As the news of “the tape” was breaking last night, I tuned in to Laura Ingraham’s show on Fox (don’t mention it) to see what Alan Dershowitz and the President’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani were saying about the new information. Below is a selection of clips that show the comical mix of nonsense and special pleading from these friends of the President.
Dershowitz: I’ve had conversations like this with clients dozens of times, pic.twitter.com/RER3qAQF4J
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 25, 2018
Rudy: I’ve listened to lots of mafia tapes. I’ve dealt with much worse tapes than this. pic.twitter.com/TmfvpdBd6z
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 25, 2018
Rudy: Believe me there were three other versions of this tape that were even worse. pic.twitter.com/ap0hlRuZQ8
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 25, 2018
Dershowitz: They knew a lot of people were going to come forward at the end of the campaign demanding money. So it made sense to set up a corporation to handle all the payments. “That happens all the time.” pic.twitter.com/j9EkT8sGJ4
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 25, 2018
