to possible witness intimidation, to questionable defense arguments. 100 questions for and andrew weissmann. and later, served as an impeachment manager and on the january six committee. congressman jamie raskin joins me live to discuss his reactions to the charges and what she is watching for next. for the third time informants, the former president of the united states has been indicted, arrested, and arraigned. let s face, that we have become oddly familiar with how this all goes. there is the release of the indictment itself, helicopters falling blackest movies, and of course, the court sketches, all followed by a barrage of deranged posts on so there is a rinse and repeat feeling that starting to sudden. this one did feel different because it is different. felt bigger because it is bigger. the indictment filed by special counsel jack smith this week detailed the ways in which an american president engaged in a criminal conspiracy from the oval office to subvert the w
and mississippi the former chair of the historic january six committee about the second indictment of donald trump. a second or a velshi begins right now. good morning, and sunday august the 6th, i m ali velshi. donald trump s legal team has until five pm tomorrow to respond to the government s request for a protective order before it agrees to turn over evidence in the election interference case. the ruling came after a series of motions filed on saturday afternoon and quick succession. trump s team asked to push the deadline back by three days and to hold a hearing on the matter, which is a sign of how the former president s attorneys are going to try to slow things down, much like the presidents past attorneys have done in various other legal matters. special counsel s legal team quickly argued against it, calling that motion unnecessary. ultimately, judge tanya, the judge appointed to oversee the election interference case denied the trump team s motion for a delay. her o
Trump said, quote, can you believe, i lost to this guy. so, just to recap, trump really can t claim free speech here. he can t claim that lawyers. all of whom are coconspirators anyway. and he can t really claim ignorance because that s not exactly believable. so, with such a weak legal defense, watch what trump and his allies will do now. it is a predictable and unfortunately a familiar playbook, delay, confuse, make a lot of noise. trump s lawyers apparently busier running a media blitz rather than handling his defense. just this morning, some of the defenses that were filed sunday morning shows. trump s defenders are already attacking the judge and saying that it is somehow impossible for the legal system to work correctly in washington, d.c.. they will lose this confusion and noise to delay the trial as long as they can because the longer it goes on, the closer he comes to trying to get back into office because the real goal for him to get elected and shut it escapes down. up next,
Even if judge cannon or to be recused, or were to step aside down the road, judge chutkan summit late doesn t exude that appearance of impropriety. this is a fair reason judge. you too are so wonderful. i wish this conversation could continue. my time is up. thanks to both of you. former federal prosecutor, paul butler, msnbc legal analyst, and joyce vance, former united states attorney and msnbc contributor. that does it for, many thanks for watching. stay right where you are, inside with jen psaki begins right now. despite having lost, the defendant was determined to remain in power. jack smith s words, not mine. donald trump was indicted again this week. this time, for a scheme to overthrow a democratic election. already issuing threats that are getting the special counsel s attention. former white house chief of stance, ryan, standing by with his first public comments about all of it. he s coming up first. that s from protective orders
Posts, either specifically or by implication, including the following, which the defendant posted just hours ago if the defendant were to begin issuing public post using details, or for example, grand jury transcripts obtained in the discovery here, it could have a harmful chilling effect on witnesses, or adversely affect the fear administration of justice in this case. the judge gave trump s team until five pm tomorrow to file a response. trump s lawyers have made a request for more time, which the judge quickly denied. clearly, lots to discuss. and luckily, i have my own high power, unofficial law firm here, to help me work through all of it. neal katyal is the former acting u.s. solicitor general. andrew weissmann is the former fbi general counsel. beyond the official law firm of andrew weissmann and neal katyal, they join me now. so, andrew, i want to start with you. and i want to text to this question but i knew i was gonna say. the goal of this protective order is to trump stop