The banality of evil. Hannah Arendt said it about Eichmann, but it’s just as true about Gruber.
Gowdy hammered the guy, and Gruber just said, “I said inappropriate things to make myself seem smart.” Said it about a million times. That’s his best defense. That’s his go-to response for every damn question.
Heck of a magic shield ya got there Bunky.
“I said inappropriate things to make myself seem smart.” — he was just saying precisely what his lawyer told him to say. I was very surprised to see he did NOT have his lawyer by his side whispering in his ear.
This was so reminiscent of the communist hearings in the late 40s and early 50s where all the Commies were lawyered up and pleading the Fifth.
I was surprised he simply didn’t take the Commie / Lerner defense and plead the Fifth.