ABC This Week host George Stephanopoulos, ever the Clinton operative, attempted to engage Trump defense attorney Will Scharf with an array of Democrat talking points. At no point during this interview did it go well for him.
Watch Scharf shoot Stephanopoulos down on the issue of judicial recusal, as he goes for cheap Thomas/Alito whataboutism on judicial recusal:
WILL SCHARF: This is a prosecution that should have never been brought. This was a case tried in front of a judge who clearly should have recused. I think we have a lot of fair complaints with the way that this trial was conducted, and I think ultimately President Trump will be vindicated on appeal.
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: The ethics panel for the state of New York said the judge was not required to recuse.
SCHARF: Well, I think when you look at binding Supreme Court precedent, including most…
