MSNBC chief legal analyst Ari Melber shares his take on Kenneth Starr's testimony during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, calling it a "total, unmitigated legal and constitutional disaster," and that "ken starr was out there shadowboxing with himself… and constitutionally, we just watched Ken Starr punch himself in the face and then walk off the floor." Aired on 01/27/2020.
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Melber: 'Constitutionally, We Just Watched Ken Starr Punch Himself In The Face' | MSNBC
Chocolate Starrfish is definitely a disaster…
CAN SOMEONE BRING UP THE FACT THAT TRUMP BLOCKED BOLTON’S ACCESS TO HIS OWN TWITTER ACCOUNT FOR OVER 2 MONTHS @t HE HAD TO GO TO TWITTER TO GET IT BACK. WHAT WAS TRUMP AFRAID OF
@j walsh If you are speaking of Trump lying, his count I last heard was 16,000 and thats of whats only been broadcast on tv !!
@Flashy Paws Screamy??? Have some respect … Go back to having your head in Trump fart clouds Flashy !! 😂🤥
Trump fears the truth much like my cats fear an active bath tub!
If this trial isn’t an impeachment trial but in any courts, trump would have been in JAIL.
@krokion – We prefer…
*Impeach #45…Indict #45…Imprison #45.*
👋😏👍
@Crimdor keep drinking that traitor aid. Republicommie.
@Crimdor #IMPOTUS. *tRump.
The courts would’ve thrown the Democrats, case ou5 in one minute.
P N has TDS and cant follow the Arguments! What Crime? for Jail Duh!
Demo RATS got whooped X 100 By The POTUS Defence VOTE! No Coup Allowed!
Trump Train Non Stop MAGA to KAG only patriots on board!
I can stand any more Winning! Winning! Winning!.
Bernie and Warren got boost by the POTUS Defence exposing Quid Pro Joe.
I listened to Ken Starr. He argued that impeachment is necessary to protect the legislative body. He was supposed to be arguing for Trump, lol.
“I listened to Ken Starr. He argued that impeachment is necessary to protect the legislative body. He was supposed to be arguing for Trump, lol.”
there were a few times there when he looked like… ‘hmmm… this doesnt sound like i thought it was going to now that i’m saying it out loud.’
trumps whole defense team looks like that, actually.
Starr and that popeye lot has passed their sell by date.
Ken Starr was probably the only attorney they could find that was idiotic enough to take the case.
@Moira McCleary Exactly…
Trump has like 2 halfway serious lawyers but the rest are clowns
You know, “Little Caprice” Trump’s whole defense is that if you don’t like her rules, she’s going to stick out her tongue, and take her football home.
So there.
It’s that simple.
BLAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! The GOP defense (if you can call it that) just blew up like Nagasaki 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Today we witnessed an astronomical event, Starr 💫 constitutionally imploded and turn into a black hole 🕳 . Lol. He may have just gotten one or two Republican senators over the line to convict. 😂
at lest someone says “hypocrites “ to their faces, the GOP should be rightly called GHP
Omg they are all so embarrassing i dont understand how they are getting away with lying. Trump is traitor.
Adam Shift caught evidence tampering on Lez Parnas evidence. https://flagandcross.com/new-report-heavily-implies-adam-schiff-mischaracterized-lev-parnas-evidence-details/ They are using testimony gathered from Congresses Impeachment hearings. How is that lying?
@Fred A Queen Pelosi Order fake Inquiry with No House Vote!
Hence No Coup Allowed! Pay attention to the Trial? With TDS That would hard!
Trump Train Non Stop MAGA to KAG only patriots on board!
Trumps Traitor, Liar …. AND THE WINNER!
Demo RATS got whooped X 100 By The POTUS Defence VOTE! No Coup Allowed!
Trump Train Non Stop MAGA to KAG only patriots on board!
I can stand any more Winning! Winning! Winning!.
Bernie and Warren got boost by the POTUS Defence exposing Quid Pro Joe.
#DonaldTrump and his sycophants are setting America up for End of democracy as we know it in America!
The #GopSenate is aiding and abetting .
We the people have gotta right this wrong by
Voting
#FliptheSenatein2020
#Votebluein2020
#VoteThemAllOut2020
@Stephen Dedalus
Threatening violence…? Like antifa? Or black Panthers?
Demo RATS got whooped X 100 By The POTUS Defence VOTE! No Coup Allowed!
Trump Train Non Stop MAGA to KAG only patriots on board!
I can’t stand any more Wining wining Wining!
Bernie and Warren got boost by the POTUS Defence exposing Quid Pro Joe.
@Stephen Dedalus – The *only* reason why they didn’t start trouble in Virginia last week was because one of their ‘domestic terror’ groups were ‘busted’.
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/17/797399834/3-alleged-members-of-hate-group-the-base-arrested-in-georgia
And *then* FBI let the rest of ‘them’ know agents *would* be ‘in their crowd’…and *undercover.* 😎
So they *didn’t* know ‘who was who’… 😏
Downright Dutch A dumb debunked conspiracy is not the grounds for a private investigation to smear someone. Ukrainian government corruption has nothing to do with the Biden’s and joe Biden’s congressionally approved action was against Ukrainian government corruption. Burisma were under investigation 2 years before Hunter Biden was employed there. The fired prosecutor was so FOR NOT carrying outthe investigation and that was only done after he was fired. The facts, although less sensational don’t match the conspiracy.
From time to time, the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of patriots. We have domestic enemies in the co-opted GOP, squatting in our Branches of Govt. I do hope we can shoo these critters away without having to water the tree… but, with each passing year, it seems less likely. Hate to think we need a civil war to restore our democracy, but it is haunting my mind as of late. Its worth it, if it is necessary.
the players in this drama are not worth the parts they are giving ..the gop are weak and spineless to stand for the truth and if this is their best then their best wont do … #coverup
Even Nixon was smart enough to keep election interference on his own turf. Vote Blue 2020.
Trump will bring the whole republican party down with him 🙌
Patrick Martin yup- the only way is to outvote this madness
Patrick, Actually, not to long ago when there was a release of Nixon info that was sealed for years, it was discovered that Nixon made a covert deal with South Vietnam to prolong the war for his political gain.
But, yes. Nixon was about 1000 times smarter than Trumplethinskin.
@JD that’s his plan. I believe that’s why he switch to the Republican party. He knew they are stupid enough to let him do it!! They not very smart, they let a con man drain their swamp and now the swamp creatures are everywhere 👀👀👀👀👀 LMAO 😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝 We The People see all of them!!
I know. Nixon may have been a crook, but he was AMERICA’S crook!
Has anyone ever told republicans that if they’re going to orchestrate a cover-up, that it should be done covertly? They are perpetrating a massive cover-up in broad daylight. Someone should tell them that it’s not a cover-up if we can see it.
@Vital Signs – With *’good reason’* , however…
The *UTTERLY corrupt depths* of #45’s malfeasances, both professional *AND* personal, *were concealed* from the American citizenry *before* November 2016.
And he’s committed *numerous crimes* to *CONTINUE covering them up* from us, since then.
He and President Obama are complete opposites… *especially* in the once-valued departments of ‘decency’ and ‘integrity’.
@CynAnne1 this senate trial has nothing to do with Obama’s or trumps past. It was the Houses job to bring evidence in the quantity to impeach at the trial. Which apparently ,they did not. Otherwise,they wouldnt be calling for the republicans to do it for them.
If you were in court and the prosecutor did not present the evidence to convict you,would you offer it up to them?
@Vital Signs 19 minutes into Trump’s inauguration, right-minded folks were calling for impeachment because of all Trump’s known malfeasances he’d already committed, post election. Especially the emoluments. And his shady finances and refusing to release his tax returns.
I was only surprised they waited 19 minutes….
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@BMrider75 – Many were trying to warn Americans *before* the election… 📰
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/08/republicans-donald-trump-warning-letter-bush-reagan
And in 2016 Hillary warned Americans that #45 would inevitably treat our nation *just like* his ‘Foundation’…or one of his many failed marriages.
She was 💯 correct…
@Aaron Poole I’ve replied to you once so if you think that’s ‘following you’ you’re not as smart as you think you are. To think that anyone who disagrees with you doesn’t watch more than CNN or MSNBC is just foolish.
Let’s send more of trumps lawyer in jail for obstruction of justice. “Lawyer lawsuit.”
Yea, take d.trupim lawyer teams to jail.
i have to quote John Oliver ..”Its stupid Watergate ..its like Watergate but everyone involved is ..you know..stupid.”
“A scandal with all the potential ramifications of Watergate, but where everyone involved is stupid and bad at everything”
Brisn Doty lol. best quote
Hahaha….i missed that show! Perfect!
Never have we seen so many people so hard at work humiliating themselves!!!!!
Totally and tragically trumpetrified.
LMAO 😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝 hahaha now that’s a good one!! 👋👋👋👋👋
Why do dems want him impeached?
Robert Athey the impeachment is to protect the law and constitution. Its to stop America becoming a dictatorship. Just as the founders wanted.
@Dave Ponsford this is very troubling. What is your prediction on the current impeachment trial and future election?
Robert – what are you, stupid? Dave, this Athey doesnt deserve an answer. The news is everywhere. If this Athey jagoff doesnt get why Trumpturd is being impeached, he got bigger issues than comprehension at this point.
How in the world is this still a debate after 3 years? Literally the 4th year in 2020 now! Trump ruined US politics.
The headline is “We just watched Ken Starr punch himself in the face.” GOOD — It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy and if my memory serves me correctly, he did the same thing in the Clinton impeachment trial, so he’s had practice !! lol lol lol
Trish6704 Agreed: he’s an oily, supercilious specious turd.
The hypocricy spewing from Trump and his lawyers is beyond absurd it’s macabre!
What else is on that secret server? Remember the one the whistleblower brought your attention too!! Trump has had 3 years and he can’t have used it only the one time Trump or his admin has used it to deep six info to prevent it coming out. Just supeona the server already.
Yes, definitely. Putin phone calls are on it, no doubt
*’Constitutionally, We Just Watched Ken Starr Punch Himself In The **-Face-** D!ck’* – that’s more accurate.
I thought he was dickless already lol.