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And that the department of justice has been weaponized. i mean, these words are actually really dangerous, really bad for democracy. weve had past political leaders that have been under fire in the past and they have variously defended themselves but they havent gone after our very democratic institutions. they havent gone after the fbi or the department of justice. and thats one of the more dangerous things that trump is doing. and were seeing its really firing up the republican base. the first...

Weaponized? the archives were basically glorified librarian. doj going? this is a civil case. librarians do this stuff in a civil case. what they did was they tried to etched into the minds of americans. this guy is a criminal. you got helicopters above youve got youve got men who are armed, breaking in tomorrow lago in the dark of night or the early morning hours. theyre trying to paint him as a criminal. theyve done it since day one. and this whole thing is no different. in fact, its less sign...

Evidence will back up? >> right. and the evidence in that indictment is very specific, noting donald trump specifically helped pack the boxes, oversaw the transportation of the boxes containing hundreds of these classified documents. do you think that special counsel jack smith, underscoring all of that, but also how this affects the intelligence and military communities, is this part of an effort by the special counsel to block charges do is investigation, and at the department of justice, weap...

That fixes the systemic abuses of a political nature where its been weaponized, you know, so colorly before the american people. clearly. maria: its so disturbing to know that on the very day trump indicted is the day that we see the oversight committee reviewed that document that shows a bribery scheme where joe and hunter biden took $10 million from burisma, apparently what anna paulina luna just told us, for protection in biden and obamas administration. >> well, apply the same standard there...

Elected loyalists. are they doing this because they believe their arguments or they just want to make sure that they keep trump supporters, voters, in their corners? >> it is probably some combination of both. you dont hear as many people trying to defend the underlying comment. most common argument is to delegitimize the entire investigation as inherently political or weaponized, same way they reacted to the indictment in new york to the civil verdict against him on sexual abuse. the basic argu...

So your thoughts now on bill barr saying this is a rock solid case against trump. do those words carry weight with the republican party? >> yeah, it is a striking contrast to what you were hearing from almost all republican leaders who have spoken out. were in a familiar dynamic here with these very detailed, very serious charges that have been filed against former president trump where the only voices in the republican party just about willing to talk with those who preemptively condemn it as i...

That fixes the systemic abuses of a political nature where its been weaponized, you know, so colorly before the american people. clearly. maria: its so disturbing to know that on the very day trump indicted is the day that we see the oversight committee reviewed that document that shows a bribery scheme where joe and hunter biden took $10 million from burisma, apparently what anna paulina luna just told us, for protection in biden and obamas administration. >> well, apply the same standard there...

Unsurprisingly rallying behind donald trump in the face of his historic federal indictment. but just they did after trump was charged by the manhattan d.a.. leaders in the party are focusing their ire on those bringing the charges making patently false claims that department of justice has been weaponized against donald trump by the biden administration. turning now its representative stacey plaskett of the u.s. virgin islands, who now serves as the ranking member of the house select subcommitte...

That might emerge of those charges? >> the doj and if you have been weaponized. an example of disfavored treatment based on politics or weaponization would be included in that review, no matter how small or how big. >> hallie jackson, nbc news. ig >> hallie jackso n, nbc news. >> all right, coming up, unlike donald trump richard nixon was never actually impeached. he resigned the presidency before that could happen. then, he was pardoned by his predecessor and former vice president. or, kiss suc...