'I'm Starting To Lose My Temper': Rep. Jayapal Eviscerates Bill Barr
Source: Crooks and Liars
7/28/20 12:09pm
Bill Barr stumbled through his answers as Rep. Jayapal landed blow after blow.
Rep. Jayapal absolutely torched AG Bill Barr during his hearing at the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday afternoon. All that was left after she was done was a steaming carcass and a pile of smoke.
JAYAPAL: Mr Barr, on June 1st, there were protests against the murder of George Floyd and police brutality in Lafayette Park. Let us not be distracted by you or my GOP colleagues as to what these powerful and massive protests were actually about. They were about the persistent killing of black bodies by law enforcement and finally, finally an awakening in America of the conscious of our country. But your direction was to direct federal officers to descend on the protesters and to use weapons, batons and horses to clear the area just so the President could get a photo op. So I do want to ask you, do you think that your response, do you think the response at Lafayette Square to tear gas, pepper spray and beat protesters was appropriate?
BARR: Well, first, to my understanding that no tear gas was used on Monday, June 1st.
JAYAPAL: Mr. Barr, that is a semantic distinction that has been proven false by many fact checkers.
BARR: How is it semantic? Tear gas is a particular compound compound.
JAYAPAL: You talked about chemical irritants and it has been proven false by reports. So just answer the question. Do you think that was appropriate at Lafayette Park to pepper spray tear gas and beat protesters and injure American citizens?..........................................................
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Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2020/07/rep-jayapal-eviscerates-bill-barr-live-tv
lots more at link
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)...merely mentioned that there were "heated exchanges" in which Barr "didn't give an inch." Ergo, he "fought to a draw," which counts as a "win" considering the venue.
crimycarny
(1,351 posts)Media too concerned with whether or not Trump wears a mask, or whether or not Joe Biden makes a gaffe. Disgusted.
Lonestarblue
(10,159 posts)The article itself covered the key points, but a casual reader would assume from the headline that Democrats were on nothing more that a partisan witch hunt solely to make political points instead of trying to hold a lying SG accountable for his obvious bias and misdeeds. The headline should have been simply that Barr appeared before the Judiciary Committee. Thats the kind of subtle dig the media does that drives me crazy.
Grokenstein
(5,730 posts)(when is so clearly is not)
Warpy
(111,456 posts)with her question about pussyfooting around armed right wing militia that threatened a governor and shut down a state lege for a day while going after peaceful citizens with weapons of war.
That is the kind of thing the DNC needs to hammer home in its upcoming ads. "Meet the Bidens" to that appallingly saccharine piano music they usually do every election season is not going to work.
Bev54
(10,090 posts)but she did well today, happy to say!
alittlelark
(18,891 posts)onetexan
(13,080 posts)She would not relent and let him control the narrative. LowBarr got his ass whooped
Wish she was my Rep
CTyankee
(63,926 posts)remember the way Streep played Sister Aloysius in "Doubt"?
47of74
(18,470 posts)He should be disbarred forever and held up as an example to the next ten thousand law school classes of what good lawyers are sure as shit fucking not.
onetexan
(13,080 posts)Tribetime
(4,728 posts)I can't wait for the day that bar is out hopefully he'll be in a jail cell next to Trump
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)When I see that, I'm hitting the bars.
OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)Is St. John's Episcopal Church federal property? If not, why couldn't the D.C. police department protect it from the invisible rioters?
onetexan
(13,080 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)by Barr's troops. At least one priest was injured.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/episcopal-priest-describes-being-gassed-and-overrun-by-police-at-lafayette-square-church/2020/06/02/c5dbb282-a4ed-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html
klook
(12,174 posts)as defender of Federal property. Wish that had been brought out.
PandoraAwakened
(905 posts)Takebacktherepublic
(27 posts)I think the whole undignified circus is appalling. The entire congress has turned into a disgusting shit show that is now akin to the fucking British parliament. Pretty soon theyre gonna start having fist fights when they convene.
Dipshit A - You did xyz, didnt you?
Dipshit B - Well, I...
Dipshit A - Answer the question!!
Dipshit B - Ok, I uh...
Dipshit A - I reclaim my time! I reclaim my time!!
Pure theater. 1 step forward, 4 steps back, Repeat.
klook
(12,174 posts)It almost sounds as though youre disapproving of Rep. Jayapals behavior in this interchange. Surely you dont intend that, so if I missed your point I apologize.
Takebacktherepublic
(27 posts).... but congress needs to let people answer the questions and accusations. Otherwise they may as well put a cardboard cutout of the person at the table to hurl accusations at all day. Its all completely pointless and just makes the person asking the questions look like a bully. I really wanted to hear what Barr was gonna say to really hang himself but he was never given the chance. That to me is equally un American as the feds bulling protesters.
Judi Lynn
(160,673 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,673 posts)Maybe not so much for the criminal she questioned.