Coconspirator best known for being detained without pants helped him do it. Step on out. Here come this way. Can i put pence on . First sir, youve got to clear the house. And why the people who prosecuted the impeachment of donald trump agree with the attorneys defending donald trump that the federal trial of donald trump should be televised. Lets have cameras in the courtroom so that all americans can see what is happening in our criminal Justice System. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, i am chris hayes. Well, for donald trump, the stakes at the next president ial election are clear. We all know them. He is running for his freedom. They put and even finer point on it, hes running for his life. The ex president now faces 78 criminal accounts across three jurisdictions and a combined 641 years in prison. At age 77, if hes convicted of any offenses, just one, he could spend the rest of his natural life behind bars. The stakes for the country are equally dire. Don
Enforcement conducted on his home last year. he appears to be unindicted coconspirator number four and the ex presidents lady said most serious indictment. a man who prosecutors said, quote, attended these the justice department to open sham election crime investigation and influencing legislatures with knowingly false claims of election fraud. he also casually called out the meryl terry to put down the american city protests against a coup. but he is not the only lawyer involved in the case. in fact, at least five of the six unindicted coconspirators listed by the special counsel are lawyers. striking how often boyer show up as donald trump s henchmen. it also brings up interesting questions for the trial that would give testimony to give about what their face would be. mary mccord spent 20 years as a federal prosecutor, where she served chief criminal official, and she is the co-host of the prosecuting donald trump podcast. she joins me now. first, mary, your thoughts about the five
Remember this one? it s hard to forget, former trump justice department official, jack-seat bought jeffrey boxer clark is under last year, in the fbi subpoena search warrant of his home. you see of donald trump s attempt to steal the election. mr. clark, who we are pretty sure is a coconspirator number four and trump s indictment, played a pivotal role in that scheme. here in the body cam footage, he looks well, comical and a bit pathetic. can you step outside with me? we have a search warrant, and we need you to step outside for me. can i call my? lawyer come outside for us. let s step aside. real quick, we had to clear your house. can i put pence on. they got to clear the house. as soon as we cleared the house, you can talk to your lawyer and you can get pence. on the scene is somewhat because if you look at jeffrey clark s bio anytime before 2020, it would be entirely
Coconspirators being lawyers and not just tangentially lawyers. acting essentially as legal coconspirators, using their position, roll, knowledge as lawyers and further attempt of the. right, that is exactly why we hear a former president trump s lawyers and others associating with him suggesting that there is a vice counsel here. what you said obliterates the advice from counsel defense. counsel cannot be a coconspirator and accomplice in a crime and have someone to be able to rely on his devices and affirmative defense to the crime here, and the various conspiracies that are being charged. a couple of things flow from the. if mr. trump is to try to force such a defense, he is going to try to have somebody testify for the. certainly, one of these
Coconspirator best known for being detained without pants helped him do it. step on out. here come this way. can i put pence on? first sir, you ve got to clear the house. and why the people who prosecuted the impeachment of donald trump agree with the attorneys defending donald trump that the federal trial of donald trump should be televised. let s have cameras in the courtroom so that all americans can see what is happening in our criminal justice system. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i am chris hayes. well, for donald trump, the stakes at the next presidential election are clear. we all know them. he is running for his freedom. they put and even finer point on it, he s running for his life. the ex president now faces 78 criminal accounts across three jurisdictions and a combined 641 years in prison. at age 77, if he s convicted of any offenses, just one, he