Although he told me that he had "a strong reputation, which I value, for objectivity," he also acknowledged that he has testified about the hazards of fracking and sometimes wears a "no fracking" pin.
Also yesterday, the Bronx Borough President, Stanley Simon, acknowledged that he had testified before a Federal grand jury on Wednesday regarding printing contracts let by the Bronx Democratic organization during last year's elections.
The testimony that troubled Judge Sand involved comments by a former company director, Dennis Coyle, who acknowledged that he had testified mistakenly when asked by prosecutors last week about how credit tests involving Adelphia borrowings worked.
He did not acknowledge having done so, she testified, but he apologized to her and said he had a "sickness".
But as a witness, he was calm, unshakable, showing little of the apprehension that others who have testified before him have acknowledged.
Those lawyers wrote that Cathy Gomez, the 16-year-old who had testified that the men planned and acknowledged carrying out the murders, had recanted, saying that her testimony was delivered under duress.
Christie also may be avoiding the spotlight because of drama surrounding the unfolding Bridgegate trial, in which senior aides have testified that the governor knew more than he has acknowledged.
To be fair, anyone who has testified before Congress — including both of us — must acknowledge the possibility of a slip of the tongue or an inartful articulation in that often-difficult forum.
Initially Cohen had testified under oath that talks had ended by January 2016, then acknowledged in his guilty plea that they lapsed in June, just before Trump accepted the Republican nomination.
The commission has not acknowledged that it took testimony from Mr. McDonald; indeed, it has declined to name any Morton Thiokol officials who have testified in secret.
After lying to Kelly, Duckenfield acknowledged he went to the boardroom at Hillsborough, where Tony Ensor, Liverpool football club's solicitor at the time, has testified Duckenfield told him and others that Liverpool fans "forced open a gate".
