he stated he pled the fifth under the advice of counsel declining to answer the questions. this striking legal development, which we ll get into comes just two days after august 8, 2022 when the fbi searched a former president s home. both developments show the depths of donald trump s legal problems. neither means that he is in a legal sense guilty of anything to be precise. both mean that the concerns about donald trump s guilt about law breaking, about criminal evidence and criminal activity stretch from the highest levels of the doj to a separate new york probe to inside donald trump s mind. only he can make the decision that he made today. and let me tell it to you in plain english, it s a right he can exercise, but he made the decision, donald trump did that he faces a higher risk by testifying truthfully in the new york probe, which he chose not to do than by pleading the fifth, which he chose to do. it is a legal but a controversial move, which he has probably derided
justice regulation, it s because the independent council statute expired and the department of justice didn t want its business. we end up in this moment where it s now used as a weapon to hertz and weaken plight political opponents, but i just don t think that the american people can stand for this two-tiered system of gogos. if you read the special council regulation, the hunter biden case is a lot more on point for appointing a special council than had donald trump case. because there are clear conflicts within the department of justice as it relates to investigating the family of your boss and the person that politically appointed you to those roles. making i want to play another moment from garland s announcement this afternoon. watch. i wan to recognize the
she s been on the beat. great, great artist, also an environmentalists. she sent us a picture of her and jay together. john, i know you love music, too. i know you ve been at jazz fest. he s artists can really co-exist. yeah, i mean, it s crazy that the gogos aren t in. i wouldn t be who i am without listening to the gogos in the 80s. it was a huge part of my life and everyone s life. there has been multiple generations, i guess we re getting that old of people born who are musicians now who are directly influ influenced by musicians like y all. it s crazy. it s good that you guys and other women artist are starting to get recognized but, you know, a lot more needs to be done, for sure. gina sorry to interrupt. go ahead. go ahead. when i hear something like that, i really it s hard to