Posted on 03/06/2018 6:53:35 AM PST by Bigtigermike
MSNBC dubbed it "a historic interview." CNN's Jake Tapper called it "a wild edition of 'The Lead.'" Drudge's banner headline, with a cable screengrab: "cRaZy!"
Here's what it was: A sad, epic meltdown — a troubled Trump flunky, pecked at and picked apart like roadkill on the Russia Interstate, in his last gasps of public fame and shame.
Sam Nunberg, an early Trump campaign aide who was fired in 2015 but has remained a vocal alumnus, melted down cable interview by cable interview yesterday as he declared his refusal (later retracted) to comply with a subpoena by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Finally, CNN's Erin Burnett said during an on-set interview with Nunberg: "Talking to you, I have smelled alcohol on your breath. ... I know it's awkward."
Nunberg replied he hadn't consumed anything "besides my meds — antidepressants. Is that OK?"'
In a cry for help, Nunberg kept trying to top himself, giving longer and longer interviews
Nunberg provided the subpoena anonymously to Jonathan Swan over the weekend, then gave it on the record to the N.Y. Times' Maggie Haberman, then waved the wrinkled subpoena on-air with MSNBC's Ari Melber, with a close-up shown on air.
And he contradicted every piece of news he made, telling AP last night: "I'm going to end up cooperating with them."
Why it matters: This is one of the reasons America hates the media. Our entire industry lit itself on fire because a troubled Trump hanger-on made an ass of himself — live.
One of Nunberg's friends was furious, telling Axios that the anchors were knowingly taking advantage of an obviously fragile man.
The friend, who refused to be named but interacts constantly with journalists, texted an anchor during a live interview: "What the hell is wrong with you
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
If I had to go on CNN, I might get plastered too.
He is jot smart. He should have deleted all emails, bleechbit his computer, and taken a hammer to his cellphones. Then move on.
There may be a different reason for his behavior... maybe like me Manafort he’s got something in his past that he doesn’t want to come out.
Trump shouldn’t have left him at that McDonalds. Paybacks a bitch.
Makes himself appear as non-serious and contradictory in a format where he can't be charged with perjury.
This guy is a classic alcoholic. If his lips are moving he’s lying
When muller first started, before he was subpoena’d, he should have deleted and destroyed everything as part of his “normal process.” Then he could take the muller request to the press and tell everyone how tainted muller and the fbi are etc.
He had no obligation to keep anything before receiving the subpoena. Kept it because he was stupid
I didn’t watch the interview, but I was celebrating Nunberg this morning - he told Mueller to stuff it, essentially? And that he wasn’t going to spend 80 hours getting emails for him? I think that is Trumpian; cannot wait for Mueller to respond. It’s certainly LONG overdue.
I saw him interviewed on CNN and he was all over the place. He's either on the juice, on drugs or he has inherent mental issues that made you almost feel sorry for the guy breaking down on national TV.
If he's doing this act deliberately to mess with his eventual grand jury testimony (contrary to his protestations, he will eventually testify rather than go to jail), he's doing a great job of invalidating anything he tells them.
Mueller is a fool if he thinks he can rely on this guy's testimony to get Trump.
If your 'source' is a democrat - a drunk like Teddy Kennedy and he's just murdered a young woman - YOU PROTECT HIM.
If your 'source' is a Republican YOU EXPLOIT HIM FOR EVERY OUNCE OF MISERY YOU CAN WRING FROM HIM ...
Just ask Morning Joe, CNN or the Bimbos of MSNBC... they know the rules...
Any one know how OLD Sammy boy is???
Did a search and could not learn his age..
Just wondering what age he is? that is all.
He appears only a few times in that book but doesn't come out looking very good (and that's without anything on how he got fired). Corey doesn't call him a lush but from the stories in the book combined with yesterday's performances it would be easy to conclude he has a drinking problem.
Or he could have, as many unfortunate FReepers have done with guns, had a tragic boating accident and lost everything.
tx
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