Received documents. The department of justice, from their investigation into Michael Cohen and the Stormy Daniels payments from several years back. The office has subsequently turned over the documents. About 1000 miles down i95 in florida the former president was in court in person in the classified documents case. Trumps team argued that she should dismiss the entire federal case claiming the documents trumped up with him were personal records and thus excluded from the president ial records act requirement. We await judge cannons decision on that. She decided to reject a separate motion to dismiss the case. That trial is still set to start in late may. North of florida, nathan wade has reside from his role as prosecutor in the racketeering case against the former President Donald Trump and multiple codefendants over efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 president ial election in georgia. That came shortly after the judge overseeing the proceedings ruled that Fulton CountyDistrict Attorney fani willis should not be disqualified from trying the case as a result of her romantic relationship. The judge wrote it caused no actual conflict in terms of prosecution of the case but did present a quote tremendous lapse in judgment. Judge mack if he did said her office for leaning on the case and that is that Special Prosecutor nathan wade must go. Otherwise, he wrote the appearance will remain which some note could taint a jury pool. A quick resolution is important because it means that case could be tried before the november general election. Had willis been disqualified and removed, her team wouldve been as well and a different prosecutor wouldve had to take over almost certainly leading to a trial delay given the ri amount of time and work from willis and her office over the last two years. Joining me now is melissa, a former Fulton CountyDistrict Attorney and Assistant Professor and Prosecutorial Justice Program director at the university of georgia. She is a professor of law at p nyu. The cohost of the strict scrutiny pro cost and pro author of trump indictments the Charging Documents with commentary. Both women are msnbc legal analyst. Both are named melissa. First, congratulations on the book and special that you did last night about it. Very relevant to this issue because all of these cases are about executing donald trump and the indictments against him. Lets discuss what you think d happened in georgia. How much, if any, of a setback is this to the prosecution or is it mostly just a win . This is a win for her certainly. Shes allowed to stay on the case. If she had been disqualified that would have been devastating for this prosecution and for a timely trial. There is chum in the water for fani willis. Shes not atout yet. Theres already a Congressional Investigation Headed by jim jordan into whether or not she is using prosecution. That will i think accelerate as this is now behind her but other issues loom. Theres a possibility that a State Commission composed primarily of republican appointeesil may have the opportunity to investigate her. This is part of a larger dynamic in many red states with ugly cities where State Commissions have been appointed to try and limit the authority of blue local officials. That will face a number of challenges including legal challenges to the composition of the commission and its charge. That may be an issue going forward. Shes not Out Of The Woods yet and there is still the question of whether or not all of this has created a negative impression in the minds of potential jurors. Obviously a judge will instruct the jurors otherwise to disregard anything they are hearing about both the defendant and in this case the prosecutor. Fani willis is a political figure and up for reelection, and elected fiDistrict Attorney and adding to all the stuff Melissa Murray just send is there any potential effect on the trial even though there is no legal effect of anything that happened between fani willis and nathan wade . Does it influence the legality . Will there be an impact . Its hard to determine this early in the case. As we talked about before we are so far from Jury Selection its difficult to say how this i will affect those who will be picked to decide the guilt or innocence of the defendant. We know ms. Willis is up for re election. Thats the best indicator of how the residents feel about her conduct of this case. I believe she will survive that election. I believe the people of Fulton County will rally behind her. They will get her through the obstacles she faces in those other forms with state bar complaints, the senate at the investigation and what will surely be a forthcoming investigation by the newly formed oversight commission. I believe they will rally behind her. All of that will also be public. As far as how it affects the trial, i dont believe it is relevant to the determination of guilt or innocence of the defendant and i would hope judge mcafee would limit how those issues come into play during the course of that trial. The effect of the jury is something i think thats a little early to try to figure out. Melissa, theres several th people who have said that he was stretching a little bit. He was quite critical of fani willis. He said there was no Conflict Of Interest that there mightve been a perception of impropriety that will affect the outcome. In your opinion, was the judge putting his thumb on the scale . I was asking Melissa Murray. I have to be very specific. Occupational hazard. We talked about this last night. I do think that judge mcafee went beyond his remit. Some language was a harsh and even a little startling. He noted an odor of mendacity still attends this entire prosecution. That could be viewed as this judge perhaps priming prospective jurors. Melissa redman noted we are far from Jury Selection but it is unusual for the judge to have such sharp language, especially in an order conceding that there is actual Conflict Of Interest here. It seems to be Beyond The Pale and a bit like a Public Scolding for fani willis and nathan wade. You were a deputy d. A. This case in manhattan is interesting because the d. A. Had asked for documents on the Southern District of new york which is part of the department of justice. I dont understand why there are 100,000 documents and why it took so long to get. We have a potential delay a real delay in this case which was supposed to start on march 25th. What do you make of whats o going on in new york . I can tell you as a State Prosecutor is difficult to get information from the federal system. On the state level you are responsible for turning over any information on the prosecution team. That includes Law Enforcement or any other agency that is relevant to your case. That information is pretty easy to get. As opposed to the federal system you ask. You cant subpoena information. You can ask if you have information relevant to this may i have it please . I imagine that is what happened in this case. It wasnt turned over to them in the manner im sure they an wouldve liked it as soon as they received it they turn it over to the defense and they were obligated to. Thank you to both Melissa Redman and Melissa Murray i will ask you to stay with me for a few moments. Coming up, my conversation with the Human Rights Activist and a wife. One exception is my brave friend who was. 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The court slated that question for argument on april 25th. The last day of the term. We dont know when the court will render a decision. To be clear, they didnt have to do this. They could have taken this back in december when jack smith asked. They could have decided this i simply affirming the d. C. Circuit decision which is very deliberate and methodical. I dont think you can look at this case without also looking at their decision in the disqualification case from colorado. That was nominally a unanimous decision to invalidate the colorado disqualification, but there is a concurrence from three justices. In terms, ive actually never seen from the court they essentially called donald trump an oath Breaking Insurrectionist four times and specifically said their colleagues on the right were trying to insulate this court in this from further challenges going forward. I think that was meant to signal to the public that perhaps some portion of this court is really in the back for donald trump. Its never moot because these are important questions, but theres some worry if the Supreme Court falls victim to either wittingly or unwittingly to Donald Trumps delayed tactics he could win the election and become president and maybe some of these will be answered. Whats your worst Case Scenario about this . What could happen if theres enough delay that no criminal case its completed before the election and he wins . WorstCase Scenario has already happened. The fact the court hasnt dealt with the immunity question, which honestly, both the court and defendant have interest in seeing it evolved weekly. Donald trump, having raised the claim, should want to see it resolved quite quickly. The fact the court has delayed the discussion to April 25th Is De Facto immunity for donald trump because it makes it unlikely that the January 6th Case that jack smith filed in the d. C. District course is going to go forward and theres still lingering questions about immunity that will also attend the maralago documents case. That may be a complication. The court is essentially thrown a wrench in the works and its not very likely that two of the most consequential prosecutions will go forward. Showing our history as descendents of postcolonial states. Good to see you as always. Thank you for being with us. Melissa murray is a professor of law and msnbc legal analyst. Still ahead, the voting is neither free nor fair and it follows a brutal crackdown including the jailing of the opposition leader, journalist and my friend Vladimir Kara murza. Ill speak with his wife evgenia karamurza next. On en. Theres a better option than handwashing. 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