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Other statutes that could be relevant tonight? >> well, so, in particular, i believe there was a forgery or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit forgery. if you are looking at the alleged fake electors, they started by something that was in fact not to, or at least what the d.a. is going to allege, which is donald trump was actually elected president, right? they were duly elected electors. and they will send that after the u.s. senate and other places. you know, that is one offense, you know, t...

Tacit agreement, that you all are going to commit a crime together. in georgia, you can do any of those things, particularly under the revolt statute. solicit someone to commit crimes for conspire with someone to commit crimes, and it can land you, unfortunately, before -- jury in folding county, if you -- >> so, one of the reports that was out last week was that he could also be charged with racketeering which, again, sounds a little bit like something the mob does. but i have this question abo...

The statutes, so you can conspire with someone to commit crimes, solicit someone to commit a crime, and it can land you unfortunately before a jury in fulton county beef if you do any of that. >> one of the reports that was out last week is that he can also be charged with racketeering, which again, sounds a bit like something the mob does. but i had this question about whether or those charges listed today could be under racketeering, or is there an expectation that it would be separate charges...

Being withheld in exchange for the investigations so the argument would be, andrew, you still have nothing. >> well, i dont know that you have nothing. if you think about this in terms of a rico prosecution, you have to collect predicate acts to form the baes of a rico prosecution. so the request for assistance for the predicate act. he might not have as good of information about the withholding of the aid but thats okay because you have other witnesses that provide that testimony four. >> jim, ...

Of it. now, theres another layer to vindman. yes, i know "the new york times" has reporting, andrew, that he had supposedly drafted a memo that sought to talk about the aid but he didnt put it in his opening statement and we were only told he would say sondland was holding a meeting, which would still qualify as a quid in this quid pro quo analysis. but he cant connect the aid to being withheld in exchange for the investigations so the argument would be, andrew, you still have nothing. >> well, ...

You know, if that didnt happen. you have to think a lot of the same facts would have come to light whether or not the memos ultimately were published in the press. but i think the chances of comey being successfully prosecuted are close to zero. >> laura coates? >> i agree with that assessments. and also the white house has to actually shift its perspective about what is actually the predicate act that led to everything else. its not necessarily giving over of information by comey. it was actual...

Its totally fascinating to me how often headlines are written as israel attacks gaza sites and women and children are killed. the predicate act, the rockets that are coming from gaza into israel, perhaps because theyre mostly being shot down, but perhaps because there is maybe some level of bias, that doesnt get covered in the same way. but i dont -- im very, very careful to ascribe -- not to ascribe bias in this. i think theres a news worthiness that people latch on to. >> so youre saying israe...

Before officer collier was murdered. >> at mit. >> yes. if these three men had not engaged in that obstruction of justice coverup, if they had notified the police the way any decent young men would do, there is a chance and a pretty good chance that officer collier would be alive today. if i were the u.s. attorney -- if i were u.s. attorney id be charging them with a conspiracy that embraced murder as a predicate act. because one of them actually said something very dramatic. one of them said, i...

To this faster three, four, and five years ago? and with regard to the investigation, the point that id like to make is that these men who were arrested, who were involved in the coverup and were involved in obstructing justice, id like to point out something that hasnt been focused on enough. they were aware of the fact according to the complaint now, fbis sworn complaint, they were aware of the fact those two brothers were involved in the bombing three to four hours before officer collier was ...

Ive questioned people, you walk in and you start talking about a conspiracy with murder, as part of the predicate act. martha: you could have saved that police officers life if you had spoken sooner. >> when youre talking about fall stalls statements, obstruction of justice, five years, 8 years, you stick murder in there all of a sudden people become much more willing to cooperate and maybe they start remembering the truth. martha: well talk to you again i hope soon mayor guiliani, good to see y...