A line of questioning went completely off the rails for Republican staff attorney Steve Castor when he prompted former National Security Counsel senior director Fiona Hill to describe a disagreement she had with Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1264424
“…cut Castor off and bring the conversation back to more comfortable ground: conspiracy theories around the 2016 election.”
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sooner
November 21, 2019, 7:53pm
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From a quick glance at that picture it appears that Nunes just had a cow.
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These grifters and showboats and fanatics and traitors still think they’re smarter than career Foreign Service and IC veterans who actually serve on the front lines.
Difficult to fathom stupidity that great.
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davidn
November 21, 2019, 7:56pm
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Yup, funny how betraying your country diverges from providing for its security so quickly.
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2busy
November 21, 2019, 7:56pm
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But her emails! Wait, come back!
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maximus
November 21, 2019, 7:56pm
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I thought good lawyers know not to ask a question that you don’t already know the answer to?
Oh yeah, we’re talking Castor.
Never mind…
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“He was working on a domestic political errand.” Oh, damn, that was devastating! Nice job, Castor. Keep up the good work.
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maximus
November 21, 2019, 7:59pm
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He looks quite mooved, milking it for all he can…
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bentonf
November 21, 2019, 8:00pm
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GOP Counsel = Never trumper.
Right, Dev? Gym?
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gr
November 21, 2019, 8:02pm
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Two trial lawyers close to me – my daughter and son in law – remind me that on cross exam, never ask a question for which you don’t already know the answer.
Doing so may cause you to step on your dick.
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Where did the Repubs get this guy? Lawyers are us? Hope they got a bargain.
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A graduate of Trump University Law School??
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noonm
November 21, 2019, 8:07pm
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maximus:
I thought good lawyers know not to ask a question that you don’t already know the answer to?
Oh yeah, were talking Castor.
Never mind…
Competence isn’t a requirement for GOP lackeys these days.
Its also more difficult when the truth is damning.
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sniffit
November 21, 2019, 8:10pm
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Cardinal Rule of Cross-Examination: Never ask a question you don’t already know the answer to.
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I guess this means I can’t approach Miss Kitty as to the whereabouts of those new vice grips that have gone missing.
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yellowbeard
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gr:
Doing so may cause you to step on your dick.
With stilettos.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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That’s the face he makes when he has a bowel moo-vement.
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