federal cases against those involved in the federal attack posed for attorney general merrick garland one of the most consequential questions that any attorney general has faced. should the united states indict former president donald trump. so let s bring in harry lit man now. hi, harry. hi, son. so here s what goldschmidt says. he is says it is about the nature and fate of our democracy, which is what i said at the top of the 10:00 hour. you think that garland has to prosecute trump, right? has to? i think it is the best call now. for the reasons that goldschmidt is talking about, by the way. i think there won t be a special counsel. i think the evidence is there and we should come to serious considerations. he s a patriot in all the best senses. but you have an irresistible
still leaves 40% who don t. goldschmidt said garland has to decide if prosecuting trump is in the national interest. yeah. if the nation is divided on this, he has to ask if the consequences will be to another violent incident. he does. he has to ask as goldsmith says. will it be hyper polarizing for years and years? he has to ask what s the bottom line for accountability, what is the rule of law in this country if he doesn t act? and to me that has become more serious. as trump has continued to do the same kind of conduct that threatened us before and now threatens us in 2024. but, again, there are serious things on both sides, and i don t want to trivialize it as just a matter of is the evidence there, which let me stress i think it is. okay. so let s go through what the process would actually be tomorrow. okay, harry? yeah. what would be the next steps
for the reasons that goldschmidt is talking about, by the way. i think there won t be a special counsel. i think the evidence is there and we should come to serious considerations. he s a patriot in all the best senses. but you have an irresistible object. a terrible lesson for the rule of law and accountability if you don t. a potential very polarizing dispute for many years if you do. i don t envy merrick garland. so what is, you know, from one administration to the other, right, a republican administration will say, well, if you guys do this, wait until we get in power. what if this sets across retaliations across presidential administrations? this decision will have consequences for the state of the democracy beyond our lifetime. should that be taken into consideration especially considering that most people feel our democracy is just hanging by a thread right now? i think it should. and for that very reason.
when the house investigation wraps up. if any. and there appears to be a disagreement within the committee and referring any possible criminal activity to the doj. one former justice department official. his name is jock goldsmith wrote this in today s new york times. and i quote, the evidence gathered by the january 6th committee and in some of the federal cases against those involved in the federal attack posed for attorney general merrick garland one of the most consequential questions that any attorney general has faced. should the united states indict former president donald trump. so let s bring in harry lit man now. a former deputy assistant attorney general. hi, harry. so here s what goldschmidt says. he is says it is about the nature and fate of our democracy, which is what i said at the top of the 10:00 hour. you think that garland has to prosecute trump, right? has to? i think it is the best call now.