that is our show for this evening. now it is time for a special defendant trump addition of the last word, with lawrence o donnell. that starts right now. donald trump s principal occupation is defendant. he spent his first couple of years after leaving the presidency as a civil defendant, and then last year became a criminal defendant for the first time in his life on april 4th and just four months later. he became a criminal defendant for the fourth time in his life. it mantra jen, he can make two of the four criminal prosecutions he is facing disappear, but the rest of defendant trump s criminal and civil cases would simply be put on pause for four years. in june of this year donald trump will turn 78 years old. he could be convicted of crimes by then or shortly after, he is june 14th birthday. 78-year-old donald trump will appeal every criminal and civil verdict against him. the state and federal appeals court process could easily use up the rest of a 78 year old life.
defendant trump addition of the last word, with lawrence o donnell. that starts right now. o donnell. that starts right now. donald trump s principal occupation is defendant. he spent his first couple of years after leaving the presidency as a civil defendant, and then last year became a criminal defendant for the first time in his life on april 4th and just four months later. he became a criminal defendant for the fourth time in his life. it mantra jen, he can make two of the four criminal prosecutions he is facing disappear, but the rest of defendant trump s criminal and civil cases would simply be put on pause for four years. in june of this year donald trump will turn 78 years old. he could be convicted of crimes by then or shortly after, he is june 14th birthday. 78-year-old donald trump will appeal every criminal and civil verdict against him. the state and federal appeals court process could easily use up the rest of a 78 year old life. and so the title defendant
liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to law. appeals court judge michelle childs told on trump s lawyer that the impeachment clause does not explicitly say what donald trump s lawyer claimed it says. you re not giving me anything that says explicitly in the references that you cite. only the party convicted shall be subject to indictment, trial, judgment, punishment into law. that s if you take the negative inference, correct? the language supports from the very beginning that is a natural ordinary meaning of the impeachment judgment clause. genius discussion now is jack rakove, professor of history and american studies and professor of political science at stanford university. he won the pulitzer prize in history for the book original meanings, politics and ideas in the making of the constitution.
trial, judgment, punishment into law. that s if you take the negative inference, correct? the language supports from the very beginning that is a natural ordinary meaning of the impeachment judgment clause. genius discussion now is jack rakove, professor of history and american studies and professor of political science at stanford university. he won the pulitzer prize in history for the book original meanings, politics and ideas in the making of the constitution. professor rakove, thank you for joining us tonight. and of course, i was thinking of you when i was listening to donald trump s lawyer make that statement about the original intent of the impeachment clause. you have the floor, professor. i hope that s not guilt by association on my part. i was thinking, the argument seems so absurd that it s almost impossible to take it seriously. the constitution is quite