Fox News Host Calls Out Rep. Jim Jordan For Cherry-Picking Michael Cohen's Testimony
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) faced a thorny line of questioning from Fox News host Bret Baier following Michael Cohen ’s explosive testimony before the House oversight committee on Wednesday.
Baier called out the committee’s top Republican for repeatedly attacking the credibility of Cohen, President Donald Trump ’s former personal attorney, without addressing the “substance” of his testimony.
“What about the specifics on the ‘hush payments’ as he called them?” Baier asked Jordan. “What was your take on that?”
Jordan danced around the question, noting there wasn’t anything new in Cohen’s testimony and trying to steer the conversation toward what he called Democrats’ “crazy impeachment plans.
Baier then played a clip of Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor and failed 2016 Republican presidential candidate, discussing Cohen’s testimony on ABC News.
“There hasn’t been one Republican yet who has tried to defend the president on the substance,” Christie had said. “I think that’s something that should be concerning to the White House.”
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I watched it, and noticed the same thing.
As expected, they attacked Cohen's credibility--but they would've been more effective if their focus was on refuting what Cohen actually said.
Hard to defend the indefensible. My take, anyway.
Sad day when I agree with Christie.
My impression is that I really can't remember anything impressive about any of the Dems questions, which were all over the place but rrelatively civil and polite.
Butt the GoP people were combative if not outright insulting, refused to allow Cohen many direct responses, talked over him to yield their time to another, in order to cut him off
and seemed to be, like Jordan, trying to make sure someone ( an audience of 1 ? ) noticed them
in this latest round of reality TV, political theater.
overall, the Chair did a good job of keeping it moving, even during Mr. Meadows feigned indignation at being accused of playing a game about political racism charges.