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brooklynite

(94,679 posts) Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:10 PM Jan 2020

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WH staff DIDN'T want Trump to pick Dershowitz

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WH staff DIDN'T want Trump to pick Dershowitz (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2020 OP

Trump wanted famous TV lawyers that he has seen on the boob tube. TeamPooka Jan 2020 #1

Then he should have picked leftieNanner Jan 2020 #3

he tried. Also Judge Judy was not available TeamPooka Jan 2020 #5

Not available? True Blue American Jan 2020 #6

I find it an interesting coincidence that Dershowitz was once portrayed by Ron Silver, Aristus Jan 2020 #2

Silver ended up voting for Obama NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #7

Geeeeeeeeeez....DERSHOWITZ!?!?!?!?! TruckFump Jan 2020 #4

TeamPooka

(24,242 posts)

1. Trump wanted famous TV lawyers that he has seen on the boob tube.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:12 PM

Jan 2020

what a dumbass

leftieNanner

(15,137 posts)

3. Then he should have picked

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:14 PM

Jan 2020

Perry Mason or Ben Matlock.

TeamPooka

(24,242 posts)

5. he tried. Also Judge Judy was not available

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:19 PM

Jan 2020

True Blue American

(17,988 posts)

6. Not available?

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:21 PM

Jan 2020

Or told Trump to quit peeing on her leg?

Aristus

(66,436 posts)

2. I find it an interesting coincidence that Dershowitz was once portrayed by Ron Silver,

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:14 PM

Jan 2020

another former left-leaner who did a hard turn to the right.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

7. Silver ended up voting for Obama

Reply to Aristus (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:22 PM

Jan 2020

in the end, if I recall. I think his conversion to RW was after 9/11 and then it seemed like he had some misgivings towards the end.

He was the audiobook narrator for Philip Roth's famous book The Plot Against America - an alternative history book where Charles Lindbergh gets elected in 1940 instead of FDR for a 3rd term.

TruckFump

(5,812 posts)

4. Geeeeeeeeeez....DERSHOWITZ!?!?!?!?!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:14 PM

Jan 2020

Whadda hack.

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