Actual footage of Garland and Sen. Cotton. No mention of lying.

[underpants]

After the ad the beginning of this 8:14 clip is the exchange about Bill Barr and resources.

Garland didn’t say anything about not being a liar.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/20210222174211-senator-tom-cotton-questions-ag-nominee-merrick-garland-in-confirmation-hearing/

[mucifer]

1. This crap is frustrating when people make stuff up

[underpants]

3. I knew it was too blunt for him to say

Anyone trying to get an appointment

[Dagstead Bumwood]

2. Thanks for the clarification. n/t

[FreepFryer]

4. Sigh - i have been correcting this one all day (nt)

[underpants]

5. Yeah. I asked on one thread and never got a real response.

I didn’t think anyone of his standing let alone someone trying to get an appointment would say anything like this.

[Twoflower]

6. Yea a statement like that could potentially have been used against his confirmation.

[Rebl2]

10. Yes because unfortunately

Republicans believe everything they read on Twitter, Facebook,etc.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. I don't know why people keep posting that shit. It doesn't even seem

remotely credible.

[Rebl2]

11. Garland is

such a serious guy, I would never think he would say something like that.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. Right?! I mean, don't get me wrong. If he'd done it and

gotten confirmed on top of it. . I would high five the man, the moment I saw him.

[Oldem]

8. Yes, thanks. I reacted to the false version,

and I should have known better. (All of which doesn't make Barr any less a liar.)

[Cha]

9. Wow.. it seemed surreal for

Merrick Garland.

Wonder how that got started?!

[Takket]

12. what does "commitment on resources" mean?

I've never heard this term before.......

[Bev54]

13. I had watched that live, but wondered if it was a different

questioning in the 5 min rounds, which I missed. I guess not.

[TomSlick]

14. He didn't saying anything about Barr being a liar.

All he said that he was not willing to make commitments without knowing the facts. He very pointedly refused to criticize Barr for being less circumspect.

As to why people reported here that Garland called Barr a liar, they were following advice questionably attributed to Mark Twain: "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story."

A quote about disregard for the truth likely being falsely attributed is delicious irony.

[TomSlick]

15. He didn't saying anything about Barr being a liar.

All he said that he was not willing to make commitments without knowing the facts. He very pointedly refused to criticize Barr for being less circumspect.

As to why people reported here that Garland called Barr a liar, they were following advice questionably attributed to Mark Twain: "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story."

A quote about disregard for the truth likely being falsely attributed is delicious irony.

[ancianita]

17. Thanks. We need to be careful to corroborate tweets before posting. It's that simple.

[Aussie105]

18. Confirm validity of tweets before posting! Roger that!

Twitter tweets are unreliable, we all know that.

The Twitterer invariably adds his/her own twist to a story.

Second hand Twitter 'News' is best checked up on before accepting it as accurate.

Go to the source.