Trump Lawyer Says 'We Changed What We Were Going to Do' Because House Managers' Presentation Was...

[DonViejo]

Trump Lawyer Says 'We Changed What We Were Going to Do' Because House Managers' Presentation Was 'Well-Done'

By Josh FeldmanFeb 9th, 2021, 4:34 pm

The argument from Team Trump in the impeachment trial Tuesday started with a very meandering speech by lawyer Bruce Castor that was widely panned.

According to New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman, someone close to Trump said this was a “deliberative strategy.”

Link to tweet

But as Castor spoke, he made a rather startling admission about their opening arguments.

Castor started his defense by commending the “outstanding presentation from our opponents,” but much later on in his speech, he actually said the House Democrats’ argument was so well-done they adjusted their presentation. No, seriously:

“I’ll be quite frank with you. We changed what we were going to do on account that we thought that the House managers’ presentation was well-done. And I wanted you to know that we have responses to those things.”

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[LakeArenal]

1. They now have "responses". Duh.

[gratuitous]

2. What caught them off guard?

Did they think the managers would present a slide show of Trump bragging about the economy? Or his perfect phone calls to Putin? How did they not figure out what the substance of their presentation would be about the one article of impeachment?

[underpants]

5. They were expecting a lot more about Nebraska

They had binders of stuff ready to go on Nebraska

[JHB]

3. They're just casting about for something the Democrats didn't prepare for...

[magicarpet]

4. What's the point anyways,.. trDump's lawyers don't really know if they will ever get paid.

[Happy Hoosier]

6. Clearly from the firm of

Wee, Cheatem, and Howe.

[lagomorph777]

8. Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe

[Irish_Dem]

7. Everyone knew ahead of time it was going to be a powerful video presentation.

So why weren't they prepared?

[blitzen]

9. A "deliberative strategy"? Meaning that their lawyer was thinking things over...

and weighing things pro and con to himself while delivering his argument? Interesting and novel strategy.