

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Listen carefully to what I will say Mr. Dershowitz … very carefully mmkay?

WE HAVE YOUR EXACT WORDS ALAN

There was no distortion. We know what you said and what you clearly meant.

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((Snicker)) even discobot agrees.

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Dershowitz: Trial Assertion Was ‘Distorted’

Dershowitz is a distortion of an intelligent human being, not to mention an embarrassment to competent attorneys everywhere.

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Playing a video in context is “deliberately distorted” :face_with_raised_eyebrow: ???

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didn’t you know every republican is allowed a mulligan?
you can get 2 or 3 if you kiss the ass of the king backed up by a tweeter kiss even…

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I am beginning to think what I suspect is going to happen is starting in earnest. Overreach. They are pulling off the heist but just can’t help telling everyone they are pulling off a heist.

Meanwhile, they actually have no plan as to what to do with their proceeds. So expect it to be squandered and highly visible.

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So expect it to be squandered and highly visible.

Your point will be proven at the SOTU gop circle jerk about to happen.
If he has the courage to show up.

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Captain Underpants’s memory is almost as good as his lawyerin.

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Meaning he knows he will be remembered Forever as Scum.

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