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a bedrock principle of the department of justice and our nation s commitment to the rule of law sets a an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone. applying those laws, collecting facts, that s what determines the outcome of an investigation. nothing more, nothing less. the words of rachel math maddow, stunningly simple words in both the indictment and from behind the podium. it was the first time we as an american public have ever heard from the special counsel notably he praised the fbi and the prosecutors on his team. rachel pointed out they have already come under vicious attack by the indicted ex-president. he encouraged all of us to read the indictment itself, an endeavor we re taking seriously. it s known as a speaking indictment, meaning it is straight forward and, frankly, gripping and dramatic. it lays out the alleged crimes trump faces. 31 counts have to do with the espionage act. we re going to unpack all of ....
Factor, in terms of pointing out hiss hypocrisy, how can you say that, campaign on that and then have done the things that are alleged in this indictment. but in a material, legal, technical way, it shows that he knew this was wrong, materially relevant to the national security of the united states, and illegal. and so there isn t something in this indictment where we have to think, oh, what do prosecutors have on intent, what do they have on his mens rea, on his culpability based on the fact he knew this was wrong. it s all out there. there isn t anything you need to dig for. so it s boths a to beishing to see him say that. it does matter in terms of him ....
This was in his gun sights because andrew mccabe s wife in 2015 voted with support from clinton campaign money through terri, then the governor of virginia rab as a democrat for state legislative position. it s an astonishing thing to ask andrew mccabe. it ses a to beishing in any context and especially in this context. remember when this occurred. this was when andrew was interviewing for the job of acting fbi director. and potentially as a candidate for the full-time fbi director. what the president was doing was doing the same thing he did with jim comey which was letting know i expect you to be loyal to me, not to the constitution or the rule of law, but to me. and what we re seeing from the president to nunez to others in congress is this new attack at the fbi that really crosses the line from typical partisan politics over to what is dishonorable. ....