it s gonna be up to them to decide strategically, at what point do we push that button? he s going to test. it he s going to test it. if they do it too soon, there is a question about your limited strategy. you don t want to keep pressing the button to no avail. it s a careful dance. to be continued, right? laura jarrett, chris hayes, barb mcquade, and joyce vance, thank you so much. just hours before donald trump officially turned himself into atlanta authorities, completing his fourth criminal arrest, house republicans launch another effort to rescue him. house judiciary committee chair congressman jim jordan has opened an inch work worry a default and county d.a. fani willis. in a letter to miss willis, john accused her of leaving a politically motivated prosecution of the former president. the congressman questioned whether willis worked with the
top of my head about 10 other politicians that have made largely sort of free willing challenges like that. well, professor now apparently any county d.a. across the country can indict a former president of the united states who happens to either be a private citizen or running for office. maybe when they are even president of the united states. i mean, if a county d.a. can do this, all bets are off. do you agree? well, i think that yeah. i think the problem is you are going to have the copycat syndrome kick in here. why wouldn t a local prosecutor want to have that distinction, have their own mugshot on the wall? and we have to ask ourselves as citizens of good faith from the right, from the left, from the middle, is this really the path we want to take? laura: well, i appreciate it, professor, thank you so much. all right. the weaponization of the doj does not stop there, though. now, they are going after another perceived faux, elon musk. david sax one of his close friends i
sean: crime is now so bad in blue cities and states, many are forced to take matters into their own hands. oakland, california. get this. police are now openly telling residents to bars to their doors and windows and buy air horns for their safety. okay. you honk your air horn if you are being robbed, raped, salted, someone trying to kill you? stockton, california, the store owner. he had a whole trash can he s robbing. the attempt to prevent a robbery and this viral video. luckily the county d.a. has announced store workers will be facing charges. it took a while for them to make that decision. in new york city, you might remember the bodega store clerk. charged with murder initially for daring to fight back for his life against an attack.
and most important legal defense is to win the presidency in 2024. that s his hail mary passed for getting out from under both of these federal cases, because if it wins the presidency, he knows bookcases go away overnight, if they have not already. important word though, federal cases, because there are other cases and matters, including decisions made by fani willis at the corporate county d.a. s office about what they would do, and they would not into in from the. but we re talking about political speech as a talking point. this actually means something in the law. does not mean that anytime a politician speaks it becomes political speech and no one can touch. there are some clear reasons about why they want to protect and be mindful of protecting political speech. we do not want people turn into job because they won against the king. remember, i personally remember there, what we remember reading about what a statement
history. we are bracing for that possible third and fourth criminal indictments against a former president, donald trump, potentially dropping over the next few weeks. just days after sending trump a target letter. special counsel jack smith is zeroing in on the january six war room. county d.a. fani willis hints at final charges in her election interference case. let s not forget trump s other criminal case. federal judge, aileen cannon, setting a may 24th date in the mar-a-lago classified documents case. the trial would come after a slew of key states had already held their gop presidential primary elections. in just two months before the republican national convention. where trump could still be the nominee. the may 24 trial date comes months earlier than trump s legal team actually won it. and provides plenty of time to see how his legal troubles play out before the 2024 presidential election in