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Decision-making process can actually get bogged down. thats a big question right now. i think in terms of the special counsel. >> i like that metaphor, disturbing, though it may be to some, joyce, devlins suggestion that prosecutors sometimes play with their food. do you think the other special counsel probes that are looking into documents retained at president bidens office, that that might factor into the timeline in terms of potential charging decisions in the special counsels probe of mar-a...

Indictment. joining us now, devlin barrett, reporter covering the fbi in the doj for the washington post. also with us is joyce vance, former u.s. attorney, co-host of the sisters in law podcast. devlin and joyce, thanks for being. here devlin, let me start with you in terms of your reporting. and the reporting that is out there. does this timeline surprise you? that the special counsel may, in fact, be wrapping up? >> so, i think wrapping up sometime in the eye of the beholder. it is certainly ...

Investigation. which means we could know any day now whether the former president of the united states will face yet another criminal indictment. joining us now, devlin barrett, reporter covering the fbi in the doj for the washington post. also with us is joyce vance, former u.s. attorney, co-host of the sisters in law podcast. devlin and joyce, thanks for being. here devlin, let me start with you in terms of your reporting. and the reporting that is out there. does this timeline surprise you? t...

Now. i think in terms of the special counsel. >> i like that metaphor, disturbing, though it may be to some, joyce, devlins suggestion that prosecutors sometimes play with their food. do you think the other special counsel probes that are looking into documents retained at president bidens office, that that might factor into the timeline in terms of potential charging decisions in the special counsels probe of mar-a-lago? >> i suppose its possible, alex, that someones made a decision that it wou...

Hes looking at his evidence, and i think devlin is very accurate when he says prosecutors like to play with their food. we definitely do. and after youre done playing with it in the grand jury, the appellate lawyers want to come along and take a look at with the food that youve gotten your plate. and figure out if its enough to pass some of the legal benchmarks that theyre looking for. for instance, do you have enough evidence, both to obtain and to sustain a conviction. so, sometimes, we see a ...

Extraneous factors like other investigations that may be under way. >> setting aside the timeline, which, of course, is a mystery to everybody except jack smith, probably. devlin, the strength of the case here and what were learning about the fact evan corcoran was a copious note taker down to it reporting in the guardian says in addition to his exchange with trump corcoran described trumps facial reactions whenever they discussed the subpoena. it was said to irritate trump who only learned abou...

That was alarming. that suggests to me the former president is not someone who likes to have people taking a written record of his conduct, and the fact that corcoran had it here is important. it does suggest he had a certain healthy amount of concern about himself. but, alex, whats so remarkable here is that weve seen instance after instance where some of the best witnesses against the former president are his own lawyers. it is such an uncommon occurrence to see the attorney-client privilege p...

That might factor into the time line in terms of potential charging decisions in the special counsels probe of mar-a-lago? >> i suppose its possible, alex, someone made a decision it would be easier, it would help the public understand if theyre announced together. hes looking at his evidence and i think devlin is very accurate when he says prosecutors like to play with their food. we definitely do. and after youre done playing with it in the grand jury, then the appellate lawyers want to come a...

Of documents. in just the past 24 hours "the new york times" and "the washington post" both report the special counsel had subpoenaed records from trumps businesses going back as far as 2017 as part of that same mar-a-lago investigation. and now the special counsels investigators appear to be ready to reach a conclusion. "the wall street journal" reports today that jack smith is wrapping up the mar-a-lago investigation. which means we could -- we could know any day now whether the former preside...

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