John Brennan:"33 years in public service, never heard a government lawyer so misrepresent the facts"

[Dennis Donovan]

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John O. Brennan ✔ @JohnBrennan

During more than 33 years in public service, I never heard a government lawyer so misrepresent the facts & deceive the American public as WH Counsel Pat Cipollone just did in the Senate impeachment trial. Further evidence of the contagion of Mr. Trump’s dishonesty & corruption.

Walter Shaub ✔@waltshaub

Cipollone, whose conduct in withholding records and testimony may be unprecedented, has the audacity to complain that Schiff wouldn't give him documents. Then, he says Schiff is the hypocrite. This gas lighting is too much to take.

2:59 PM - Jan 21, 2020

Just about everyone on twitter is saying the same thing - Cipollone and Sekulow lied in front of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

[PJMcK]

1. Who is surprised? (n/t)

[janterry]

2. What would a judge do in ordinary circumstances

I'm not a lawyer - so asking.

Would they call council to the bench and talk to them?

[dem4decades]

3. Cipollone worked for Barr, is he one of those Catholic weirdos I think.

Who knew the Evangelicals would be out corrupted by Catholics?

[wnylib]

8. Catholics and evangelicals are closely aligned

now over abortion, govt aid to parochial schools, opposition to lgbt rights, etc.

[maxsolomon]

19. The "weirdos" you're thinking of are Opus Dei.

Mel Gibson, Bill Barr.

[dweller]

4. Roberts should suspend and fine them for their lies

send fatnixon scrambling for new legal representation...

hey, ROODY is free 😜

✌🏼

[wnylib]

10. Roberts is just a figurehead in this mock trial.

He has no real power because the Senate can override his rulings with votes.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

5. Chief Justice John Roberts, are you listening? Please rule on these lies. nt

[sandensea]

6. Au contraire.

[Dennis Donovan]

9. They were all pikers compared to the Crapple Trumpling Gang

Heh. Crapple Trumpling Gang, Just made that up.

[sandensea]

13. Crapple Trumpling Gang!

[scarletwoman]

7. Does anyone know what documents Schiff is supposedly "withholding?"

Cipollone, <snip>... has the audacity to complain that Schiff wouldn't give him documents.

[Dennis Donovan]

11. Probably the ID of the whistleblower, which would be illegal for Schiff to do.

Probably other imaginary documents like the deed to Xanadu and Baby Yoda's birth certificate.

[scarletwoman]

12. Thank you. Of course it would be a bogus request - par for the course. (nt)

[Traildogbob]

14. Lied in front of a Judge???

What about lied in front of the precious GOD they all rant about? "I swear........So help me God". On the precious sacred book! Shows just how much this fake Christian shit they ride into office on actually means to them.

[BigmanPigman]

15. This is what we expected, isn't it?

[mdbl]

16. Now if only Fux Nooze would let the majority speak...

we might get through a few knuckleheads. Yes I said a few.

[tiredtoo]

17. Personally I thing Cipollone is using whataboutism

Whataboutism, also known as whataboutery, is a variant of the tu quoque logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their argument. It is particularly associated with Soviet and Russian propaganda

[Kurt V.]

18. Evidently there is enough money in this trump crime spree for everyone