CNN’s Burnett: New Biden Family Payment Evidence ‘Doesn’t Look Good’

BURNETT All right Manu ░░░░░░░░ you very much So ░░░░░░░░ Ryan Goodman is with ░░░░░░░░ So Ryan let s ░░░░░░░░ go through what Manu ░░░░░░░░ reported Because on a ░░░░░░░░ level just as a ░░░░░░░░ you hear this and ░░░░░░░░ doesn t sound good ░░░░░░░░ s a guy whose ░░░░░░░░ is John Robinson Walker ░░░░░░░░ gets 3 million from ░░░░░░░░ Chinese based company and ░░░░░░░░ to wire it out ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of people ░░░░░░░░ Biden One of whom ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden another one ░░░░░░░░ a company that belongs ░░░░░░░░ the president s brother ░░░░░░░░ Biden and another amount ░░░░░░░░ money to Beau Biden ░░░░░░░░ widow Hallie So again ░░░░░░░░ a layperson that doesn ░░░░░░░░ look good Is it ░░░░░░░░ legally GOODMAN Not necessarily ░░░░░░░░ legally Like when I ░░░░░░░░ at all the facts ░░░░░░░░ are alleged in the ░░░░░░░░ page memo it looks ░░░░░░░░ unethical But it s ░░░░░░░░ to match it up ░░░░░░░░ any illegality or crime ░░░░░░░░ for all the reasons ░░░░░░░░ you say and more ░░░░░░░░ fact that there s ░░░░░░░░ passthrough the money is ░░░░░░░░ even going directly to ░░░░░░░░ members of the Biden ░░░░░░░░ but through this third ░░░░░░░░ the timing of it ░░░░░░░░ months after he steps ░░░░░░░░ as vice president This ░░░░░░░░ happening with his family ░░░░░░░░ of the payments is ░░░░░░░░ 2015 That s starting ░░░░░░░░ look like potentially influence ░░░░░░░░ but not illegal BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ not okay but you ░░░░░░░░ saying possibly unethical which ░░░░░░░░ course then becomes more ░░░░░░░░ a political or a ░░░░░░░░ for voters to decide ░░░░░░░░ than legally All right ░░░░░░░░ this is in the ░░░░░░░░ of a couple of ░░░░░░░░ that we have on ░░░░░░░░ Trump side I just ░░░░░░░░ to start with the ░░░░░░░░ news the John Miller ░░░░░░░░ shared That an indictment ░░░░░░░░ be coming as soon ░░░░░░░░ said as Tuesday or ░░░░░░░░ but the decision could ░░░░░░░░ very soon And all ░░░░░░░░ preparations are being made ░░░░░░░░ the possible indictment of ░░░░░░░░ former president right Including ░░░░░░░░ they arrest him mugshots ░░░░░░░░ of these things GOODMAN ░░░░░░░░ s extraordinary We saw ░░░░░░░░ like this but it ░░░░░░░░ only a fraction of ░░░░░░░░ when his CFO of ░░░░░░░░ company Allen Weisselberg was ░░░░░░░░ down the kind of ░░░░░░░░ perp walk It was ░░░░░░░░ enormous then This is ░░░░░░░░ former president It has ░░░░░░░░ happened in our country ░░░░░░░░ closest we ve ever ░░░░░░░░ is that there was ░░░░░░░░ draft indictment for Nixon ░░░░░░░░ he was pardoned So ░░░░░░░░ see this I think ░░░░░░░░ will be an attempt ░░░░░░░░ show that he s ░░░░░░░░ treated like every other ░░░░░░░░ or noncitizen arrested on ░░░░░░░░ York authority So he ░░░░░░░░ not going to get ░░░░░░░░ treatment But it is ░░░░░░░░ to be an incredible ░░░░░░░░ that in some sense ░░░░░░░░ a light on other ░░░░░░░░ that he s under ░░░░░░░░ for It also makes ░░░░░░░░ more real BURNETT It ░░░░░░░░ I mean this isn ░░░░░░░░ the one that a ░░░░░░░░ of legal experts would ░░░░░░░░ liked to go first ░░░░░░░░ They would have preferred ░░░░░░░░ be some of the ░░░░░░░░ ones whether it d ░░░░░░░░ Fulton County or Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice And in the ░░░░░░░░ with the special counsel ░░░░░░░░ now federal judge has ░░░░░░░░ Trump s top defense ░░░░░░░░ Evan Corcoran to provide ░░░░░░░░ He had been fighting ░░░░░░░░ citing privilege You ve ░░░░░░░░ watching Corcoran very closely ░░░░░░░░ think this could be ░░░░░░░░ GOODMAN Yes The first ░░░░░░░░ in the CNN report ░░░░░░░░ it s a monumental ░░░░░░░░ I completely agree with ░░░░░░░░ word The only way ░░░░░░░░ judge reaches this decision ░░░░░░░░ if she has determined ░░░░░░░░ there is in fact ░░░░░░░░ evidence of a crime ░░░░░░░░ been committed after all ░░░░░░░░ evidence that the special ░░░░░░░░ has accumulated So yes ░░░░░░░░ s this protective layer ░░░░░░░░ attorneys and their clients ░░░░░░░░ supposed to have every ░░░░░░░░ of their communications kept ░░░░░░░░ But it can be ░░░░░░░░ if indeed there is ░░░░░░░░ that there was a ░░░░░░░░ committed And the burden ░░░░░░░░ on the government to ░░░░░░░░ shown it She has ░░░░░░░░ that that s the ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT All right Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much So much ░░░░░░░░ here of course on ░░░░░░░░ Friday night And next ░░░░░░░░ Biden speaking to reporters ░░░░░░░░ ago about the arrest ░░░░░░░░ for the Russian president ░░░░░░░░ Putin We ll share ░░░░░░░░ with you after this.”