Minority Counsel Castor has nothing to say.

[madaboutharry]

He is doing his bottom 10% law school student interpretation again today.

[TruckFump]

1. As an attorney, this is painful to watch...

...however, as a Democrat...I love it!

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. When he started off referring to it all as a TV STUDIO we knew he had nothing.

That any self respecting attorney would work for these filthy traitors...sick

[madaboutharry]

4. Same here.

Cringe worthy yet so satisfying.

[TruckFump]

11. I know we all wished at times we had opposing counsel like Castor...

...but, yeah, totally cringe worthy yet very satisfying!

[underpants]

23. He asked her "Why not?"

I thought lawyers always avoid asking Why.

[TruckFump]

30. Some times on direct...with a friendly witness you have called...

...and you know the witness is smart, prepared and informed...IMO, WHY is OK.

HOWEVER on cross--I cannot think of a time I was inexperienced and dumb enough to give an adverse witness for the opposing side a free reign to say ANYTHING. And I mean ANYTHING. It does not matter if the WHY-response from the witness is factual, opinion, irrelevant, wrong, totally prejudicial, etc., the questioning atty is stuck with it. How does one object to a response when one's inquiry was WHY?

[underpants]

39. That's what I thought

I saw something on TV once where a witness just went off on a rant or just soaked up time because the lawyer had given them a Why question

[livetohike]

3. He's awful. I keep comparing this to what I remember

of the Watergate hearings. He and Nunes are amateurs.

[shanti]

5. But, but

he has that very concerned expression on his face!

[Pachamama]

10. 5 bonus points for concerned expression on a zero points performance

[BKDem]

6. He's really really good at saying nothing

while insinuating he has a a killer argument.

[hlthe2b]

21. He's just killing time...

[panader0]

7. He's trying to earn his money but has no gas in the tank.

[dchill]

8. "..nothing to say," and saying it badly.

[matt819]

9. Dear Abby

I remember a response in a Dear Abby column decades ago reminding her readers that half of all doctors graduated at the bottom of their class. I wonder if there's a website out there which will give you class rankings of your doctors and, given the OP, selected lawyers.

[TruckFump]

14. IMO, he's a paper attorney...

...not a trial attorney. YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE difference!

He could be in the very top of his class but those often are the ones who work for the State Bars and do research for the appellate bench. Those types are NOT the ones who can tap dance in a courtroom to any rhythm that is being played on direct or cross.

[madaboutharry]

16. I doubt such a website exists.

I don't know about doctors, but I do know that there were about 10% of my classmates who spent a lot of time at parties.

[hlthe2b]

20. Nah... The long repeated adage for physicians, dentists, veterinarians as they face years of

highly competitive training is to remember the answer to, "what do they call the student who graduates at the bottom of one's class?" The answer, "DOCTOR"...

To an extent that is true. There is more to being competent than merely regurgitating facts one can not apply.

[importDavid]

12. OMG so painful - and he reminds me/sounds like Jared from Silicon Valley :)

lol

[barbtries]

13. i JUST posted the same thing.

omigawd he's so bad. if people come back saying the hearing was boring, it's because he gets 45 whole minutes to pursue nothing.

[33taw]

15. They'll fire him at lunch and bring in Giuliani on Tuesday.

[BumRushDaShow]

19. The Ghoul is under federal investigation

so they'll have to find someone else...

[33taw]

25. I was kidding. He is also under Subpeona to this committee. But Trump likes him.

[BumRushDaShow]

28. I know

but I know how DU is with these scenarios!!!

[RichardRay]

37. If only. n/t

[hlthe2b]

17. You are not kidding... Geebus, that's embarrassing. Not that there is a good case to make

in response, but still. Heavens.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. Since he is a local to me (Philadelphia), the Philly Inquirer bannered an article

Philly-area native Steve Castor emerges as key player in impeachment hearings

by Madeleine Ngo and Rob Tornoe, Updated: November 13, 2019



The impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump moved in front of TV cameras Wednesday morning. Among those thrust into the spotlight during the public hearings was Steve Castor, a relatively low-profile lawyer with strong ties to the Philadelphia area.

Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, yielded much of his questioning time to Castor, who spent years interrogating Democrats as the chief lawyer of the House Oversight Committee when it was under Republican control.

Castor, a Philadelphia-area native, earned his bachelor’s degree at Pennsylvania State University and his MBA at Lehigh University before switching to law, gaining his degree from George Washington University. Prior to joining the Oversight Committee staff in 2005, Castor spent four years practicing commercial litigation in Philadelphia and Washington, according to a biography provided by House GOP staff.

For the last month, Castor has grilled witnesses as part of the closed-door hearings Democrats have held and made news when he openly said the alleged name of a whistle-blower during his questioning of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a top Trump national security adviser.

More: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/steve-castor-impeachment-hearing-lawyer-trump-philadelphia-20191113.html

[DeminPennswoods]

31. Is he related to Bruce Castor?

The former MontCo DA, iirc.

[BumRushDaShow]

38. Not that I can find

I expect that might be a common name....

[world wide wally]

36. I remember an old sayin about needing a Philadelphus a lawyer to figure something out.

With this guy, you will need several of them to screw in the proverbial lightbulb.

[BumRushDaShow]

40. Heh

Yeah, I think this one is an exception to the rule.

[Autumn]

42. Looks like he's being threatened and is ready to throw up.

Or he heard about Roger.

[BumRushDaShow]

46. He looks like he doesn't want to be there anymore.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

22. Maybe Castro is really a decent, law abiding attorney, & is saying F-you to the republican shills.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. Not a chance. . . . nt

[AnotherMother4Peace]

29. Yes I agree - I'm just trying to make sense of his incompetence. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

32. Sorry, I was way too serious! You got me :) . . . nt

[AnotherMother4Peace]

24. Perhaps the repubs are going for the "incompetent counsel" angle. nt

[pangaia]

27. He just reads a list of questions...

Aggressive forward leaning, pinched brow, squinty eyes,
Compare his facial and body display to AMB Y's

[underpants]

33. He doesn't have ...oh...any...PIZZAZZ

[SamKnause]

34. Good one.

Thanks for the smile.

[underpants]

41. 😀

Now he’s going into some sort of gyrations when asking questions

[SamKnause]

44. I noticed.

He is just awful.

[underpants]

45. I swear he was going to..

[EveHammond13]

35. exactly. God he is an idiot.

[spanone]

43. he has nothing. there's nothing to 'expose'. trump doesn't know how to handle truth.

he must be mighty flummoxed by this Ambassador

[itcfish]

47. He was My Cousin Vinnie

Before he opened the Alabama State Law Books.