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Only place that standing order existed. even his lawyers cant say hes not in deepda doo when it comes to obstruction. >> you know you cant do that. its not a thing that happens. if it -- no, its just not a thing. if there was an exceptional circumstance under which it might happen, but i have never heard of that happening. >> in fairness -- i agree with you both. but i think its been a complication for the prosecutors to think about, this is a president, a former president, he cant mind meld doc...

Around it. he didnt go home and study the threats to the homeland he took his love letters from kim jong-un. >> im sorry i interrupted you, i was thinking how important the point you were making is, the evidence of obstruction is what separates the case and what the lawyers are saying is its not that much difference between biden and trump. biden found documents -- >> or pence. >> or pence. they called and said we have something here. in the case of former president trump, he, there is evidence ...

That these notes could tell us and lead us to have a better understanding, and that would show his criminal intent. you know, whether or not its willful use of of this material or whether its obstruction, it appears the obstruction case is most prominent and strongest at this point. >> so, theres another detail that is very interesting that were learning from the "new york times." they are reporting that prosecutors have also issued a subpoena about trumps foreign businesses in seven very specif...

Him. let me tell, you it is not fun to be indicted. >> when you say this is the least of his problems, whats the biggest of donald trumps legal problems? >> the biggest problem is the documents case. beuse ultimately, the attorney general who has to decide whether or not to pull out an indictment. when you -- this is a big, big deal. and public relations -- public opinion does matter. people are going to say, hey, biden did it. the documents, pence did it. but the obstruction is different and th...

The biden documents problem, not just presidential documents, going back to the senate, and you have the pence problem. you have other people, other offices -- >> doesnt the obstruction element make a difference? >> it should. and maybe it does. but merrick garland has a philosophy on, you cant charge resisting arrest without charge him with the arrest was for. you have trouble charging and insularity crime, of obstruction of justice if youre not charging the original crime which is the document...

Took with him when he left office. and its not the only bad headline for the ex president today. in the documents case, there is now new reporting from the guardian that one of trumps current attorneys has received a potential obstruction. the guardians reporting, nbc news hasnt confirmed, that trumps attorney evan corcoran we served nearly 50 pages of contemporaneous notes detailing that trump was warned about retaining classified documents after he was subpoenaed by doj in may. and as if thing...

Clearly brilliant legal minds at the table who can help you deal with the illegal minute shove this. i just think that what were dealing with these issues, theres clearly more than just the letter of the law. its also the spirit of the law, and as it relates to public opinion. i tend to agree with you that the documents cases booby traps. its booby trapped because of the issues that are presented to president biden, not just when he was the vice president, but also when he was -- >> you dont dra...

You bring him to the, you bring corcoran to the stand, show him the notes, and say you told trump this? and then you told him that? and then you told it again? and remember, this is a very critical moment for obstruction where after sort of bobbing and weaving for 15 months, you get a subpoena. anybody knows a subpoena is a sobering moment, because the extent trump would try to claim otherwise, it very much would, i think, blow that out of the water. the other, again, is smith following up on wh...

Donald Trump still lives rent-free in George Conways TDS-riddled head.

About six months ago this, is about at test tags signed by one of trumps lawyers. based on the information, im authorized to certify on behalf of the office of donald trump the follow. a diligent certainly was conducted. and it was conducted after receipt of the subpoena in order to locate any and all documents that are responsive. and any and all responsive documents accompany the certification. and no reproduction was retained as to any responsive document. and that was in june. we know after ...