Stephen Castor, a lawyer representing Republicans during the impeachment process against President Trump, used a reusable grocery bag as a briefcase for the House Judiciary Committee hearing.
“We’d like to announce that we are the official briefcase maker of Steve Castor,” The Fresh Market, an American chain of gourmet supermarkets based in North Carolina, joked on Twitter during the Monday hearing. “You can fill your briefcase up with files or yummy food (our preference).”
We’d like to announce that we are the official briefcase maker of Steve Castor. ?
You can fill your briefcase up with files or yummy food (our preference).
Mention hashtag #TFMBriefcase over the next 24 hours in-store to get your own briefcase for free (aka reusable bag!) ? pic.twitter.com/Ugt45OpltS
— The Fresh Market (@TheFreshMarket) December 9, 2019
Castor was roasted online by others for his choice of briefcase.
“hey you’re bringing your briefcase today for your nationally televised impeachment hearing right?”
“no no i’ll be fine with this.”pic.twitter.com/Uw27J337ra
— j.d. durkin (@jiveDurkey) December 9, 2019
I was only gone for a few hours and Stephen Castor walked into a Congressional public hearing with a Whole Foods bag for a briefcase and Republicans hung a ginormous “Where’s Adam” sign by Gaetz- I mean… pic.twitter.com/Z6JNAbB7Js
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) December 9, 2019
Steve Castor saved five cents bringing his own bag to the impeachment binder store pic.twitter.com/9ZmB5JD4xO
— Jim Newell (@jim_newell) December 9, 2019
Castor is just going to waste time talking about Burisma and the Bidens.
Maybe he should try looking inside his Whole Foods bag and see if there’s a better GOP trick inside of it.
— Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) December 9, 2019
Castor also made headlines during the hearings when he cracked a joke about how much his wife talks during the hearing.
“She likes when I talk when she’s not around,” he said about his wife.
House Democrats held the Monday hearing in order to move closer to drafting articles of impeachment against Trump. Castor and Daniel Goldman, his counterpart Democratic counsel, testified about the impeachment testimonies that had been held in prior weeks.
