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David French

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
640 total appearances

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The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

And so you just saw, and he wrote in his book, how he advised his men to ignore the briefing by an army lawyer, that when he received the JAG briefing and his deployment, that he then immediately instructed his men to ignore the briefing.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

Now, I've read the description of his briefing.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

And I'm very skeptical about the details of that story.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

But the bottom line is, he goes and he hears a legal briefing by a JAG captain and then immediately just tells his men to disregard.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

If that is true, if that is actually what happened, that's a dangerous person.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

That's an extremely dangerous person.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

Yeah, that's a really good question.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

I have not heard a coherent defense from anyone who I would consider serious and honest.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

So, you know, people that I consider serious and honest are people who have differed from me.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

Like, let's take, for example, my friend and former National Review colleague Andy McCarthy.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

We do not see eye to eye on all the legal developments over the course of these last 10 years.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

We have what I would call honest, good faith disputes about some of the legal developments over the last 10 years.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

And Andy has taken a position, especially on the Russian investigation, that was more in line with Trump arguments than me.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

Yeah.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

But I never have questioned Andy's good faith.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

I've never questioned his honesty, his approach to the law.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

And he is one of the most vocal voices saying this is completely wrong.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

And this is somebody who Trump has trumpeted, you know, when Andy has agreed with him, right?

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

This is the only rationale that makes sense.

The Bulwark Podcast
David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

Yeah.