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In measured and professorial tones, Jonathan Turley cautioned CNN viewers about the dangers of jumping to broad, worst-case scenario conclusions after the candidate who was cheated out of a free and fair election for the vice presidency made this statement:
"
the investigation -- it, it's not -- nothing is proven yet. But, we're now beyond obstruction of justice in terms of what's being investigated, This is moving into perjury, false statements and even potentially treason."
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/11/politics/tim-kaine-donald-trump-jr/index.html
Turley weighed in on CNN:
that is a dangerous game to play. People suggesting this might be treason, which is facially ridiculous.
After Jake Tapper helpfully reminded the learned professor that it was Tim Kaine who had used the T word, the ever the judicious constitutional scholar reminded the audience of the importance of remaining moderate and objective with this reasonable and objective rejoinder:
And that destroys his credibility and the credibility of his party.
http://dailyhowler.blogspot.com/2017/07/toobin-and-turley-apply-brakes.html
Moderation for thee, but not for me! sang Turleys inner angels.
Thank you, Professor, for an object lesson in employing double standards. Let me ask the question that the ever helpful Mr. Tapper failed to: does your metric apply to this guy's party as well?
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/homeland-security-chairman-says-hillary-clinton-committed-treason
Silence = complicity
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029307974
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029311060
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029325259
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)lapucelle
(18,037 posts)VermontKevin
(1,473 posts)as the lawyer for the Republicans. He can go shit in a hat.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,270 posts)He has often been described as a liberal legal scholar, and he has advocated for a number of liberal positions in the past, but I think he's more of a libertarian than anything else. And he really has come up with some dumb comments since Dolt 45 was elected.
lapucelle
(18,037 posts)to shore up their ridiculous claims.
"Even a liberal legal scholar agrees with us!"
C_U_L8R
(44,891 posts)Get out of the way of justice, Turley.
Gothmog
(143,999 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)R B Garr
(16,919 posts)Clinton's emails were the actual nothingburgers, but the grifters in the White House with their Russian mafia friends are just fine.