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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,881 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:27 PM Jan 2020

Dershowitz says his Trump impeachment defense 'distorted'

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz now says his headline-dominating argument against impeaching the president was "distorted."

In a day-after tweet, the former Harvard Law professor complained Thursday about the portrayal of his testimony at Trump's Senate Trial that a president, if he believes his re-election is in the “national interest,” is essentially immune from impeachment for actions in support of that idea.

That argument left even some of Trump's top allies backing away from the criminal attorney's claim, though Dershowitz was testifying on Trump's behalf at the Senate trial.

“They characterized my argument as if I had said that if a president believes that his re-election was in the national interest, he can do anything,” the retired professor said Thursday. “I said nothing like that, as anyone who actually heard what I said can attest.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dershowitz-says-his-trump-impeachment-defense-distorted/ar-BBZsX5y?li=BBnb7Kz

Yeah and you kept your underwear on too.

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Dershowitz says his Trump impeachment defense 'distorted' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 OP

No sh*t, sherlock, elleng Jan 2020 #1

You think this quote was misconstrued? EleanorR Jan 2020 #12

No, my point (NOT well stated!,) elleng Jan 2020 #13

In Other Words Horizens Jan 2020 #2

Yes EndlessWire Jan 2020 #14

Who are you going to believe--me or your lying ears? The Blue Flower Jan 2020 #3

Just picture Derp shanti Jan 2020 #4

Speak more clearly. kentuck Jan 2020 #5

Every time their shit in the fan splashes back on them, LakeArenal Jan 2020 #6

Mr. Pretzelspeak objects to being called Mr. Pretzelspeak. lunatica Jan 2020 #7

Gee Alan, that's too bad gratuitous Jan 2020 #8

Alan in Wonderland lame54 Jan 2020 #9

LOL! n/t EndlessWire Jan 2020 #15

Somebody should call 2naSalit Jan 2020 #10

Fuck that so-called scholar dalton99a Jan 2020 #11

elleng

(130,861 posts)

1. No sh*t, sherlock,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:30 PM

Jan 2020

sure as heck WAS!!!

EleanorR

(2,389 posts)

12. You think this quote was misconstrued?

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:46 PM

Jan 2020

Link to tweet

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elleng

(130,861 posts)

13. No, my point (NOT well stated!,)

Reply to EleanorR (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 05:01 PM

Jan 2020

that he and his 'quote' are pretzel-like, 'distorted.'

Horizens

(637 posts)

2. In Other Words

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:31 PM

Jan 2020

I didn't say what millions of people heard and saw me say.

EndlessWire

(6,508 posts)

14. Yes

Reply to Horizens (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 07:26 PM

Jan 2020

He can't walk it back, just because he sounds like an idiot saying it.

The Blue Flower

(5,439 posts)

3. Who are you going to believe--me or your lying ears?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:31 PM

Jan 2020

It was definitely a distorted argument, but that's exactly what he said.

shanti

(21,675 posts)

4. Just picture Derp

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:31 PM

Jan 2020

with his tighty whities on his head.

kentuck

(111,076 posts)

5. Speak more clearly.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:31 PM

Jan 2020

I would suggest.

LakeArenal

(28,813 posts)

6. Every time their shit in the fan splashes back on them,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:34 PM

Jan 2020

They say that’s not what they said.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

7. Mr. Pretzelspeak objects to being called Mr. Pretzelspeak.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:35 PM

Jan 2020

Sad.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

8. Gee Alan, that's too bad

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 04:36 PM

Jan 2020

Maybe you should have hired out the job to someone who writes and speaks publicly for a living, huh? I mean, how could anyone anywhere possibly think that your remarks should be taken seriously in any way?