Good evening. Im mehdi hasan. The insanity defense. That is what the Trump Legal Team seems to be offering this week in the wake of Special Counsel jack smiths stunning and damning 45page indictment, excuse, me of the former president , charging him with conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy to violate rights. All charges fueled by his lies per the indictment. The trump team saying, though, he wasnt lying, he truly believed he won the election. Which, if he truly believed that, would of course be insane. But its not true, as smiths and item notes, trump was informed by members of his own campaign and legal teams that he had indeed, lost there was no massive fraud involved. Trump himself is quoted in the indictment telling mike pence after his own Vice President told him that he, mike, pence had no Constitutional Authority to reject the vote on January The 6th, quote, youre too honest. Best of all, one of t
Good evening. Im mehdi hasan. The insanity defense. That is what the Trump Legal Team seems to be offering this week in the wake of Special Counsel jack smiths stunning and damning 45page indictment, excuse, me of the former president , charging him with conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy to violate rights. All charges fueled by his lies per the indictment. The trump team saying, though, he wasnt lying, he truly believed he won the election. Which, if he truly believed that, would of course be insane. But its not true, as smiths and item notes, trump was informed by members of his own campaign and legal teams that he had indeed, lost there was no massive fraud involved. Trump himself is quoted in the indictment telling mike pence after his own Vice President told him that he, mike, pence had no Constitutional Authority to reject the vote on January The 6th, quote, youre too honest. Best of all, one of t
Plus dennis quaid. Im a football player. Theyre going to pump up the volume here. What happened yesterday . A former president being prosecuted by the sitting president will leave a blackco stain on the fabric of this country. But lets not forget whose move this was. The New York Times reported that joe biden directed his Attorney General to prosecute his rival prosecu. Quote, mr. Biden privately told his close circl e of advisers that mr. Trump posed a threat to democracy and should be prosecuted for his role in the events of june 6th. Of according to two people familiar with his comments. He also told confidence that he wanted Attorney General Merrick Garland to stop acting like the Attneral To A Ponderoud to take decisive action. Dent this is not an independent justice department. This is not an indepen stice ded. Special counsel. This prosecution is being directedecutio by the commander in chief and now the Corporate Media is engaged in Aengage Bloodthirsty and libelous wad r again
Plus, dennis quaid. On a football player. You got to pump up the volume here. Jesse what happened yesterday the former president being prosecuted by the sitting president will leave a black stain on the fabric of this country. But lets not forget who has moved those whose move this war. The New York Times reported that joe biden directed his Attorney General to prosecute his rival. Mr. Barton privately told his close circle of advisers that mr. Trump posed a threat to democracy and should be prosecuted for his role in the events of jan sixth. According to two people familiar with his comments. He also told confidence that he wanted the Attorney General to stop acting like a ponderous judge and to take decisive action. This is not an independent justice department. This is not an independent special counsel. The prosecution is being directed by the commanderinchief. And. And now the Corporate Media is engaged in a bloodthirsty and libelous war against one man who represents more than 75
Main political opposition figure at the time, who was hillyard. i mean, you literally cannot make this stuff up. and here s the thing, to your point about the love. i mean, you can almost explain his children s willingness to embarrass themselves for their fathers love, among, perhaps, other incentives. but how do you explain boxes hosts like jesse waters debase -ing himself like this? watch. it was a gassed, a sarcastic lock her up chants, remember? but last night, appeared sexually arauz at the thought of donald trump imprisoned. oh, really? the lock her up chants that were all throughout the 2016 were suddenly sarcastic? i mean, donald trump has done more, mehdi, to weaponize the department of justice in his