Be. here our democracy didn t have to be here. we didn t have to be in a position where the former president of the united states is not going to be booked like a common criminal, and having mugshots. that is his. fault he didn t. he wanted the spectacle of being president for life. he wanted to not leave office. he wanted to be. this he decided to be king. and now, he is the king of scandal and distribute. i just want to say that coming out of the plane just now, the lady with the frosty here, susie wildes who is a trump campaign manager and also a witness on the bedminster tape, she is apparently writing air trump with the former president and i ve gotta say that as i think about this moment we were here last night at the same desk talking about another indicator in terms of our democracy and that was the republican debate. and i can t get the sort of part, one part two nature of the last 24 hours out of my head. which is last night on state,
Official business to conduct out of jail is that they are open 24/7. 365 days a year. for local jail, they never close. so tonight s events were effectively scheduled at the convenience of the former president himself. he could ve come in at anytime, as long as it was before noon tomorrow. for whatever reason, he chose tonight. and perhaps not coincidentally in primetime. less than 24, hours after all the other candidates running against him for the republican nomination for president held there well watched first debate. the former president is facing a racketeering, charge and a dozen other felony counts in georgia. all related to what the indictment described as a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the 2020 election in favor of trump. now, if you re keeping track at home that s a republican presidential front runner who has been impeached twice, whose