““You should believe me because I’m telling the truth and I’m under oath. If you want to put somebody under oath, and they have something different to say, I’d be happy to respond,” Rosenstein added.”
To be clear, Rosenstein is not a man I’m terribly happy with or fond of, and I think the role he played in Trump firing Comey was a despicable display of obedient naivete on his part, but this answer is fucking PERFECT. It’s precisely the right answer because of its subtext: “I FUCKING DARE YOU.”
MSNBC cut in to cover some of this testimony. Jim Jordan was literally insane - non-stop talking, shouting, accusing in a way that would usually be cut off by other members because he wouldn’t allow Rosenstein to answer. If this is a representation of the party that controls our government, it is further proof that we are in deep trouble.
Come on, Mr Jordon he called your bluff. Now put up or shut up.
“Thank for you making it clear it’s not personal, Mr. Jordan,” Rosenstein replied, sarcastically. ( “you fucking idiot” was the part he didn’t say out loud.)
Dreyfus territory now. False accusations to protect the guilty.
DAG Rosenstein: Do you have proof? Because I have proof and if you want I can get more proof.
M.r Jordan: WARRGARBLL
There are a whole host of people in this idiotic soap opera who have been put in terrible positions and have made, in turn, terrible decisions. But in a contest of who I have confidence in to at least try in good faith to uphold our democracy, between Rosenstein and Jordan there is no fucking contest…
Congressional aide testimony contradicted by the head of the FBI? All under oath? Very awkward situation.
If this is a representation of the party that controls our government, it is further proof that we are in deep trouble.
Or it could be a sign of desperation, the walls are closing in and those with claustrophobia are starting to react. I was once stuck in a crowded elevator with a fellow with claustrophobia, it was not a pleasant experience. It kinda reminds me of this guy.
Ever seen the video of the Nazi “judge” screaming at the not-yet-convicted-but-soon-to-be-executed defendant who was accused of some vague, tangential involvement in the Valkyrie plot to kill Hitler?
Somehow, those and other scenes from history keep coming to mind with events in the last two years. It’s not good. Even when Bush and Darth Cheney were invading Iraq, I never felt the urge to go all Godwin in my analogies.
Jordan looks like a Nazi and talks like a Nazi, but don’t let that fool you. He really is a Nazi.
I applaud Rosenstein’s response.
That said, Trumpites have routinely demonstrated a willingness to lie, a willingness to play lies forward, and a willingness to ignore protests when lies are challenged.
Jordan may appear ineffective to us, but he did what he set out to do. He made Rosenstein the issue, thereby protecting Trump.
Thinking Obama put Godwin’s law in place Trump repealed it in 2017 with the full support of the Republican controlled House and Senate.
“Dreyfus”?
TIA.
The Dreyfus Affair (French: l’affaire Dreyfus) was a political scandal that divided the Third French Republic from 1894 until its resolution in 1906. The affair is often seen as a modern and universal symbol of injustice,[1] and it remains one of the most notable examples of a complex miscarriage of justice and antisemitism. The major role played by the press and public opinion proved influential in the lasting social conflict. (wikapedia)
Unlike Cheddar CeauĹźescu.
Who’ll avoid facing Mueller under oath like cockroaches fleeing light at a Trump Hotel.
I fully understand how a GOPer can easily interpret "requesting production of relevant emails and text messages and calling them as witnesses to demonstrate that their allegations are false” as “a not-so-veiled threat to unleash the full prosecutorial power of the state against us.”
Rosenstein asserts Truth, Justice, and the American Way in his battle with Lex Luthor.
Jordan is the quintessential Republican motor-mouth. The technique consisting of talking over the other person, louder and continuously, just to keep any possible answer from being heard. Kelly Ann, Stephen Miller, and Bannon, etc…, are his obvious heroes.
Wow, that kind of dry sarcastic dig is rare these days.