[yesthatjallen]

"Sometimes the questions are good and thoughtful, sometimes they’re compound and incomprehensible, but you have to answer every one with a degree of civility and dignity, and that was sorely lacking.”

When every question is a GOTCHA questions and perjury trap it's only fitting to point this out to the public.

They clearly offered no degree of civility and dignity in their questioning and they deserved no respect.

Question.

I'm sure they can accuse Mr. Whitaker with 'contempt' or other claims but what, if anything, can they charge Mr. Whitaker for in how he answered?

Can he be fined or prosecuted?

Is there an actionable offense Mr. Whitaker can be charged with and what would be the punishment?

[House Atreides]

Former senior FBI official Chuck Rosenberg....
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I am SOOOO glad that this A-hole has the word “Former” affixed before his title. One more Deep Stater out of the Swamp.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Matt Whitaker for President, 2024 !

[LeoWindhorse]

Every one of Whitaker’s inquisitors should have been arrested and immediately incarcerated in the renovated and re-commissioned Federal political prison on Alcatraz Island .

[Ken H]

How dare him not grovel at their feet.

[SteveH]

whitaker was not under oath as i understand so...

[Sequoyah101]

Whittaker did just what he needed to do.

BS on the former “official”

[fluorescence]

Being hauled before those criminals and having to pretend that they have any legitimacy is degrading in itself.

[newzjunkey]

I watched a few clips and it was outrageous how they were badgering him for yes or no answers for questions that weren’t straightforward or changed while they were being asked. The Chairman interrupted himself and read a prepared statement claiming Whitaker hadn’t answered his questions when he clearly had. That’s how he ran out of his five minutes which Whiticker pointed out.

He wasn’t walking into the traps set down.

Then we had Mr. Richmond telling him he “needs more brown and black” people at DOJ, women too.

Whitaker was very patient. I applaud him.

[Fedora]

"Rosenberg served as Chief of Staff to the Director of the FBI from 2013 to 2015. In this role, he worked closely with Director James Comey and other senior FBI officials on counterterrorism, intelligence, cyber and criminal investigative issues, including with international, federal, state and local law enforcement partners. . .Throughout his distinguished career in law enforcement and public service, Chuck has earned the trust and the praise of his colleagues at every level,” said former Attorney General Loretta Lynch. . .On August 2017, Rosenberg found himself at odds with the Trump administration over the President's remarks encouraging the police to rough up suspects.[7] His internal memo to the DEA workforce gained public attention for Rosenberg's repudiation of Trump's remarks. In it, Rosenberg wrote "The President, in remarks delivered yesterday in New York, condoned police misconduct regarding the treatment of individuals placed under arrest by law enforcement... I write to offer a strong reaffirmation of the operating principles to which we, as law enforcement professionals, adhere. I write because we have an obligation to speak out when something is wrong. That’s what law enforcement officers do. That’s what you do. We fix stuff. At least, we try."[8] The Washington Post Editorial Board, in a piece titled "A divided nation gets moral guidance - but not from Trump" wrote "His letter was important not as a rebuke to the president but as a model of leadership and courage in reaffirming democratic values.". . .On September 26, 2017, it was announced that Rosenberg, dismayed by the Trump administration, was stepping down.[10][11] His resignation became effective October 1, 2017.[12][13] It was announced on October 3, 2017 that Robert W. Patterson, who had been serving as the DEA's Principal Deputy Administrator since November 2016,[14] had succeeded Rosenberg as Acting Administrator for the DEA.[12]. . .On November 13, 2017, Rosenberg initiated his role as an MSNBC News contributor with an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show.": Chuck Rosenberg

[Bullish]

Deep state much, Chuck?

[CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC]

The main thing this hack is ignoring is the fact that Whitaker only has days left before retirement. Why on earth would he *NOT* take advantage of an opportunity to stick it back to these hostile clowns, when there's no consequences for him?

You only get exactly one chance (per career) to say, "TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT!"

[plain talk]

Ah yes. Civility.

[Qiviut]

I think Whitaker gave the committee the level of respect that they deserved. After Nadler threatened him with a subpoena and all the back and forth that went on regarding that issue, it was obvious the gloves were off on both sides.

[monkeyshine]

He’ll be out of there in a week. He was a temp, a hired interim manager. He knew it, too. They just wanted to get him on the record either to use it against him or someone else. He wasn’t buying any of it.

No, afaik they can’t do jack about it. Generally “contempt of Congress” is the refusal to appear under subpoena. If you are subpoenad you have to appear but can refuse to answer. Whitaker has 1st Amendment and 5th Amendment rights among others. He can talk to them with all the scorn and contempt he thinks they deserve.

It’s a kick to listen to some of the news clips of Howard Hughes telling Senator Brewster off... in 1947. He flat said “it is unfair to put me in the position of having my integrity questioned, and not allowing me to question the integrity of Senator Brewster”. Hughes believed Brewster was in the pocket of Pan-Am and working to thwart the expansion of TWA by being a crooked-azz hack. Which he was. Brewster was one of those “all my life serving the public” types, state assembly, governor, congressman, senator... almost no private sector experience... and he wore like a badge of honor but anyone with a lick of sense knows it means his only skill is graft and corruption.

I wish more people would do like Hughes did. But it was a different time.

[davius]

There is much to fear from an implacable passive-aggressive with an I.Q. exponentially higher than the combined total of the committee. It was like watching a Sensei take out a class of arrogant white belts.

[jonrick46]

I thought the line of questioning of Whitaker resembled a kangaroo court. Most of the afternoon dealt with questions about the Mueller investigation. This was not a oversight hearing, it was a character assassination where Whitaker was not given the time to explain his answers. He was given only the answer yes or no to a statement that was calculated to get him no matter how he answered it. They constantly told him he was running the clock when he wanted to more completely explain his answers. And they wanted him to talk about conversations with the President when that information was privileged information. They used every trick in the book and they did not spare any disrespectful behavior.

[Flick Lives]

Rosenberg has emerged as a staunch critic of the Trump administration, often appearing on cable news to denounce what he says is the president’s mistreatment of the Justice Department.

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Hill writer too stupid to notice baked in contradiction in this statement as the FBI goon is the one criticizing the DOJ official.

[thoughtomator]

If you didn’t have Chuck Rosenberg on your Big List of Bad Actors Who Need To Be Brought To Justice, your list is incomplete.

[NoLibZone]

FBI needs to be disbanded.

[Obadiah]

Is the author of this article related to David Axelrod?