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Well at the least the US deficit is now less than it used to be right? ... RIGHT??
"Did you reduce the federal deficit?" the attorney asked.
"No, we didn't," Nathan Cavanaugh responded
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“I think a person can have enough judgment from reading books and being well-informed outside of traditional experience to make judgment calls about obvious things like a grant that literally lists DEI in its description,” Nathan testified.
"What books?" the attorney asked
"There were no books,” Cavanaugh said.
Source
Source - where I actually learned about it
If it weren't so depressing this would be some of the funniest shit I have ever seen. As it is, it's still pretty funny, seeing these clowns have to (fail to) justify their choices to real, serious people.