Entire ABC Panel Explodes After Christie Questions J6 Credibility... LOL
This is just laughable to me. Chris Christie is far from what I would call a 'conservative' but he's the token voice for Republicans in ABC's liberal lineup. Christie couldn't help but question the credibility of the J6 committee given the kangaroo courts' lack of cross-examination. Just questioning the January 6th committee caused the entire panel to explode in fury.
Christie began by pointing out that the J6 committee is a one-sided sham saying, "I think two things, one, I think the January 6 committee despite some of the really good work they've done and I agree with Julie on some of the bringing out of facts that they've done was resigned to having a credibility problem because of the membership of the committee and the way that was done. And so there are lots of Republicans across this country who just say, there's nobody there to argue the other side. Kinzinger and Cheney don't argue the other side to the extent that there is some arguments there."
George Stephanopoulos and Donna Brazile both lost it. Brazile continually asked Christie questions but refused to allow him to answer. Finally, Christie cut her off saying, "I don’t know Donna. You want to keep talking? Or do you want me to give the answer?"
Christie was finally able to continue, "But there are lots of people inside the White House who now have convenient memories about things that didn't have memories about them before. You can ask questions about that. But the second point is this, that the reason this isn't breaking through with voters in 2022 is because Donald Trump is not on the ballot."
The token conservative finished his point by adding that unless Donald Trump is on the 2024 ballot this whole movie production committee is pointless regardless of what people might believe will happen. Christie tried to break it to his fellow co-hosts that Americans are drowning in "inflation, gas prices, crime in the streets, open borders, drug overdoses, those things are things that are affecting people's everyday lives and they don't see it that way."
Transcript:
CHRIS CHRISTIE: George, I think two things, one, I think the January 6 committee despite some of the really good work they've done and I agree with Julie on some of the bringing out of facts that they've done was resigned to having a credibility problem because of the membership of the committee and the way that was done. And so there are lots of Republicans across this country who just say, there's nobody there to argue the other side. Kinzinger and Cheney don't argue the other side to the extent that there is some arguments there.
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: There's no other side on whether the election—
DONNA BRAZILE: What is the other side, Chris?
CHRISTIE: Look, I think that you can question a lot of these witnesses who came up and test their credibility, Donna.
BRAZILE: Bill Barr? You're going to test the ability of the former Attorney General.
CHRISTIE: You know what?
BRAZILE: You're going to test the credibility of the people inside the Oval Office advising the President? Are you going to test the credibility?
CHRISTIE: I don’t know Donna. You want to keep talking? Or do you want me to give the answer?
BRAZILE: No seriously, Chris. What is the other side?
CHRISTIE: You can test the credibility of people by doing that, it can give them more credibility. But instead, it's a TV production.
BRAZILE: Yeah, you're going to test the credibility of the cops who got their heads smashed in?
[crosstalk]
BRAZILE: Is that who you're going to test?
CHRISTIE: No, that's not who I'm testing, Donna. But there are lots of people inside the White House who now have convenient memories about things that didn't have memories about them before. You can ask questions about that. But the second point is this, that the reason this isn't breaking through with voters in 2022 is because Donald Trump is not on the ballot.
You know, in the end, what the January 6 committee has made this all about is Donald Trump and his role in January 6. Absolutely appropriate to make it about that. But when he's not on the ballot it's very hard for Democrats to be able to make this a cutting issue, especially in the light of huge inflation, gas prices, crime in the streets, open borders, drug overdoses, those things are things that are affecting people's everyday lives and they don't see it that way. Now, if Donald Trump is on the ballot in 2024, then this becomes a whole different matter.