trump. and what to support him during this period of time. they are just throwing every possible alternative theory at will and hoping that it will distract from the suspect substance of what is going to happen in that courtroom tomorrow. to a certain extent when you look at the polling, at least the early polling in a lot of these republican primary states, it is working with republican voters. the big problem with republicans and for donald trump himself is it s probably going to turn a general election audience and that s only going to get more difficult for him as his legal problems continue to mount. glenn, trump appointed judge who you mentioned earlier aileen cannon will not be presiding over tomorrow s hearing which he is still in charge of this case. how could she make things easier for donald trump s team and tougher for jack smith team even if all she does is cause delays which is basically what donald trump s defense strategy is? basically what dona yeah, usually, a glas
republicans and for donald trump himself is it s probably going to turn a general election audience and that s only going to get more difficult for him as his legal problems continue to mount. glenn, trump appointed judge who you mentioned earlier aileen cannon will not be presiding over tomorrow s hearing which he is still in charge of this case. how could she make things easier for donald trump s team and tougher for jack smith team even if all she does is cause delays which is basically what donald trump s defense strategy is? yeah, usually, i am a glass half full kind of guy. but i am really concerned about judge aileen cannon presiding over the trial. first of all, the fact that a magistrate judge is presiding over the arraignment is
jack smith is that, you remember this, stephanie, he was the one who led the prosecution against the democratic senator of north carolina. he doesn t have a political bone in his body. but i worry, going back to my first point, about this rhetoric, this misinformation. republicans are not arguing against the facts, right? there is a saying in legal circles that if you don t have a lot on your side, you need the facts. and if you don t have the facts on your side, you need the law. and if you don t have either on your side, the panels on the table. or, you pump misinformation, exactly what trump is doing. and it may work for him in the court of public opinion, but not a court of law. glenn, what do you do with that, right? what do you expect donald trump s defense to look like, because right now, the defense from republicans, look at hillary clinton, look at joe biden, arguments that hold no water to those who actually know the facts? you are exactly right,
what people don t realize about jack smith is that, you remember this, stephanie, he was the one who led the prosecution against the democratic senator of north carolina. he doesn t have a political bone in his body. but i worry, going back to my first point, about this rhetoric, this misinformation. republicans are not arguing against the facts, right? there is a saying in legal circles that if you don t have a lot on your side, you need the facts. and if you don t have the facts on your side, you need the law. and if you don t have either on your side, the panels on the table. or, you pump misinformation, exactly what trump is doing. and it may work for him in the court of public opinion, but not a court of law. glenn, what do you do with that, right? what do you expect donald trump s defense to look like, because right now, the defense from republicans, look at hillary clinton, look at joe biden, arguments that hold no water to those who actually know the facts?
seditious conspiracy trial, this is the most january six trial yet. seditious conspiracy to attack congress on january six, when the electoral cartilage votes were being counted. the prosecutors in the evidence in the case which rose said after donald trump lost the election, quote, we got to be in d. c., you ve got to make sure that trump knows that you are willing to die, to fight for this country. leading off our discussion tonight are two former federal prosecutor, paul butler, and glenn kirschner, paul butler is also a law professor at georgetown university, and msnbc legal analyst. also joining us bradley moss, national security attorney. a right glenn kushner, let me begin with you, and i want to come to a little later in our discussion about what s been happening in that oath keeper trial, you ve been in the courtroom. but you are reading of what we are in this granting of an expedited by the 11th circuit. so there s good news and bad news, lawrence. the good news is it looks