‘It’s Not a Lie If You Believe It’: Ari Melber Says the ‘Costanza Defense’ Isn’t Available to Trump Because He Knows He Lost in 2020

Trump The only way ░░░░░░░░ re going to lose ░░░░░░░░ election is if the ░░░░░░░░ is rigged Remember that ░░░░░░░░ s the only way ░░░░░░░░ re going to lose ░░░░░░░░ election GUTHRIE We can ░░░░░░░░ project that former vice ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden has been ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI The third time ░░░░░░░░ turned out to be ░░░░░░░░ charm Not only the ░░░░░░░░ but possibly the most ░░░░░░░░ election of our lifetimes ░░░░░░░░ ends MELBER Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ intended to lie about ░░░░░░░░ loss and try to ░░░░░░░░ the election To cheat ░░░░░░░░ the results came in ░░░░░░░░ stage a coup That ░░░░░░░░ the case these January ░░░░░░░░ investigators made today drawing ░░░░░░░░ evidence like part of ░░░░░░░░ clip I just showed ░░░░░░░░ then President Trump speaking ░░░░░░░░ public before Election Day ░░░░░░░░ testimony about the similar ░░░░░░░░ he said in private ░░░░░░░░ showing an attempt to ░░░░░░░░ and steal as his ░░░░░░░░ showed him he was ░░░░░░░░ on track to lose ░░░░░░░░ was the case on ░░░░░░░░ night and after with ░░░░░░░░ legal paths closing in ░░░░░░░░ court losses Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ My recommendation was to ░░░░░░░░ that votes were still ░░░░░░░░ counted it s too ░░░░░░░░ to tell too early ░░░░░░░░ call the race MILLER ░░░░░░░░ remember saying that to ░░░░░░░░ best of my memory ░░░░░░░░ was saying that we ░░░░░░░░ not go and declare ░░░░░░░░ until we had a ░░░░░░░░ sense of the numbers ░░░░░░░░ Trump The results were ░░░░░░░░ being counted It was ░░░░░░░░ clear that the race ░░░░░░░░ not be called on ░░░░░░░░ night Clip ends MELBER ░░░░░░░░ Trump s lies about ░░░░░░░░ actual vote then morphed ░░░░░░░░ lies about the supposed ░░░░░░░░ that would then reverse ░░░░░░░░ Aides fact checking him ░░░░░░░░ that score Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ 1 I essentially said ░░░░░░░░ we looked at that ░░░░░░░░ and that allegation was ░░░░░░░░ supported by the evidence ░░░░░░░░ 2 Eric and Pat ░░░░░░░░ t you know the ░░░░░░░░ President included that none ░░░░░░░░ those allegations had been ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN 1 I said ░░░░░░░░ well with regard to ░░░░░░░░ we looked at the ░░░░░░░░ we interviewed the witnesses ░░░░░░░░ is no suitcase BARR ░░░░░░░░ told him that the ░░░░░░░░ that his people were ░░░░░░░░ out to the public ░░░░░░░░ bleep Clip ends MELBER ░░░░░░░░ at some point all ░░░░░░░░ evidence might seem repetitive ░░░░░░░░ even to some viewers ░░░░░░░░ tedious Of course Trump ░░░░░░░░ lying Of course he ░░░░░░░░ he lost the sayings ░░░░░░░░ But the committee is ░░░░░░░░ to build potentially a ░░░░░░░░ criminal case here so ░░░░░░░░ s also knocking down ░░░░░░░░ defenses like that Trump ░░░░░░░░ really thought he won ░░░░░░░░ believed some reasonable staff ░░░░░░░░ that claimed he won ░░░░░░░░ after a thousand depositions ░░░░░░░░ committee is spending so ░░░░░░░░ time on this right ░░░░░░░░ today because investigators think ░░░░░░░░ s important that Trump ░░░░░░░░ in any way hide ░░░░░░░░ a sort of smoke ░░░░░░░░ of his own asserted ░░░░░░░░ Because the evidence shows ░░░░░░░░ was not actually deluded ░░░░░░░░ this point He was ░░░░░░░░ much they say an ░░░░░░░░ coup plotter Not some ░░░░░░░░ unemployed deluded goofball BSing ░░░░░░░░ a I don t ░░░░░░░░ coffee shop In other ░░░░░░░░ the committee has a ░░░░░░░░ to a very Trumpian ░░░░░░░░ that actually long predates ░░░░░░░░ current era You may ░░░░░░░░ it from an iconic ░░░░░░░░ episode The argument being ░░░░░░░░ you truly believe the ░░░░░░░░ that you re pushing ░░░░░░░░ maybe technically it s ░░░░░░░░ a lie Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ as George Costanza Jerry ░░░░░░░░ remember it s not ░░░░░░░░ lie if you believe ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends MELBER It ░░░░░░░░ to be known as ░░░░░░░░ Costanza Defense It s ░░░░░░░░ used in households and ░░░░░░░░ around the country but ░░░░░░░░ s evidence suggests that ░░░░░░░░ this more serious matter ░░░░░░░░ is not legally available ░░░░░░░░ Trump.”