Jack Smith STRIKES BACK at Supreme Court with BIG Announcement

MeidasTouch
4 Mar 202409:47

Summary

TLDRIn this informative video, Dave Aronberg, the State Attorney for Palm Beach County, Florida, discusses the potential implications of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the federal election interference case against Donald Trump. Despite the Court's intervention delaying the proceedings, Aronberg explains how the Department of Justice's strategic moves, such as lifting the 60-day pre-election policy restriction and Judge Chutkin's determination, increase the likelihood of Trump facing trial before the upcoming election. Additionally, he highlights the Stormy Daniels hush money case in New York as a separate trial that will undoubtedly proceed, ensuring legal scrutiny of Trump's actions regardless of the Supreme Court's decision.

Takeaways

  • 😐 The Supreme Court has temporarily halted the Department of Justice's case against Donald Trump for election interference, causing delays.
  • 🏛️ Despite the Supreme Court's intervention, the Department of Justice believes there's still a chance the D.C. election interference case against Trump could proceed before the election.
  • ⏰ The DOJ has announced that their policy of not taking investigative steps within 60 days of an election does not apply to cases where the defendant (like Trump) has already been indicted.
  • ⚖️ Judge Chutkin, overseeing the D.C. case, has indicated a willingness to expedite the trial, potentially cutting down Trump's preparation time from the initially allotted 88 days.
  • ⌛ Even if the Supreme Court delays their ruling until late June, Judge Chutkin could still expedite the trial to take place in August, September, or October, which could politically wound Trump before the election.
  • 🗳️ Regardless of the D.C. case's timeline, Trump faces a separate trial in New York over the Stormy Daniels hush money payments, which could damage his standing with evangelical voters if he's convicted.
  • 🔐 The New York case is pardon-proof, meaning Trump cannot pardon himself if found guilty.
  • 👨⚖️ Legal experts like George Conway believe that even if the Supreme Court delays the D.C. case until close to the election, it could still politically harm Trump.
  • 🕰️ The DOJ's lead prosecutor, Jack Smith, could potentially speed up the D.C. case or reduce the number of charges to ensure it proceeds before the election.
  • 💪 Despite setbacks, the video expresses optimism that Trump will face some accountability through these legal proceedings before or around the election.

Q & A

  • What recent Supreme Court ruling is being discussed in the script?

    -The script is referring to a recent Supreme Court ruling related to the election interference case against Donald Trump in Washington, DC. The ruling is seen as unfavorable as it has thrown a potential roadblock in Trump being tried in this case before the election.

  • What did the Department of Justice announce regarding Trump's criminal cases?

    -The Department of Justice announced that its internal policy of not indicting or taking investigative steps within 60 days of an election does not apply to Trump's criminal cases, including those where he has already been indicted.

  • How could Judge Chutkin's actions potentially impact the timing of the DC election interference case?

    -Judge Chutkin has indicated a willingness to expedite the case, including cancelling her European vacation, if necessary. She could also limit the 88-day preparation time granted to Trump, potentially allowing the case to proceed closer to the election.

  • What options does Special Counsel Jack Smith have to potentially speed up the DC case?

    -Jack Smith could either speed up the pace of his case presentation or potentially reduce the number of charges against Trump from the current four counts, in order to ensure the case proceeds before the election.

  • What is the concern raised about a potential Supreme Court ruling remanding the case back to Judge Chutkin?

    -There is a concern that if the Supreme Court remands the case back to Judge Chutkin with instructions to determine if presidential immunity applies, it could delay the case until after the election or very close to it.

  • Why is the Stormy Daniels hush money case in New York considered significant?

    -The Stormy Daniels hush money case in New York is seen as significant because it is likely to be the only case that will be tried before the election. It also involves allegations that could be particularly damaging to Trump's evangelical voter base.

  • What is the significance of the Stormy Daniels case being 'pardon proof'?

    -The fact that the Stormy Daniels case is a state case means that Trump cannot pardon himself if convicted, as presidential pardons only apply to federal crimes.

  • According to the script, what potential impact could a conviction have on Trump's electoral prospects?

    -The script suggests that a conviction in any of the cases against Trump could potentially discourage a segment of voters from supporting him, based on polling data mentioned.

  • What is the overall message conveyed in the script regarding the prospects of Trump facing prosecution before the election?

    -The overall message is one of cautious optimism, suggesting that despite the Supreme Court's intervention, there is still a real possibility that Trump could face prosecution, particularly in the DC case or the Stormy Daniels case, before the election.

  • Who is the speaker in the video script, and what is their background?

    -The speaker is Dave Aronberg, who is identified as the State Attorney for Palm Beach County, Florida, and referred to as the 'Florida law man'.

Outlines

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⚖️ DOJ Increases Chances of Trump's Trial Before Elections

Despite the Supreme Court's recent ruling, the Department of Justice has taken steps to increase the likelihood that Donald Trump will be tried in the election interference case in Washington, DC before the upcoming elections. The DOJ announced that its policy of not indicting or taking investigative steps within 60 days of an election does not apply to Trump's criminal cases. Additionally, Judge Chutkin has expressed her willingness to cancel her European vacation to ensure the case proceeds. Even if the Supreme Court delays its ruling until the end of June, Judge Chutkin could reduce Trump's 88-day preparation time, and prosecutor Jack Smith could speed up the case or reduce the charges to expedite the trial before the election.

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🗳️ Impact of Trials on Trump's Election Prospects

Even if the Supreme Court's ruling pushes the Washington, DC case past the election, there is still a chance that Trump will be held accountable. The Stormy Daniels hush money payments trial in New York is set to take place before the election, and it could damage Trump's standing with his Evangelical base. Additionally, if Trump is found guilty in any of the cases against him, a portion of the population has indicated they will not vote for him. Although the New York case may not be the strongest, it will dominate headlines and is pardon-proof. Furthermore, if the Washington, DC case proceeds close to the election, it could wound Trump politically, according to conservative commentator George Conway. The summary highlights the potential impact of these trials on Trump's election prospects, regardless of the Supreme Court's ruling.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Supreme Court ruling

This refers to a recent decision made by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding a case involving Donald Trump. The ruling is described as throwing "sand in the gears of Justice" and causing delays in the legal proceedings against Trump. The speaker expresses disappointment with the Supreme Court's intervention, which he sees as hindering the pursuit of justice.

💡Election interference case

This refers to a specific legal case against Donald Trump related to his alleged interference in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The case is being handled in Washington, D.C., and the speaker suggests that it has a higher likelihood of being heard before the upcoming election compared to other cases against Trump. The video script discusses the potential implications and strategies surrounding this case.

💡Department of Justice (DOJ)

The Department of Justice is a federal executive department of the United States government responsible for enforcing federal laws and administering justice. The video discusses recent actions taken by the DOJ concerning the cases against Donald Trump, such as their announcement that their policy of not indicting or taking investigative steps within 60 days of an election does not apply to Trump's criminal cases.

💡Judge Chutkin

Judge Chutkin is the district court judge overseeing the election interference case against Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. The video describes Judge Chutkin's eagerness to move the case forward, even stating her willingness to cancel a European vacation to prioritize the trial. The judge's decisions and actions are discussed as potential factors influencing the timeline of the case.

💡Jack Smith

Jack Smith is the lead prosecutor in the election interference case against Donald Trump. The video mentions Smith's role in indicting Trump on four counts and his desire to expedite the case, potentially by speeding up the prosecution or cutting down the number of charges. Smith's actions are portrayed as pivotal in determining the pace and scope of the trial.

💡Presidential immunity

Presidential immunity refers to the legal concept of whether a sitting U.S. president can be prosecuted or held accountable for alleged crimes while in office. The video discusses the Supreme Court's potential ruling on the issue of "absolute presidential immunity," which the speaker argues would essentially make the president a "king" and contradicts the foundational principles of the United States.

💡Mar-a-Lago documents case

This refers to a separate legal case against Donald Trump related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents from the White House, which were found at his Mar-a-Lago residence. The video mentions this case in the context of the DOJ's announcement that their election policy does not apply to Trump's criminal cases, suggesting implications for both the election interference case and the Mar-a-Lago documents case.

💡Stormy Daniels hush money case

This case involves allegations that Donald Trump made hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to conceal their alleged affair during the 2016 presidential campaign. The video discusses how this case, being handled by the Manhattan District Attorney's office, is likely to proceed to trial before the upcoming election, potentially impacting Trump's image and support among evangelical voters.

💡Pardon-proof

The term "pardon-proof" refers to the idea that certain cases or charges against Donald Trump cannot be pardoned by the president, even if Trump were to pardon himself. The video specifically mentions that the Stormy Daniels hush money case in New York is "pardon-proof," meaning that Trump cannot use a presidential pardon to avoid prosecution or conviction in that case.

💡Evangelical base

The term "evangelical base" refers to the core group of Christian evangelical voters who have traditionally supported Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The video suggests that the Stormy Daniels hush money case, which involves Trump's alleged affair with a porn star, could potentially alienate or erode support from this crucial voting bloc if Trump is found guilty.

Highlights

The Department of Justice has done something to increase the chances that Donald Trump will be tried in the election interference case in Washington, DC.

The Supreme Court's recent decision upset many because it delayed the DC Circuit Court's decision, which was comprehensive and convincing on the issue of absolute presidential immunity.

Donald Trump clearly fears the DC case the most because it's the most likely of the two federal cases to be heard before the election.

The Department of Justice announced that its internal policy of not indicting or taking investigative steps within 60 days of an election does not apply to Trump's criminal cases.

If the DC case could get scheduled before the election, it can proceed even if the defendant is on the ballot himself.

Judge Chutkin wants the DC case to happen and is willing to cancel her European vacation to make it happen.

Jack Smith only indicted Trump on four counts and did not name any co-conspirators, targeting Trump in this case.

Even if the Supreme Court delays its ruling until late June, Judge Chutkin could limit Trump's 88-day preparation time.

Jack Smith could speed up his case or cut down on the charges to expedite the trial before the election.

If the Supreme Court remands the case to Judge Chutkin to determine if presidential immunity applies, it could push the trial closer to or past the election.

Conservative commentator George Conway believes a trial close to the election would still hurt Trump politically.

At least one trial, the Stormy Daniels hush money case in New York, will happen before the election and cannot be pardoned by Trump.

The Stormy Daniels case will dominate headlines and could impact Trump's evangelical base if he's found guilty.

A portion of voters say they will not vote for Trump if he's guilty of any of the charges against him.

Despite the Supreme Court's intervention, there is a real possibility that the DC election interference case will happen close to the election.

Transcripts

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despite the Supreme Court's recent

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ruling the Department of Justice has now

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done something to increase the chances

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that Donald Trump will be tried in the

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election interference case in Washington

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DC let's discuss I'm Dave aronberg state

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attorney for Palm Beach County aka the

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Florida law man here in the midest touch

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Network I want to thank everyone for

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your views your likes your comments

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please keep them coming and as far as

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the Supreme Court's recent decision I

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know it upset a lot of us because they

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threw sand in the gears of Justice the

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DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision was

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powerful it was comprehensive and it was

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convincing and it was dealing with an

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easy issue the issue of absolute

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presidential immunity that's a legal

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layup I mean there's a reason why we

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left the crown 250 years ago it's

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because we didn't want a king and this

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absolute immunity garbage would make the

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president a king I mean come on this is

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not a hard decision the Supreme Court

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stepped in to say hold on we want oine

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on this even though they had a chance to

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do so back in December they said no let

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this go through the DC Circuit Court of

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Appeals first and then they came back

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and say yeah now let's stay the whole

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matter while we deliberate on this and

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they said an April 22nd oral argument

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dat but look don't lose

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hope you know Donald Trump clearly fears

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the DC case the most because that's the

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case that's most likely of the two

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Federal cases to be heard before the

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election the strongest case to me is the

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marago documents case but with judge

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Canon that's being slow walked that's

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not going to be heard before the

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election but I still think there's a

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chance that this case in DC can be heard

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and something the Department of Justice

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just did makes it more likely than just

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a small chance and clearly they're on

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this they realize uh that this could be

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their best chance to actually hold

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Donald Trump accountable the Department

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of Justice made an important

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announcement and ironically it was not

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in the DC case but it affects it it was

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actually in the marlago documents case

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where the Department of Justice told

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judge Canon that its internal policy of

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not indicting or taking over

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investigative steps within 60 days of an

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election well that does not apply to

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Trump's criminal cases that's what the

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doj has said and at this Hearing in

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front of Judge Canon just recently Jack

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Smith's team told the judge that there

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are no Department of Justice policies

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that prevent cases that have already

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been charged from going to trial that

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close to an election so it applies even

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if the defendant is on the ballot

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himself so the 60-day rule applies to

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you know the grand jury proceedings it

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applies to investigative steps it

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doesn't apply to Someone Like Donald

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Trump who was already indicted a while

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ago so that is the big news that if this

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case could get teed up before judge

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chuckin at any time before the election

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then it can go and judge shutkin clearly

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wants it to go judge shutkin has said

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that she'll cancel her European Vacation

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which is scheduled for uh the late

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summer early fall to make this case

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happen she wants it to happen this case

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was built for Speed Jack Smith wants it

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to happen he only only uh indicted on

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four counts he didn't name any other

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co-conspirators the others are

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unindicted and so he is targeting Donald

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Trump in this case and so there are a

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few things that could happen that even

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if the Supreme Court delays and waits

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until the end of June to come forward

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with its ruling which seems like it

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probably will happen because that's the

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end of this term for the Supreme Court

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so even if the decision comes out at the

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end of June here's what could happen

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judge hutkin has said that Donald Trump

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has 88 more days to prepare for the case

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that's where the case was frozen when

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Trump took the appeal and there was a

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stay issued initially by judge

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chuckin but that 88 days is not set in

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stone judge chuckin based on what the

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Supreme Court did based on these delays

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that were not accounted for when judge

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hutkin announced the prep time the 88

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days of prep time she could limit that

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she can cut that and I think she would

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based on everything that's happened I

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think that if this case is decided as

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late as late June that judge hutkin will

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then cut down the 88 days prep time to

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what we don't know but I think it's a

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likelihood that she would say that

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Donald Trump you've had so much time

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already to prepare you don't need

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another 88 days on top of that so let's

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get moving plus Jack Smith could also

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speed up his own case Jack Smith has

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said his case could take a couple months

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but I think that knowing that there's an

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election around the the corner he either

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speeds up his case or he may even cut

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down on the charges right now there are

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four counts he could cut it down too if

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he wanted to I don't think he needs to I

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think he could speed up his case without

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having to cut the number of counts but

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these are options that are available to

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a judge who wants this thing to go and a

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lead prosecutor who wants this thing to

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go now one concern I have is that the

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Supreme Court would not only wait until

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the end of June to announce its ruling

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but then they also could remand the case

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to the district court judge shutkin and

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say here's our new rule on presidential

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immunity instead of just saying there is

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no presidential immunity in this case

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we're going to say it could be available

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in certain cases and it's up to you

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judge chuin to make the factual finding

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whether it applies here so worst case

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scenario that could push this case even

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closer to the election or even past the

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election but even if it does push it

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closer to the the election by delaying

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it even even further a conservative

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commentator George Conway and never

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Trumper has said that that would still

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hurt Trump because then the trial would

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be taking place so close to the election

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that it would wound Trump politically

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more than if it took place a lot sooner

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here's what Conway said yeah politically

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I don't think it's helpful for Donald

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Trump I mean sometimes in litigation you

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you you lose by getting what you asked

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for and what he has asked for in the in

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in the in the m in the January 6th case

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is delay delay delay but he may not get

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enough delay I mean the Supreme Court

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took this case and probably probably for

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good not not to delay the case but I

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think they probably think they have

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something to add to the law in this area

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and there are multiple motions that

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Donald Trump has been making both in you

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know both in Georgia and in Florida

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maybe you know it could the guidance

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could be helpful from the Supreme Court

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but the end result would be we're going

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to get a decision that the the case is

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still expedited the appeal to the

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Supreme Court is still expedited we're

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going to get a decision by the end of

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June maybe even earlier and if that's

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true when you do the math you get a

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trial in August September or October and

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that is not a good thing for Donald

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Trump he would be better to get the

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thing over with

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frankly even with a conviction so that

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is another possibility we don't know

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exactly what's going to happen but my

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point is is my is mighty don't lose hope

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even if the Supreme Court pushes this

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past the election there is still reason

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to believe that Trump will be held

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accountable at least in part and that is

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because there is definitely one trial

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that will be taking place before the

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election that's the case in New York the

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Stormy Daniels hush money payments trial

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that's the case where Alvin Bragg the da

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is arguing that because Donald Trump

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falsified business records he was able

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to hide payments to a porn star that

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would have damaged his election chances

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thus it's a campaign Finance violation

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thus it's election interference and thus

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these are felonies and he should be sent

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to prison this is what Alvin brag will

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be arguing and whether you think it's

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the strongest case or not I think it's

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probably the fourth out of four of the

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criminal cases against trump it is not

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necessarily a weak case is a case that

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will dominate the headlines and in front

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of Trump's Evangelical base we going to

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have to have to deal with the fact that

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you know he made these payments to an

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adult film star and then if he's found

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guilty there is a number of the voters

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of the population who say they will not

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vote for Donald Trump if he's guilty of

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any of these charges against him so

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whether that holds true we shall see but

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for those who believe that Donald Trump

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will be immune from any convictions any

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prosecutions before the election no

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there's at least one case that is going

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to be heard the one in New York and that

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case case is pardon proof Trump cannot

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pardon himself out of it but also there

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is a real possibility that despite the

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Supreme Court's intervention that the DC

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election interference case will happen

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and if it does happen it's going to

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happen close to the election because the

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Department of Justice says that even if

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it's close to the election it's still

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game on so stay tuned thank you so much

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for watching I hope you enjoyed this

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Florida law man see you next time hey

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