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Of this investigation? >> its fair to say that we dont go after the former presidents attorney until you are really at a critical juncture. its certainly not the move that you would make is your first entry into the gate. you would usually do it once you developed enough facts and evidence to feel like this is really the thing that we need, and you would have to take that showing to the judge that this is really critical evidence. it is not to say that they are anywhere near close to an indictme...

Special counsel jack smiths investigation into whether trump took classified documents when he left the white house, and whether trump obstructed justice when the government tried to get those documents back. we got such a huge advance in that case today, we have been wondering how close theyve missed an indictment of their very own. and there is the shred of a chance that jack smith breaks history first. last night, the appeals court in d. c. gave trumps team until midnight to file a brief in t...

Not these guys because it is a righteous pursuit for the left. it is a righteous pursuit to go after parents, to go after pro-lifers. it is a righteous pursuit to go after republican state legislatures, republican members of congress, and im telling you something here, they are setting a precedent that is disastrous. did donald trump obstruct when it came to documents at mar-a-lago? he has a funny way of obstructing, doesnt he? he didnt put them in the fireplace. he didnt shred them. he didnt ri...

>> they are all democrat investigators. they are all democrat jurisdictions. new york city, atlanta, washington, d.c., i mean, this is outrageous. lets move on because i hear some people say now wait a minute. this case is an abomination, but the others are powerful. let me deal with the others very quickly. lets look at this document case. youre taking a document case, and youre trying to make an obstruction case? obstruction against donald trump? how? we asked for the documents over and over a...

Were intoxicated with drugs or alcohol during key moments in the timeline. so there are concerns they may not be able to prove these charges beyond a reasonable doubt. there is also a reluctance at the justice department to pursue an obstruction case without the underlying crime. so based on all these concerns, the leadership of the justice department heeded this recommendation and decided not the proceed with any charges here. >> so paula, there are also developments in the investigation into f...

>> just because of how high-profile these two cases have become. >> and the other side that is how do you then make something criminal in one respect in front of a jury, and then not necessarily move forward. >> would it be the obstruction case that is the differentiating point? you brought this up earlier, president biden every step of the way has cooperated, has not obstructed, there is no warrant according to the white house hours of this evening. that is not the case with president trump. th...

Necessarily -- >> could be the obstruction case, could it be the difference trading point? you brought this up earlier which is president biden every step of the way has cooperated, has not obstructed, there is no warrant according to the white house as of this evening. that is not the case with president trump. there is, if there is going to be a legal case against the former president, it is that you potentially in obstructed that investigation. >> thats the point of legality that matters to a...

Partner at moore hall in atlanta. good to have you on, michael. >> good to be with you. thank you. happy new year to you. >> to you as well. all right. so there are differences here, but picture yourself as one of trumps lawyers now defending him in this documents case. even though part of that is an obstruction case, not just the handling of the documents, as a practical legal matter does it help his defense team? >> well, its going to help in some way because it gives them one argument. i dont...

The president of the united states did this and he was never charged or convicted and i think that is the dilemma for the doj, because it sets a dangerous precedent for the behavior after that. >> mike, to clints point, "the new york times" reporting adds to our understanding it seems of both parts of what we know about the doj probe. the investigation into the underlying crime of taking classified documents and what we know to also be an investigation into obstructing that very probe. the "time...

Investigation related to trying to overturn the election result itself. so i think kaitlan points out a really important point, which is the attorney generals mention of obstruction a couple times in his public remarks today. because that is one channel of the investigation that actually is sort of the most straight-forward charge. the potential conspiracy to overturn the election, thats a more complicated case. and handling any investigation that involves classified documents is something that ...