Posted on 03/22/2018 5:41:15 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
Fill title: Jeffrey Toobin vs. Dershowitz: Why Have You Been Carrying Water For Trump?; "This Is Not Who You Used To Be"
Alan Dershowitz went head to head with former student and CNN contributor Jeffrey Toobin on Wednesday night's Anderson Cooper 360 on his statement that President Trump was correct to say there should have never been a special counsel investigation. Dershowitz's comments received praise from the president in the form of a tweet quoting what he said about the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel and lack of probable cause for collusion, a crime, or obstruction of justice.
However, on CNN's AC360 Toobin accused his former teacher of carrying Trump's water and said he doesn't recognize him anymore. Dershowitz criticized Toobin for not being principled and accused him of not taking a nonpartisan approach like himself.
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"I am a civil libertarian. Civil libertarians criticize the law," Dershowitz added.
"But, but, but you are criticizing it in the context of position after position that is in support of exoneration of Donald Trump," Toobin said.
Dershowitz said Toobin is accusing him of the crime of "not being partisan." The professor said he has been "utterly and completely consistent" and told Toobin he has not.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
For Toobin, it’s not a matter of right vs wrong; it’s a matter of us vs them. The end justifies the means.
And why are you still carrying water for Hillary Clinton, the biggest crook ever to run for president, Toobin?
“...This Is Not Who You Used To Be...”
Dr. D is, and always has been, a liberal Constitutional scholar. For him the Constitution is supreme, not politics.
When someone is intellectually honest it confuses your average libtard.
Agree
Conservatives get into trouble for lying and liberals get into trouble for telling the truth.
He a living constitutionalist, and more enamored with process than substance.
Find the right issue, and Dersh will shed his principles too.
Why have you been carrying water for the criminal class?
VIDEO: 21 Mar: RealClearPolitics: Dershowitz: Trump 100% Right There Never Should Have Been Special Counsel, No Probable Cause
by Ian Schwartz
Legal eagle Alan Dershowitz said on Tuesday’s FOX & Friends that President Trump is “100% right” that there should have never been a special counsel appointed. Dershowitz said there was “no probable cause” when Mueller was appointed and argued that there should have been a non-partisan “special investigative commission” with subpoena power appointed by Congress.
ALAN DERSHOWITZ: First of all, the president’s 100% right. There never should have been an appointment of special counsel here. There was no probable cause at that point to believe that crimes had been committed. I’ve seen no evidence to suggest that crimes have been committed by the president...
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/03/21/dershowitz_trump_100_right_there_never_should_have_been_special_counsel_no_probable_cause.html
21 Mar: Fox News: Alex Pappas: Trump promotes comments from Harvard prof who says Mueller never should have been appointed
In several tweets, Trump quoted Dershowitz, who said during a television appearance, “there never should have been a special counsel appointed because there was no probable cause for believing there was any crime, collusion or otherwise or obstruction of justice.”
Appearing on Fox Business’ Lou Dobbs Tonight on Tuesday, Dershowitz said he was opposed to Mueller’s appointment because “special counsel (sic) really violate the core and fundamental precepts of justice.”
“They are told to try to find crimes whether crimes exist or not,” Dershowitz said.
I was opposed to the appointment of Mueller to be special counsel. I still am opposed it,” Dershowitz told Dobbs. “I think President Trump was right when he said there never should have been a special counsel appointed because there was no probable cause for believing there was any crime, collusion or otherwise or obstruction of justice.”...
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/21/trump-promotes-comments-from-harvard-prof-who-says-mueller-never-should-have-been-appointed.html
If it wasn’t for all the memes my left leaning friends posted on FB, I would have never voted the way I have since 1976.
When someone is intellectual OR honest it confuses your average libtard...........................fixed it...............8^)
So he immediately gets personal with Dershowitz. Insults, etc. The left has nothing to offer except corruption.
So, according to Toobin, the only possible outcome MUST be critical to The Donald. No other solution is acceptable, even one that violates law.
Bingo!
ANOTHER Bingo!
He used to believe in the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus too but people grow up.
That is a keen insight. Toobin apparently had no principled argument with Dershowitz's position, so he resorted to attacking Dershowitz personally. As hominem attacks are a sign of weakness.
I couldn’t believe it! It’s like amateur night in Dixieville in America these days.
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