My dad was a very good trial lawyer in spite of himself. As a kid growing up he would tell me stories of how to conduct voir dire. Or how to lead a witness down a precise path of testimony on direct. Or what never to do to a hostile witness on cross examination. NEVER ASK A QUESTION IN WHICH YOU DON’T KNOW HOW THE WITNESS WILL ANSWER. NEVER.
Other boys my age had dads who would build go carts or construct tree houses with them. But not my dad. These were the bedtime stories he told me and I loved every minute of it.
So when I saw Adam Schiff cut thru the bullshit and deliver five minutes of brilliance on his direct examination of Robert Mueller it caught my eye and I will hence post it on my blog.
This is how a good lawyer leads his witness through his story. And in this case there was no jury voir dire. The nation of America is the jury.
I have no idea if America is smart enough to sift thru what they heard today. But if they heard these five minutes one would hope it was enough.
Nice job, Adam Schiff. My dad would be proud of you.
I need a cleansing after what I witnessed from GOP lawmakers today in D.C. I’m embarrassed to admit I was actually a registered Republican at one point in my life.
Indeed!