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Participated in the assault on the capitol that day is 18 usc 1512 which is an obstruction charge. charges for somebody who is obstructing the activity of what congress was trying to do that day. i think that say really difficult fact pattern to analyze with respect to the former president, if the alleged conduct is simply that he didnt do anything. the way that i would suggest the committee hopefully is conducting its analysis looks tat in two ways. what are the actual activities he was engaged...

Could come out of this litigation is to find out who planted ruby freemans make in his ear, who in georgia and who in the white house convinced them on that phone call to target her. because that phone call remains one of the biggest smoking gun pieces of evidence in any kind of legal battle against trump about trying to overturn the election in georgia more broadly and whether he fomented electoral fraud there and theres a case pursuing that right now down there as we all know. i think -- i thi...

Sedition conspiracy. the fact pattern is different, but i would note that the government alleges there that the government -- >> which government just to be clear? >> the justice department. ill let you respond, but let me read what is alleged in the indictment, which was filed, which says, basically that he was opposing by force the lawful transfer of presidential power. you said you wanted to oppose that transfer of power, just not by force. is it fair to say you and this oath keeper you have ...

Executive order to literally seize the voting machines, the dod, to seize the voting machines. but it didnt happen. again, the exact legal culpability would be very much in question. you say you want doj to investigate that and, i imagine, this alternate slate of electors. investigate what exactly? >> well, we have a fact pattern now where the people around the president of the united states were seeking to bring to bear yiets military forces to seize voting machines. thats the fact pattern i us...

Of amazon from charity platform, but we need people on msnbc and cnn and the like to stand up and say this is wrong, this individual should not be allowed out on the street or even on home arrest, this is potentially anti-semitic, what is the line that silences violence and complicity? there you have it. we are hearing a lot of silence to make a joke about it. >> the fact pattern would have been different, it would be the lead story, as was the case with kyle rittenhouse. it laid out comparison ...

Tension away from the fact pattern. i thought it was very useful that the judge, in this case, in the midst of this food fight started by trumps attorneys, around the idea of political bias and racial bias, at one point, so, there is an overwhelming and voluminous stack of facts here. the fact pattern alone should allow this proceeding to go forward. as it should. you know, i say the new york attorney, letitia james has made facts, she wanted to insulate herself in this criticism. be that is it ...

Consistent with the fact pattern over decade.has routinely inflated everything he owns with bankers, the media, business competitors. donald trump does this. the issue isnt whether or not he did it. the issue is whether or not it amounts to a crime because he knowingly tried to mislead bankers, investors and other lean doors about the true value of assets to get loans for them and also mislead public authorities in order to lower his tax bill and thats what both tish james and cy vances office i...

Lets bring in somebody who knows this world very well, cnn legal analyst and former new york city prosecutor now defense attorney paul callan. the facts are not in dispute in this case so whats the issue? >> well, the real issue is how the jury is going to respond to this fact pattern. prosecutors are saying that the police officer involved, officer potter acted recklessly and negligently in mistaking her taser for her police pistol, her glock and that that alone is a crime under minnesota law a...

Had done because you had just killed somebody. >> im sorry it happened. >> closing arguments scheduled to begin on monday. lets bring in somebody who knows this world very well, cnn legal analyst and former new york city prosecutor now defense attorney paul callan. the facts are not in dispute in this case so whats the issue? >> well, the real issue is how the jury is going to respond to this fact pattern. prosecutors are saying that the police officer involved, officer potter acted recklessly a...

Text-messages those parents will ever send their children, said. until we are as outrageed and heart broken over the murder of school age children, as the parents who lost those children are, we will likely continue to have school shootings. brett tolman a former u.s. attorney, he is joining us now, it is unusual for parents to be charged. this is an unusual fact pattern. >> you know my first impression of the fact they were contemplating charges against the parent, i was concerned it was a stat...