WTF happened to John Turley??

[garybeck]

A few years ago the same person was a legal analyst on many left leaning programs I watched. He seemed like a pretty straightforward objective and knowledgeable guy. I remember quoting him in posts here on DU.

Now he seems like just another pathetic Fox Noise talking head desperately searching for excuses for trump's obviously illegal behavior at every turn.

What the F happened?

Is as if he left a pair of underwear at one of Epstein's parties or something... I mean, they must have something on him

[madinmaryland]

1. He's having a zoom meeting session with Jeffrey Toobin.

[DesertRat]

2. Yeah, Turley joined the dark side a few years ago

I remember when he represented Boehner and the GOP in a lawsuit filed against the Obama administration to overturn the ACA back in 2014. He's a GOP and Faux News darling.

[krawhitham]

3. This is John Turley, he hasn't changed

He swings whatever direction the pay check is signed by

[BlueIdaho]

9. Exactly. nt

[Azathoth]

10. Nah, Dershowitz is the publicity seeker. Turley legitimately broke bad

He's not the only drifting-towards-conservatism guy to fall into the Trump cult and suddenly accelerate to mach 3 crazy.

[a kennedy]

4. Oh yah, he's a repub's dream....🤢 🤮 🤢 🤮 🤢. his column in USA Today:

The second trial of former President Donald Trump is shaping up to be a curious exercise designed more to enrage than convict. While legal eagles will be analyzing every move, what citizens really need is an Philadelphia Eagles fan to understand what is unfolding. In the NFL, it is called “tanking." This year, there was a raging debate whether Eagles coach Doug Pederson was actually trying to win or just losing convincingly to secure a better draft pick. The House trial strategy has every indication of a tanked trial, but few are noting the glaring lack of a credible offense.

When it comes to football, tanking allegations arise when the inexplicable speeds along the inevitable. That point was reached this season when Pederson decided not to tie the game against Washington in the third quarter with a field goal and instead put Nate Sudfeld in the game over Jalen Hurts. The House may have reached that point when the managers seemed to be trying harder to make a better case for losing than winning. That was driven home by the selection of such managers as Rep. Eric Swalwell in the wake of his scandal with Chinese spy. Sending in Swalwell, who has also been accused of reckless political rhetoric, made the Sudfeld substitution look like sheer genius.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/09/donald-trump-impeachment-trial-turley-tanking-senate-today-column/4449362001/

and sorry, I know it’s long and might be against regulations, but, he’s been off the deep end for quite awhile.....

[Sneederbunk]

5. Must be more money to be made on the right.

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. I've wondered that too. Hell, he used to be on with KO a lot, if I am not mistaken.

It's strange how people will change.

[DesertRat]

11. He used to be on with KO and Maddow during the Bush administration

But he turned when Obama came into office.

[Spazito]

7. He's been an asshole at least as far back as the Clinton impeachment...

he 'talks' out of both sides of his mouth depending on whether the issue in question involves Democrats or repubs. He's no longer often seen on mainstream shows because his credibility has gone down the toilet, imo.

[pbmus]

8. Bought by the DARK SIDE....