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Bill barr had to say in terms of how he felt about jack smiths integrity. listen to this. >> hes an aggressive prosecutor. hes the kind of prosecutor in my view that if he thinks someones committed a crime, he hones in on it and really goes to try to make that case. theres no question hes -- hes aggressive. but i do not think that hes a partisan actor, he, personally. >> and you think hes treated trump fairly here? >> i dont know hes treated -- >> from what youve observed, i guess. >> if from wh...

And be a bad development. second, i didnt think there was a basis for me to do it because our department didnt have a conflict of interest. it had to be left up to garland to make that decision, for his department. he had the determine whether he had a conflict and he should bring in a special counsel. if i preempted that decision, i thought it would give them the basis for saying this was a political move, and we are going to terminate him. we are going to kick it out, and it would have given t...

Hes always had to do well since hes gotten intoight the political game. hes going to fight like. hes going to fight these guys. but what should reallye hell be telling to everybody is how fast you see jack smith go on tv. you knowd be tolis, were going. this incredibly fast. were definitely going to do before the election. armean, doesnt that tell you that theyre doing this for one motivation? and thats to take the guy out? this is the weaponization of the system. ed it th but, you know, even if...

Hardworking class, hardworking people, small donors, and tells them this is to defend america, and to take care -- he didnt provide any significant support during the 2022 elections. a lot of this money seems to be going to his legal fees. >> you just mentioned earlier you dont believe in the weaponization of the justice department. that is something we often hear from members of congress who are loyal to him after he gets indicted in these cases. does that undermine trust in the department that...

>> i mean, that seems to belie some of what were going to be hearing about this language of the weaponization of the government and that, i think the word was deranged, that trump used on truth social. >> one of the night awards. >> it was one of the nice words, right? which, is saying something. but i mean, this idea, the partisanship of a prosecutor. its always causing the question, whether they have some sort of ax to grind. we hear about it all the time. but is there any evidence to support ...

Indictments, is better than just one for trump because as more of these legal problems come down the pike, the details get lost in the greater number. and people just focus more so on that word, weaponization, that we have been hearing not only from trump but also from his rivals like ron desantis on the campaign trail. so hes able to more so easily rally that base against this bigger system thats out to get him, thats out to get his allies and his supporters, guys. >> all right, well let you co...

Like, whether he actually could have acted differently. he didnt come back more forcefully until i think thats why this is so surprising, until now we learn of these details? >> yes, if im a candidate running against donald trump in a republican primary, i would be bludgeoning donald trump right now with this indictment. as well as the others. all these candidates, they have a weapon that they can use against trump. but instead, too many of them, not saying mike pence, but too many of them are o...

Points that the trump folks are distributing to supporters on capitol hill, and one of them says that donald trump was merely following advice of counsel in terms of what he thought he was allowed to do. we know, of course, that thats not the white house counsel, which was opposed to what he was doing, or the deputy white house counsel. its not the attorney general, bill barr, or his replacement, the acting attorney, jeffrey rosen. it is a group of lawyers that vice president pence yesterday ref...

Prosecuting the former president in a really novel way that i think a lot of the country recognizes this as a major problem and its not just republican voters who are very concerned about the weaponization of our department of justice and law enforcement on part of what current ruling party, but a lot of independence and moderates also probably are very unhappy to see whats happened to the rule of law in this country as well. >> bret: politically, josh, we have said this again and again, but eac...

This will absolutely continue to be fodder for the republican base, especially the maga base. everyone whos words donald trump. but governor sununus right. youre not going to have independent suburban women going to say oh yeah, now im gonna support donald trump even more. >> everyone, great point. stick around, we have a lot more to talk about, a lot more to unpack. erin? >> laura, lets bring in one of trumps 2024 rivals, will hurd. congressman, i appreciate your time. so here we are, 45-page s...