game-changer announcement on student loan forgiveness a [inaudible] for millions of americans. plus, the big lie turned a big rift. how some are profiting off of disproven election fraud claims. goes beyond the former president. as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again, i m alicia menendez, in four stephanie ruhle. as if the current day controversies of the former president were not enough, we begin with new insight tonight into how donald trump may have avoided accountability in the investigation that consumed must of his presidency. late today, after a lengthy court fight, the justice department released a document related to the russia investigation. the memo was top secret and now we know why. former presidents attorney bill barr wanted to keep it a secret. in march 2019, bill barr told us before the mueller report was released, that the report had all but exonerated the former president. and therefore, there was no reason to charg
barr s defense of that decision. the memo contends, mueller s report did not establish a case to charge trump with obstruction, who failed to establish any underlying crime related to russian election interference. but, as nbc has reported, mueller s report actually did identify ten episodes that could be considered potential obstruction of justice. as one former mueller prosecutor points out, that is just one a couple of high-level justice department officials were worried about. two senior staff say to bill barr that the reason he should make the decision is because, if the memo comes out, it might be read to imply that the president committed obstruction. this memo makes it clear that the reason that bill barr did not ask robert mueller to simply come to a conclusion is because, as it says here, that report can be read to find that, indeed, he did commit obstruction. as for the ongoing investigations into the former president, tonight the justice department is facing a
turns around, it seems he is and the evolving defenses for example, at first, he didn t do it, and then the fbi planted these documents and then he declassify them. all of those statements can ultimately be used against him. and the changing narrative, i think, just tends to show until a consciousness of guilt. but the significance, i hear, from jackie story, is this lengthy duration of a battle back and forth will establishes this element of willful-ness. and unlike other crimes, we are ignorance of the law was no excuse, we do have to prove that when a person knew when it comes to mishandling classified documents. and so this length of duration of this battle with the archives, it tends to show that donald trump knew very well that what he was doing was against the law. and yet continued to hang on to these documents. so, every time he opens his mouth he is making the case worse for himself. so, tomorrow, in florida, doj is going to submit a
these documents and then he declassify them. all of those statements can ultimately be used against him. and the changing narrative, i think, just tends to show until a consciousness of guilt. but the significance, i hear, from jackie story, is this lengthy duration of a battle back and forth will establishes this element of willful-ness. and unlike other crimes, we are ignorance of the law was no excuse, we do have to prove that when a person knew when it comes to mishandling classified documents. and so this length of duration of this battle with the archives, it tends to show that donald trump knew very well that what he was doing was against the law. and yet continued to hang on to these documents. so, every time he opens his mouth he is making the case worse for himself. so, tomorrow, in florida, doj is going to submit a suggested affidavit redactions. barb mcquade, why should we be looking for? what is the process here?
shouldn t be in that situation. we shouldn t be in this situation but we ve got to ask for hand outs for our prescriptions to be paid for us. the nhs should have a duty of care to us. we are in this position because of the nhs. they should have a duty of care to look after us of the lives we got left. the lives we got left. thank you very much the lives we got left. thank you very much for the lives we got left. thank you very much for talking the lives we got left. thank you very much for talking to - the lives we got left. thank you very much for talking to us - the lives we got left. thank you | very much for talking to us about this with a perhaps will be able to speak to you again towards the end of the inquiry to see if it actually lives up to your hopes. for now, thank you very much. if you want to read more aboutjackie thank you very much. if you want to read more about jackie story the website ww. h cbdjustice .co .uk, has jackie s story and the other people who have suf