Feels like the judge wasn't convinced by the other counsel, but then this guy steps up and knocks himself out on his wind up.

yeah, when a judge says "you're not saying x, are you?" that's an opportunity to show how reasonable your position is, not to step off the cliff the judge set up for you

this only goes on for so long as judges at every level are willing to accept stupid ass bullshit from DOJ attorneys. i am so goddamned sick of them letting these freaks get away with it