to the committee s probe and it s the first conviction of anyone for the defying the committee. they guilty verdicts are now putting the spotlight on others who have to find the committee subpoenas, including secret service agents who have lawyered up with private counsel. as the probe into the text messages. which are potential evidence turned into a criminal inquiry. all of that is making a blockbuster week for the january six committee. it used a second primetime hearing to show it excruciating detail that trump consistently and repeatedly resisted pleas to condemn that maga mob that was the filing the capitol. the mob was accomplishing president trump s purpose, so of course he did not intervene. here is what will be clear by the end of the hearing, president trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes between leaving the ellipse and telling the mob to go home. he chose not to act. joining me, now charles clemente union at msnbc legal analyst and civil rights att
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of maddening for the public and i think what makes the special counsel mueller was that he could recommend that a sitting president be indicted and passed justice department practices at no, a sitting president cannot be indicted. the only way to put a president on trial in office is through impeachment. that is not the case in this situation. donald trump is a private citizen. it is just like any other private citizen you or may have been classified documents or the allegations regarding january 6th, it s a very simple. it is more about the evidence in any sort of legal precedents it will set. to further your comments here, and the article you say the task for marriage garland and now jack smith as to ignore political considerations and resolve the investigations speedily and equitably as possible. how long? how long do you think it might take to complete his part of the investigation? so some sources have told colleagues of mine that you know, it could be maybe at some
smart to in appointing jack smith. that is true. and at the same time, it can also be wholly unnecessary. similarly, it could be that jackson myth was the most stellar qualified lawyer available to be a special counsel. and at the same, time it could be that the gop as we have already seen including former president trump will be attempting to knock holes in him and tear him down as this unreasonable, far left wing extremist which by the way there is no evidence of. and then lastly it could be true that marriage garland has really put up a shield to help mitigate any perceptions or political partisan decision-making and true at the same time, that it will not make one iota difference to people who are insistent on seeing any investigation of trump us political nature. what a blood, probably smart and reasonable thing to do, also bottom line not going to make one bit of difference and
somebody said don t call the defense department it did not take calls. we need to know who those people are. the way to find that out is to have a full grand jury investigation. and there is just no getting around the fact that the attorney general has been too cautious on this. charles, your take on this. i am not abundantly confident that charges will be filed and i think it s more likely than not. but again i do not have with absolute certainty, it believes that marriage garland will move forward. i will say however that i think that is the wrong question or the wrong focus. and then at this point where people are to remember and i know we talk a little bit more about this, investigation that s going on in fulton county, georgia. which the da down in that state cannot be underestimated as likely the best chance for us to see charges brought towards on a level. what marriage carla does federally is going to matter