This confirms that Kavanaugh is telling the same lie (it's less substantive for him, but still) that some believe got Alberto Gonzales ousted as AG.pic.twitter.com/dMulWGlARM
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Yes, but I'm legit puzzled by what you mean by lying. Did you see this @DavidLat thread explaining:https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1038195699513520129 …
Yes. I reported the significance of that memo before this came out. I stand by it. Kavanaugh is telling the same lie Gonzales told, and everyone involved is playing games w/how BOTH torture and warrantless wiretapping were approved.
In Gonzales' case, he was personally involved with warrantless wiretapping & trying to strong arm Ashcroft. But Kavanaugh's in a different position. What do you mean by "lie" as applied to Kavanaugh? He's not in the same position as Gonzales.
I think when I said "(it's less substantive for him, but still)" I made that point in the very first tweet in this thread. It's still using the same bullshit tactic. It remains bullshit, just not as significantly important as it was for Gonzales.
Right, but reporters are writing that Kavanaugh lied about it, which is inaccurate. Based on what we know in the public record, he did not knowingly make a materially false statement in his testimony about the NSA surveillance program.
Now you're playing the same game. It's like saying "I wasn't involved in the torture program bc I didn't approve any of the 10 authorized techniques." Which is, as it happens, what he basically DOES answer when asked.
He wasn't asked "were you involved in the development of *any* warrantless electronic surveillance programs." He was asked about *NSA* surveillance programs. I'm just reading the questions and answers.
But I also find it incredibly suspicious that all trace of this conversation has disappeared from my mentions on twitter. It's like the conversation doesn't exist.
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