Trump judicial nominee can't answer basic legal questions at hearing

[@pantano207]

As qualified as Trump.

[@aeyvan]

pantano207 "I WILL PICK THE BEST PEOPLE" No, no, I have not, nope, can't remember, no, no I don't know etc etc...

[@ahmeddemha6112]

J K Qualified at what not being qualified for the position they're trying to appoint him too?

[@oolonsioo3853]

J K dude , either you are the quintessence of ignorance or you are being just funny , I cant decide.

[@dave618034]

pantano207 more qualified than Trump.

[@josebalcazar3415]

"My philosophy is always to hire the best from the best." -Donald Trump

[@onenerdarmy]

Well, he wasn't lying - this is the "best" of the people who want to work for him. Seeing how small that pool is, these guys are the best at being Trump Lackeys :/

[@johnnyreality]

Jose Balcazar what are you talking about? These are some of the best klansmen out there!

[@josebalcazar3415]

johnnyreality Dude... I'm LMAO with that comment 👍🏽

[@thunorwodenson]

+Jose Balcazar He is the best of the best. He worked on the law review at U of V which is ranked #8 in the country. This dishonest line of questioning only pointed out that hes an election attorney and not a trial attorney. Hell do a great job because hes a genious a great attorney and a hard worker.

[@shawnp8658]

@@thunorwodenson Eric, you misspelled "genius". Better fix that before your dad sees. No wonder he loves Don Jr. more.

[@dontbetonit813]

Is this a Saturday Night sketch?

[@Wiley_Coyote]

Orville Fredrick Lord, too bad it's not. Why is this real life?

[@gregoryashton]

He’s thinking, “What’s a deposition?”

[@thunorwodenson]

+Gregory Ashton Nope. Hes done 5 of them. Its neither here nor there. He wont be doing depositions as a judge and didnt need to as an excellent election attorney either. He also didnt need to depose people at the U of V law review. This video is bs. Hell do a great job because hes a genious amd excellent attorney a hard worker and an honest and forthright person. Obamas nonwhite judges werent even qualified to attend a university without affirmative action.

[@N3ASL8EN]

@@thunorwodenson lmao the reach how long's your arm?

[@edmundooliver7584]

did you ever judge a pie eating contest.

[@2keeperv]

edmundo oliver lol

[@lapetitboheme]

edmundo oliver LOL!

[@russellcampbell9198]

edmundo oliver Comment of 2017.

[@bondpyant5730]

LMFAO! Thank you for that one!

[@zatoichi3134]

"Yes i have they were all guilty."

[@jamesoxford4260]

Absolutely embarrassing.

[@garethhanby]

He will fit perfectly in the Trump system.

[@thunorwodenson]

+James Oxford Obamas appointees werent even qualified to attend university without affirmative action. This genius from a top law school was an election attorney and not a trial attorney. Youve been duped. This guy will do a great job.

[@caltrops11]

at 50 seconds that long pause/exhale and the disgust the interviewer has, i would have bolted out the door at that moment. cringey as hell.

[@shawnp8658]

@@thunorwodenson Hey Eric, you misspelled "genius" again. There's no "o". Admit it, you're really Eric Trump, right? I guess the late night hosts are right about you buddy...

[@zatoichi3134]

damn! that there could be the next US president

[@lokiyih]

earl klugh lol word

[@delroybrower3958]

earl klugh Why not? He is still smarter than the president and could do no worst. We had the most qualified person ever to run for the presidency yet America overlooked her for what we now have. The people get who they voted for and what they deserve. In politics qualification and representing the interest of the people are overated. It's who will serve the best interest of the rich donors and the lobbyist that counts. They will be bankrolled and financed whatever the cost. Money is now free speech. So the politicians are representing those who speak the loudest. Congressmen who fail to toe the line and deliver the wishes of donors get a primary and is never heard from again. The dumb electorate can always be counted on as they vote party line even if its against their own self interest. Religion and wedge issues are the weapon of the powerful. As long as you can paint and define your opponent as the devil he doesn't stand a chance . It never changes. In the absence of knowledge the people perish.

[@anonUK]

"Where does a judge sit in a courtroom?" "In my current position I obviously don't need to stay invested in that on an everyday basis..."

[@nicholashylton6857]

Have you ever judged the time of day? "No..."

[@stephanbell7831]

funniest thing I have read all day

[@stephanbell7831]

Have you ever judged the preparedness of your steak? "No..."

[@marquamfurniture]

I've always wanted to use 'excoriating' and 'excruciating' in the same sentence. Finally got my chance!

[@lettylunasical4766]

Jesus Christ...

[@alanwillert1359]

Letty Lunasical Nah, he'd get cross !

[@kevc21]

Heyyyyyy. Keep Jesus outta this.

[@Raider890]

He probably got his degree from Trump University lmao

[@Lyrikan]

guess he might be feeling that regret so prevalent in all the other graduates.

[@thunorwodenson]

+Raider890 He attended U of V which is ranked #8 law school in the country. He also worked on the law review there. Hes a genius. This dishonest line of questioning only points out that he did election law instead of trial law. He will do a great job because hes a genius and a great lawyer and a hard worker.

[@shawnp8658]

@@thunorwodenson You misspelled "genius" twice.

[@thunorwodenson]

Shawn P Youre a twit.

[@thunorwodenson]

Mike Twit.

[@jbmi5]

Not his fault! He graduated from the Trump University! ;)

[@russellcampbell9198]

God damn, why didn't I put in for the position!

[@louthinator]

unless you spend time rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous you wouldn't get in.. money talks in these cases.

[@marquamfurniture]

Why would Mathew Petersen even show up? ... knowing this was not going to be a picnic. HUMILIATING! (as well it should be.)

[@JP-hb4nx]

Does anyone find it a little .. ominous that he asks if any of them have blogged in support of the klu klux klan? Its like he knew one/some of them had done it

[@xbsd]

Yes, it happened recently and it was a big issue.

[@kcallaham9455]

At least he's honest

[@bosoxhater2262]

Have you ever taken your own final exam when you were attending college?

[@coffeefish]

He obviously does a different kind of work.

[@EdgardoTLugo]

coffeefish. Their involved in Fundraising Fraud and If Trump is involved ???? You name it. $$$$$ Tax fruads, bungled investigations where Trumps orders it.

[@coffeefish]

What on Earth are you talking about?

[@coffeefish]

Good thing they caught him.

[@coffeefish]

Obviously a strange candidate.

[@ralph1270]

This is seriously unbelievable!

[@ivankontra3446]

do you have a law degree

[@ChutheeOriginal]

Nothing shocking! 💥 What could anyone expect? He bares as much qualifications as the one who nominated him! 😕

[@Adam-vo6tv]

"Did you ever read a book about law?" "Um, I skimmed the back cover"

[@EscorpioEden]

my last question is .. Do you know anything ?

[@stephanbell7831]

"In my current position I obviously don't need to stay invested in that on an everyday basis..."

[@Centrinario]

"Have you ever tried a case pro Bono?" "Yes, sir. I'm very much pro erections!"

[@the-chipette]

He definitely graduated at the bottom of his class. This is what incompetence looks like.

[@MrRocketman88]

Why is this news at this point , it's like the media doesn't realise he didn't hire these people for their brains.

[@hhumca]

Have you seen Judge Judy?

[@princesskunji]

Lol re-watching these while watching Biden nominees. 😂😂😂 What a stark contrast!

[@Correctrix]

We're all tired of experts and élites these days, apparently. So, this man is eminently qualified.

[@petrkovolich7309]

This is PAINFUL to watch !!!

[@bigpurple100]

a huge part of america believe these guys will make america great is desperately shameless

[@PVP-w4u]

OMG HOW AWEFUL

[@Dib-jir]

What were they there for again?

[@delroybrower3958]

The question one has to ask is this. How qualified was he for the position he now holds. I wonder if there were other more qualified candidate pass over for Mr Petersen. I do not in the least blame the gentleman as everyone can be ambitious and be willing to learn which he obviously is. That being said someone had to have screened him based on his resume. That person should be hired. He are she owe Mr Petersen an apology as he set him as a national laughingstock.

[@f1uffypanda47]

Oh man this is hard to watch, how embarrassing

[@williamridgesr.6068]

He's got to be qualified, he's trump's friend. The closest he's come to law is a traffic ticket.

[@kevc21]

"need to get away?"

[@Use.ur.noggin]

Its like watching jeopardy with a very clueless contestant.

[@Danwade7979]

That's my goal to be a lawyer but this man is me before I started that new career

[@erice.3892]

How’s your goal going?

[@KitenLitter]

As a lawyer this is painful to watch

[@stephhayward9217]

How is this being allowed ??? Just crazy 😑

[@rufisigny1959]

Painful to watch.

[@dave618034]

Trump sure knows how to pick em.

[@sabrinawalsh6135]

WHAT AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE! I'M ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! I COULD SAY AN AWFUL LOT MORE. DISGUSTING, DISGUSTING!

[@mcross320]

Trump: I know the best people! Reality: I am delusional, try not to pay any attention to how I perform, anything that is not complimentary to me is fake! I am the hole in the donut, just look at those nice sprinkles on top!

[@refich]

If it wasn't so tragic, I'd laugh.

[@laurachurchill2537]

We are screwed.

[@judgejury5016]

BYU grads are taught to conform--not think.

[@breakingbeans]

Just give him a chance. He was one of the best Community Organizers around.

[@anthonypatterson5061]

He's a successful businessman that filed bankruptcy 6 times, carried over a NOL of nearly a billion dollars for over a decade, failed at selling steaks, vodka, and gambling to Americans (!), and can't get a loan from a reputable bank! But he's looking out for the little guy!

[@MissStephy100]

Seriously?

[@jonbaac]

The editing makes it look like a joke video. But it's not.

[@philip013]

yeah, that's the problem; the editing.

[@Use.ur.noggin]

You think like trump. Blame blame blame. Its never me.

[@seth2244]

Oh, it most definitely is a joke. lol

[@dothedeed]

In the original unedited version he lets out a sad desperate whimper that was just pathetic.

[@Freptboy]

The ABA must change now their standards now on new lawyers after watching this video

[@Noneofthateverhappened]

Let's make America feel GREAT about themselves again.

[@antmlova1]

So hard to watch.....i actually feel sorry for him

[@415boyLJ]

*Daubert Standard* is a method used a trial judge to make a preliminary assessment of whether an expert’s scientific testimony is based on reasoning or methodology that is scientifically valid and can properly be applied to the facts at issue. *Motion in Limine* is a motion filed by a party to a lawsuit which asks the court for an order or ruling limiting or preventing certain evidence from being presented by the other side at the trial of the case.

[@craigmurphy1618]

OMFG don't we have enough of these types of judges on the bench that don't know wtf they're doing smh. Give me the job.

[@kwakupoku3719]

How did he pass his bar exam?

[@DarthScosha]

With exams you remember a certain amount of information that is going to be sufficient to pass. Passing an exam gives you a qualification which basically says "Here is what i've successfully studied". Unless you actively use the information which you learned for your exam, naturally over time you are going to forget it. For example, if you study history and an essay question in your exam was to argue for the causes of the First World War. Then you get a job as a teacher or professor of Classical History, over time you are going to forget most of what you have learned about WWI for your exam, because you are not using that knowledge. Most of what we learn at school and university is "junk knowledge" which most likely you wont use in your career. Do you really think your GP remembers all the detailed information they learned about the human brain in med school ? Probably not, they are not neurosurgeons.

[@bigpurple100]

Kwaku Poku anyone can make a drink 🥃 buddy

[@MikeC555]

no

[@dothedeed]

All you need is 60% and you still get a degree.

[@YanBrassard]

This is normal to not remember everything after university. The problem is that this nominee was nominated to be a judge. And the Congressman asked him questions about things that he should know as a judge. If he did not have to use this knowledge, then his experience is not appropriate for this position. I don't think that we should doubt about how he got his degree, but we should doubt that he has the experience to be a judge.

[@azurbleu4335]

Trump: I'll choose the best people for my administration

[@craigmurphy1618]

This was good discovery.

[@scottb7835]

Seems pretty typical.

[@martin288]

its like they picked him up from starbucks and told him his frap is inside that room

[@Kitties_are_pretty]

Q: Mr. Petersen, if I have five apples - and I give you three apples - how many apples do I have left? A: Mr. Senator, I'm not not familiar with apples. Q: Yes but you don't need to know anything about apples to answer the question, it's just arithmetic. A: Mr. Senator I don't have experience in dividing and trafficking apples or acting as an intermediary between two parties seeking or attempting to provide apples.

[@mikev4089]

In Petersen’s defense, one commentator noted that “[a]lthough the nature of Petersen’s legal career has meant that he has not had the opportunity to appear in court, as an FEC Commissioner[,] Petersen has extensive experience adjudicating cases at a major independent regulatory agency that in many ways mirrors a trial court: administrative agencies have discovery, motions, trial-like hearings governed by procedural and evidentiary rules, and post-trial appeals.… Serving as a member of a major regulatory commission like the FEC, and also as its chairman, is an extraordinary experience that very few lawyers ever achieve, and it relates directly to the kind of work Peterson [sic.] would be doing on the D.D.C.” [42] Senator Kennedy’s tactics also drew criticism from some quarters: “Kennedy appears to have purposely set out to belittle a person in an apparent attempt to settle a score with someone else, typifying the inside-the-Beltway petulance that so many Americans despise…. For all the talk of trial procedure during and after the confirmation hearing, jury trials make up very little of the D.C. District’s docket. Instead, the court frequently reviews federal agencies’ decisions, a task that Petersen’s nine-year tenure with the Federal Election Commission adjudicating cases and applying a complicated regulatory regime would have prepared him to do well.”

[@nirish25]

Jesus christ, this is what Trump and republicans have done to America.

[@zeaferjones1404]

Liberals did this. If they never would have ran Hillary then Trump wouldn't have won.

[@ahmeddemha6112]

Zeafer Jones Yeah because you don't run the most popular candidate and instead bank on a guy who most people have never heard of and isn't a Democrat (if this is what you're playing at). Trump didn't win because they ran Hillary you might want to actually research into some things like gerrymandering, voter suppression, citizens united, the fearmongering that Republicans engaged in towards Obama and Hillary over the last 26 years, those dnc leaks that coviently came out the week of the event, sexism, and a bunch of other stuff.

[@ahmeddemha6112]

Zeafer Jones Also regardless the fact that the top three candidates were Trump, Rubio, & Cruz speaks volumes about the present State of the Republican party which you most definitely can't lazily blame on liberals.

[@zeaferjones1404]

I'm a libertarian and I saw the way the liberals liked Trump until he was running against Hillary. At the same time I saw the way the Republicans preferred Bernie to Hillary. The liberals wanted a Trump vs Hillary election while the Republicans would have preferred a Bernie vs Cruz election. The democrats are to blame for Trump.

[@zeaferjones1404]

There was no fearmongering!!!!! the way Hillary and Obama themselves talked about border security gave people plenty of real reasons to fear. Also first to use an "ism" for no reason in an intelligent conversation is a race baiter and loses.

[@mmyafai72]

And they say he is more qualified than his President .. God save us 🙈🙈🙈

[@foghornleg90]

Too bad there isn't a 'laugh' button option here... Petersen was never 'intended' to win... just part of the negotiation! Sly Fox, that Trump team is...

[@charlessmyth]

America made as great again, as when Judge Roy Bean was the law west of the Pecos..

[@TOFKAS01]

Judge Roy Bean, the Law West of the Pecos....!

[@habibbasit4518]

You guys are killing me... This is some serious funny stuff!!! He would have been a millionaire if got a $$ every time he said no 😂😂😂

[@valanti170]

why those interrogations are not made before the president gets the key of the white house ??? unbelievable !!!!

[@pamelaturner7927]

I know the "Best" people.! Big fail.

[@phantomninja01]

Proof that C's get degrees.

[@SelinaaaBro10]

Someone edit this video with the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song pls

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

He is no less clueless than Trump to be fair.

[@RonenSigan]

But I have seen 2 episodes of 'the good wife' and read 100 pages from a John Grisham novel

[@boulshyte8932]

*me when i get called out for lying on my cv*

[@hectochango5831]

Pure Dingbongaldism at its finest.

[@equestanton1017]

Friend of Jareds maybe???! About as qualified as he is to advise the president and look how well that's turned out.

[@franciscomatthews1344]

So you can fail a class in college for not knowing well enough, but you can be a judicial nominee?

[@ishmaelm1932]

There's a senator named John Kennedy. Huh, interesting.

[@sagichnicht6748]

And he is an NRA endorsed, dyed in the wool anti-abortion Republican, so this can't be construed into being a partisan issue, it is simply one of a senator with a legal education disecting the incompetence of a purely political candidate to a high position in the judicial branch.

[@kcallaham9455]

At least he knows that he knows nothing

[@OS1540]

holy.....

[@smhaack63]

Are we draining the Wampanoag of politics as usual? The guy was nominated because Trump likes his politics - that’s all trump needed to know to be considered for the job. Filling the swamp with the unfit but politically favorable.

[@BravoSixGoingDark]

Mic Drop...

[@mekako1985]

Ok than why he is nominated only because he went to law-school he doesn’t have enough experience practicing law

[@rdbchase]

The Anti-President: "Kennedy, when some of my guys send someone who is not qualified, you do your job" -- so reassuring!

[@-.-4]

OUCH!!!

[@LucianCorrvinus]

Let me guess, his background is torts and contracts for business..

[@ubtaz8210]

Great he has a law degree but what has he been doing with it last 10 years might explain things esay way to see if he can become a judge is to retake the bar he passes great he fails self explaining

[@jeanguytherrien933]

this is trump like to put in courts

[@foghornleghorn8536]

It really is time for Trump to go. I hope Mueller has something on Trump to guarantee his impeachment.

[@TrustGod-l6j]

Uhm.....I did sleep at the holiday Inn.

[@TSquared84679]

Bully

[@yanetsmith8354]

Judged a wet-tshirt at Mara-gogo.

[@ariesysushoroscoposjusticieros]

WTF🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@xbsd]

Even the FBI Director, Comey, stammered when he was questioned by Sen. Kennedy (he graduated from Magdalen, Oxford)

[@TheHaddonfieldRegistry]

Oof.

[@thunorwodenson]

This is a very misleading clip. This man is a genius. He graduated from the U of V law school which is ranked #8 in the country and he worked on the law journal there. He does election law. So of course he hasnt done a lot of trials. He did win an election. Hes great at what he does. In his new job he will also do great because hes a genius and a hard worker. This guy is asking him the same question over and over using different wording to make it seem like more questions. Example "Have you ever gone to trial?" is one question. Asking him if he did it at the state level then at the federal level is just a bs way of making him say no to the question more than once. He does this with all of his questions. Barack Obamas nonWhite appointees wouldnt even be qualified to attend college without affirmative action and yet this publication is trying to make hay out of the fact that an election attorney is not a trial attorney. This is sneaky Jewish bs.

[@Lazoton]

This is bullying, why is the senator allowed to do this? It seems the senator wanted to make an example out of him. The man clearly says its not his background so why keep going? You don't have to qualify him if you don't want to, why embarrass him and put him down like that? This is awful.

[@mariars9234]

I'm not saying this to be combative but how is this bullying? From what I can see the senator is verifying whether or not these men are fit to hold the position they've been nominated for. Simple as that. If you are not prepared for an exam you knew you were going to take and as a result get an F-- how is that the professor's fault/problem? I'm honestly trying to understand your reasoning but I just can't. If these men (particularly the one being interrogated in the video) do not have the background to the job they're essentially applying for why should they even be considered? Why were they even nominated in the first place?

[@sandybutt9898]

No. This is not awful. Awful would be to nominate somebody who is so clearly not prepared for the job in the first place.

[@EdgardoTLugo]

María RS ... You can't be serious Lady ! Imagine... You "are brain dead " and with : A, one of those MORONS being asked if they've ever Operated on a BRAIN DEAD Patient to reverse the damage and they REPLIED like that last MORON. Would you let them operate on your " BRAIN DEAD MARIA " ??? - - > PORFAVOR EN SERIO !

[@pantano207]

It's awful that this man has been nominated at all!

[@creolelady182]

SHUT UP.