Give republicans minority control over Critical Issues like abortion. And the brawl on an alabama dock that launched a thousand memes. Why is this Fight Resonating so much and will the Folding Chair Wind up in a museum . We begin tonight with donald trump obliterating norms for his political and personal gain. Norms like rooting for your country on the international stage. Call it patriotism, fandom, however you want to characterize it, we generally root for the home team when american athletes compete abroad and we are sad with them when they lose. The defeats can be soul crushing, and a lot of stomachs churned on sunday when the u. S. Soccer team lost to sweden in the womens world cup. It was an agonizing moment for the topranked womens soccer team in the world especially when soccer star Megan Rapinoe missed a crucial penalty kick contributing to the loss and then Something Weird happened. Conservatives relished americas loss, expressing a maniacal glee over their and by their, i mean our countrys world cup exit. They sent a clear message that its only America First if republican trolls like you, so all of that horrible basheling of saving womens sport, we knew that was a sham, but man, did they make it clear with the way they kicked the womens team. President biden did what perfectly normal humans do and what president s have always done in these instances, he congratulated the Team Including with a post on extwitter. You made your country proud, his post read, i look forward to how you continue to Inspire Americans with your grit and determination on and off the field. Its what were supposed to expect, right . A totally normal, standard, encouraging response from a u. S. Leader not named donald trump. As for trump, well, trump going to trump especially when it comes to women so he trashed them, cheering the teams defeat claiming they lost because of wokeness, while somehow blaming biden for the whole entire thing. Trump and his Maga Coalition specifically piled on Megan Rapinoe, the star athlete who has come to represent for them everything thats wrong with america, making her the latest casualty in the culture wars, and the latest example of the ethos of trumpism. Trumps freakout isnt about winning or losing or even about soccer or football as everybody else in the world calls it. Its about blowing up norm, decency, as Well Assen Stugzs that dont serve him. Donald trump doesnt believe in anything, not least in fair elections. He unleashes the hounds on political opponents for not kissing his ring and just as he did when he was in the white house he is continuing to use his seemingly undiminished power over millions of americans to trash our system of justice. Allow me to explain. If youll recall during his arraignment in the january 6th case, the Magistrate Judge issued a warning saying to trump, quote, it is a crime to intimidate a witness or retaliate against anyone for providing information about your case to the prosecution or otherwise obstruct justice. Do you understand these warnings, sir . Trump nodded yes. And then he swore that he would comply. Roughly 24 hours after trump exited the courthouse he turned to his social media platform to issue his own warning, quote, if you go after me, im coming after you. Prosecutors are aware of trumps tactics by now and asked for a protective order ahead of the election trial. They argue that trump could otherwise improperly disclose confidential evidence. On monday trumps lawyers urged u. S. District judge Tanya Chutkan, the trial judge overseeing his case to reject it, saying it would violate his Free Speech Rights and the whole free speech bit, well, trump grumbled about it today. Crooked joe now wants the thug prosecutor, this deranged guy to file a court order, taking away my First Amendment rights so they cant speak. So now i have one of these lunatic reporters back there saying sir, wed like to talk to you about your case, im sorry, im not allowed to talk about it. Somehow thats not good for votes, do you agree . I will talk about it. I will. Theyre not taking away my First Amendment rights. [ cheers and applause ] everyone calls him sir, but just think about it. If trump can make menacing threats to the u. S. Womens soccer team what would he do to some regular schmuck fake elector who dares to testify at his trial or one of his maralago employees or codefendants if they testify or another employee testifies or to mike pence . Its all just another attempt to take control of his country. He wants the power to publicize peoples testimony so he can publicly threaten them. Its a sub version of the Justice System which is exactly what he is being charged with, and because trump is a cult boss, a gaslighter in chief including our traditions, our very foundation allowing him to convince a third of the country that an attack on him is an attack on them. According to a new cbs poll, cbs ugov poll, i should say, there are strong party splits over what all of these indictments mean. Democrats see it as upholding the rule of law or republicans see it as a political move. 56 of them see it as an attack on people like them. Thats exactly what trump wants them to think as the Trial Lurchers for part. Judge Tanya Chutkan set a meet meeting, and joining us is manny hassan, and host of the Manny Hassan Show and former Senior Investigative counsel to the january 6th select committee. Manny, my friend, i do want to start with you because there is something about the culture donald trump has created at least for a third of the country that says nothing matters. The rules, the law, elections, rooting for your own country when a team is competing abroad. All that matters is trump and what he wants. That is a bizarre kind of cult, but at this point its clearly basically a religious cult. It is a cult, joy. Theres no debate about that. You just look at the irrationality and the hypocrisy. You and i and others would say hold on, hold on, donald trump said today that a preceding president cant ask an ag, but wait, donald trump did that in october 2020 when he told bill barr, but it doesnt matter. Thats not the world we live in. Its not that they dont know or dont believe you. They dont care. One thing that shocked me is not that they have cults and a lot of communities have kulls and its that the right decided to build a cult around that guy. Yeah. Thats the guy they chose for their cult of personality. This guy who is more mob boss than political leader. Were talking about intimidating witnesses. I mean, trump has spent years basically blowing stuff up, to use your phrase, politically, judicially, financially and every aspect of his public and personal life. We know how he treats witnesses and we know from the mueller report, Robert Mueller said in his report that donald trump tried to obstruct, intimidate or influence paul manafort, Michael Cohen and general michael flynn, roger stone, she said i was intimidated by all of the tweets the sitting president put out thargetting smee. You said what we used to do in the in the old days, hes going to billy witnesses, youiers, do you come in the country, my advice is you is saw a nonmouts forever. . I wanted in back to the poll. We put up the larger, poll, when cbs news asked if the indictments against trump are trying to stop the trump campaign, 86 of republicans said its trying to stop the trump campaign. An attack on people like you, 56 upholding the rule of law only 28 said its upholding the rule of law and only 26 of republicans said that it is defending democracy. At this point, mehdi, hes poisoned the jury pool. All he needs is one of them on the jury in either of his two trials. Thats the goal that his lawyers have set out. They seem to have at least achieved it among a majority of republicans . They are very good at messaging, we have to admit. His gaslighting has worked with a third of the population. The idea that its an attack on people like you. Hes nothing like any of his supporters. He looks down on them. We know that he looks down on them in private. The guy splits his time between a Wedding Venue in florida and a golden apartment in new york, and hes unlike any other human being you or i have ever met and the idea hes standing among them. The only way hes unlike is he has a Golden Shower curtain in maralago, which i still dont understand. Moot let, the defendants proposed order would lead to the public dissemination of recovery material and if the defense use the material mediate the case or media. Mr. Di oliveira still works there and they are completely dependent on trump financially. If either of them were to turn over everyday he would make mince meat out of them on social media. Anyone who testifies and the Secret Service and mike peps, what do you make of their insistence that they need to make peoples Testimony Public . I think President Trumps prior actions taking on individuals that cant protect themselves is informative here. I think about ruby freeman and shay moss who were poll workers in the atlanta area and how he used his bully pulpit to go against them and they couldnt protect themselves. I think of the Cassidy Hutchinson who while being asked to tell the truth was being pressured by President Trumps political circle to do the opposite of that. So i think he has a long history of putting pressure those two dont have the ability to protect themselves and i think the special counsels highlighting what truly is a real concern here. If they dont get their way in terms of the judges order, what can the prosecutors do to protect these witnesses who wont, i presume, have Police Protection or anything else. What can they do if they dont get their way with this judge . What i suspect is this will be an issue that will be revisited probably several times over with the judge, wherever she comes down initially, i think President Biden has sewn he has an inability fol loing court orders and this will be the beginning of the conversation with the judge and not the end. What do you make of the florida judge. Her ruling which she didnt seem to quite understand why there was a second grand jury. I feel like i could why there was. Does it make you suspicious that she questioned that and has demanded that prosecutors justify it . I did find it odd at this stage of the case that she would issue what can only be dribbed as a pretty aggressive order, and i think its surprising that she would be shocked that multiple grand juries could be investigating President Trumps whose conduct has been wide ranging over numerous jurisdictions. Im with you on this, im surprised at her surprise, to be honest. Yeah. Let me come back to you, mehdi. There was a piece today in the Washington Post that i found alarming and it was by a guy from the Hoover Institute who made themselves lower come it almost to be tried for any of these things, and bidens Justice Department putting him on trial, but it seems to me i would love to make that argument. You rob a bank and you say its too close to a bank holiday, you know . What do you make of these attempts by people trying to rationalize the idea that putting trump on trial is bad for the country . Ive been saying this for a while. According to the gop if youre a criminal in America Today best way to run is to run for president. You get an, munity ca upon you are running for prd, if they do not want a president ial candidate to be on trial, theres a simple solution, dont nominate that person as your candidate. If mitt romney had one trial against him in 2012 the gop of 2012 would not have nominated him. Trump has six, maybe seven next year and they dont want to be tried going into an Election Campaign dont do the alleged crimes. One thing i would give to trump, and i hate to say this. Ill have to take thai shower after this, joy, when he says why did they wait two and a half years to do this. I kind of agree with him and think, merrick garland, this is partly on you. We dont have to wait to have trials in 2024. We could have continue this earlier. Its not sunday, but you can get an amen because this has been my problem all looj. The the Calendar Creatives closer to the Justice Department. 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