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the thing is republicans are now realizing it is hard to claim you're the victim of a rigged justice system when their presidentialsy candidate has spt his whole political career trying to rig the justice system. merrick garlande for his part s not takingfo any of the bait. >> i will not be intimidated, and the justice department will not be intimidated. we will continue to work to do our jobs free from political influence, and we will not back down from defending democracy. >>nd joining us now former u.s. senator and msnbc political analyst claire mccaskill and "the new york times" reporter katie benner. claire, claire, claire, it's like trump claims biden is an enfeebled shut unbut also a master rigging the public justice system.
too, claire, isn't it that america will buy this line hook, line, and sinker. what your faith of is in the engagement of the american voter leading up to the election, because this all seems like it's designed to help trump insi november. >> well, first of all, there are two -- there's earth one and earth two at this point. >> yes. >> and one group of people is looking at the evidence and understanding -- frankly, let me just sayle something, state prosecutors don't even like federal prosecutors. i was a state prosecutor. i wanted them to leave me the hellto alone. we respond to 911 calls. most of the violent crime in this country is prosecuted by state prosecutors. federal jurisdiction doesn't even lie with federal crimes in this country. there's a natural friction between the two systems much less some prosecutors are going to letut merrick garland tell tm
last night you showed there from the fund-raiser on camera at a rally because obviously it's a very different thing when you're saying that, you know, at a donor event, alex, than on camera. >> yeah. claire, what is your expectation on that front? and there's a debate in a couple weeks and, and are we going to hear any of this? >> everyone knows he's a convicted felon. it's not like anybody in the america doesn't know donald trump was convicted. what he does need to do is stand up for those jurors. he needs to stand up for the institution. he needs to stand up frp the institutions of america that have made our country so wonderful, and that's what trump is campaigning against. he's actually campaigning against the essence of our system. and that's what he needs to convey. he needs to go after trump in a way that really strong just like