"A technical violation of the Constitution is not a violation of the law..."

[brooklynite]

-- Trump Attorney John Lauro on Meet The Press.

[ProfessorGAC]

1. That Just Sounds Made Up On The Spot

I don't even know what he was addressing, but it still sounds like a made-up response from someone who's got nothing.

[Attilatheblond]

3. Thinking the lawyers are just repeating what their idiot client tells them to say

Cuz surely real lawyers know better?

[agingdem]

8. it's no secret Trump takes his advice from

Tom Fitton and Steve Bannon...the lawyers are nothing more than decoration...

[brooklynite]

5. He was replying to Pence's Statement that Trump told him to violate the Constitution.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Thanks

OK, maybe it wasn't made up on the spot. Since there's really not much of a defense, they have to try something.

[cilla4progress]

2. Umm, because the Constitution

is not the law??

WTF?!

He needs to get to work complying with the Judge's order. How stupid does he think we are...we see you Lauro, with your gelled hair. Thinking you can "win" in the "court of public opinion."

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. A violation of the Constitution IS a violation of the law.

Who is this joker kidding?

Violating any Amendment, such as the 6th in his client's case, would be violatingthe law. That needs to be brought to Lauro as an example.

[Model35mech]

9. The meme going round is: a violation of the Constitution

is not a violation of the US Code

Seems like weasling to me, and Lauro's presentation was pretty deep into weasling and trivializing with pejorative adjectives.

[Ms. Toad]

11. The US Code and the Constitution are both laws.

But you can easily violate the Constitution without violating the US Code, and can even violate US Code without violating the Constitution (e.g. when the U.S. Code is unconstitutional).

[Model35mech]

14. Ya, and sort of thing is what I would call weasling

Saying something that snows the unknowing.

[kentuck]

6. What "technical violation" was he talking about?

That doesn't compute.

[intrepidity]

10. And naturally, the host followed that up with:

"Ok, then what would you call it?"

Right? (lol)

[rsdsharp]

12. "If we can have technical violations of the Constitution, we ain't got a Constitution."

— Historian Michael Beschloss

[Initech]

13. Rule of law, my ass.

[rsdsharp]

15. Article VI, clause 2

“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land;”

[C_U_L8R]

16. Seems he has it completely backwards.

Typical.

[lastlib]

17. THAT will go down into the books right beside....

"If the president does it, then it's not illegal".........

[Cha]

18. John Lauro also Gaslighted The Magistrate that

that he would be representing trump and on behalf of the American People.

He's full of gaslight shit.

[mcar]

19. What?

[dem4decades]

20. So it is an alternative violation, not a technical violation? Now I get it.

[Aristus]

21. Legal desperation spaghetti.

Throwing it against the wall to see if it sticks.

[Drum]

22. Trying to kick it to the Supreme Court?

[nilram]

23. Ok, sure. It's a violation of the Constitution. Is that okay?

The Constitution of the United States of America. The framework under which all our laws were written. Laws are invalidated if they're deemed unconstitutional. A violation of the Constitution seems like it's a big deal. My head is exploding.

[crickets]

24. There's no such thing as a "technical violation" of the Constitution. 🙄

Either you've violated the Constitution or you haven't. Trying to get 'technical' about it when your client took an oath to defend the Constitution is just nonsense. It's insulting to the office of the Presidency and to the entire country that one who formerly held that office has an attorney trying to make this argument just to save his selfish orange ass.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

25. Then he has no complaints

Because his client isn't facing charges of violating of the Constitution, but does face charges of violating specific federal laws.

Sucks to be him. And his client.