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criminally indicted more times than he was ever elected. he has pled not guilty. it was a weighty mood in that courtroom. you could feel that this was a historic day just walking in. mr. trump sat stonefaced, arms tightly folded across his chest. everything we witnessed today was self-inflicted by donald trump. that was just some of msnbc s coverage of the historic federal indictment of former president donald trump. we ll take you through yesterday s arraignment and what comes next in the case. and hours after his court appearance trump was back at his golf club in new jersey taking his typical approach to any accusations against him, portraying himself as the pure victim. and on capitol hill some republicans dodged questions about trump while others continue to support him. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 14th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. a stonefaced former president donald trump pleaded n ....
today the justice department arrested and or rain donald trump. don trump is now been criminally indicted more times than he was ever elected. related to the alleged miss handling of classified documents. he has a pled not guilty. there was a weighty mood in that courtroom, you could feel that this was a historic day walking. in mr. trump sat stone faced. arms tightly folded across his chest. everything we witnessed today was self inflicted by donald trump. he literally is obsessed with the boxes. why was he so obsessed with the boxes that you want to take them on vacation? i m not gonna start commenting on the various candidates that we have running for president. it is a daunting situation for the former president, were only at the beginning. it tells me that he has a viable defense. i did everything right and they indicted me. why does not trump realize that he has the right to remain silent? good evening once again i m stephanie r ....
As hillary clinton. it is not. jim comey said it over and over, they could not prove intent it is why there were no charges. and in the court of public opinion, donald trump can get a lot of traction, they love saying that. what about the clinton s, what about this one, what about that one? if you are his defense attorney, how do you show up in court where trump having made that argument over and over just like, i was allowed to do this, presidents are allowed to do whatever they want. also not true. but that was what trump is telling the general public. you keep the courts separate. public opinion, say what you, won t keep like. you re right, we are not going to make that fly in a court of law so what we are going to do is delay and defer so that you do not face that until after the election when who knows, you might have been elected president and the doj to just dismiss the case. one more thing mister president, i hope that you plan are not testifying because if i m your lawyer ....
Meanwhile trump is filling that void with misinformation and his allies are helping him do the same. how does the doj handle that? it is very difficult, stephanie. there is an asymmetry of information and on trump knows that. i am sure he will continue to pump out this information throughout this a process. in many ways the justice department s hands were tied, there are ethical constraints about talking about the case beyond what is in the four corners of the indictment. as you say, they can speak through their motions and briefs in court but in other ways donald trump has really a huge advantage, here especially because this case is unlikely to go to trial for many, many months. well into 2024, i would think by the time this case goes to trial. i think the one thing that matters in the end is that the verdict is what happens in court and not out in the public and in the media and at rallies and other kinds of things. you raise an interesting point, which is the possibility of taint ....
Justice, who is in charge of the department of justice for four years, at least an arms length from the administration? it was donald trump. he could have charged hillary clinton, he could ve gone after hunter biden, he could ve done these things. there is no there there on this person s argument. here s why it s so dangerous. i appreciate amy s perspective on this. stephanie, if the stolen election was the big lie, it was the predicate for january six, the weaponization of government as become the bigger lie. the big lie is that the government stole the election, the bigger lie is that the government is now coming for you and they re going to do whatever it takes to prevent you from exercising your liberties to bring donald trump back. that was a predicate for very dangerous, moment it is why people like kevin mccarthy could be condemned for their comments when they try to make this about the weaponization of government and not about the merits of don trump s case. in mcgrath, dav ....