When preparing to ask someone about a document that bears their name, such as a Supreme Court filing, before attempting to grill them on national TV over the aforementioned document, it is always a good idea to READ the document beforehand. But, alas, CBS’s Margaret Brennan did no such thing before attempting to grill Speaker Mike Johnson on the 2021 Texas amicus brief filed before the United States Supreme Court.
WATCH as Brennan cites the brief as a set-up to a broader point on questioning the 2020 election, and gets BUSTED:
MARGARET BRENNAN: Back in 2021, you were the lawmaker who circulated the legal briefing known as the Texas amicus brief challenging the 2020 election outcome in a number of states which, by CBS editorial standards, makes you an election denier. So…
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MIKE JOHNSON: That’s nonsense.
BRENNAN: So, well,…
