MSNBC’s Weissmann: Trump Will Be Indicted This Week in Classified Documents Probe

MSNBC legal analyst Andrew ░░░░░░░░ Host Lawrence O Donnell ░░░░░░░░ DONNELL Andrew why this ░░░░░░░░ Why do you expect ░░░░░░░░ this week WEISSMANN I ░░░░░░░░ that s based on ░░░░░░░░ number of things But ░░░░░░░░ you think about what ░░░░░░░░ saw in the Manhattan ░░░░░░░░ we were looking to ░░░░░░░░ that defense lawyers were ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity to be ░░░░░░░░ That s really the ░░░░░░░░ that you do in ░░░░░░░░ case like this at ░░░░░░░░ final stage And we ░░░░░░░░ the defense lawyers going ░░░░░░░░ today to make their ░░░░░░░░ pitch about where why ░░░░░░░░ should not be charges ░░░░░░░░ know it is conceivable ░░░░░░░░ that could prevail but ░░░░░░░░ think meaning that it ░░░░░░░░ theoretically a possibility but ░░░░░░░░ just think in this ░░░░░░░░ knowing Jack Smith and ░░░░░░░░ team and the people ░░░░░░░░ the appeal that it ░░░░░░░░ extremely unlikely that they ░░░░░░░░ be hearing something that ░░░░░░░░ lead them to conclude ░░░░░░░░ there should be no ░░░░░░░░ So this is the ░░░░░░░░ of the thing you ░░░░░░░░ at the very end ░░░░░░░░ also think that there ░░░░░░░░ internal pressure even if ░░░░░░░░ re not admitting it ░░░░░░░░ themselves that this is ░░░░░░░░ case that needs to ░░░░░░░░ brought that the American ░░░░░░░░ needs to know whether ░░░░░░░░ happened or not and ░░░░░░░░ needs to be brought ░░░░░░░░ trial So this is ░░░░░░░░ not one where you ░░░░░░░░ to dilly dally And ░░░░░░░░ Smith remember inherited this ░░░░░░░░ from the DoJ He ░░░░░░░░ not been on the ░░░░░░░░ all that long and ░░░░░░░░ really put his foot ░░░░░░░░ the pedal in bringing ░░░░░░░░ case The only other ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ is unlike the Manhattan ░░░░░░░░ where a lot of ░░░░░░░░ have talked about whether ░░░░░░░░ would be treated differently ░░░░░░░░ his name were not ░░░░░░░░ here in a case ░░░░░░░░ classified documents it would ░░░░░░░░ a violation of the ░░░░░░░░ of law if Donald ░░░░░░░░ were not charged based ░░░░░░░░ all the facts we ░░░░░░░░ Just last week a ░░░░░░░░ army lieutenant colonel was ░░░░░░░░ to three years in ░░░░░░░░ by a Florida federal ░░░░░░░░ for doing something far ░░░░░░░░ than what I anticipate ░░░░░░░░ Trump is going to ░░░░░░░░ charged with So to ░░░░░░░░ charge him it would ░░░░░░░░ be the antithesis of ░░░░░░░░ rule of law That ░░░░░░░░ something that Jack Smith ░░░░░░░░ darn well from his ░░░░░░░░ at the state and ░░░░░░░░ level and at the ░░░░░░░░ level and it s ░░░░░░░░ something that the people ░░░░░░░░ DoJ who are hearing ░░░░░░░░ appeal know about the ░░░░░░░░ of law and are ░░░░░░░░ to apply regardless of ░░░░░░░░ the former position is ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump O DONNELL ░░░░░░░░ so this story about ░░░░░░░░ the pool and flooding ░░░░░░░░ possibly destroying harming evidence ░░░░░░░░ the case assuming there ░░░░░░░░ some criminal intent in ░░░░░░░░ and assuming that became ░░░░░░░░ chargeable offense wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ be something that might ░░░░░░░░ charged in Florida since ░░░░░░░░ totality of that crime ░░░░░░░░ it is one occurred ░░░░░░░░ Florida KATYAL Lawrence if ░░░░░░░░ news reports are to ░░░░░░░░ believed it looks like ░░░░░░░░ Trump is better at ░░░░░░░░ the pool than he ░░░░░░░░ at draining the swamp ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ I think there s ░░░░░░░░ things about this pool ░░░░░░░░ One there could be ░░░░░░░░ innocuous explanation Obviously with ░░░░░░░░ most things that look ░░░░░░░░ are not and there ░░░░░░░░ very few that even ░░░░░░░░ innocuous but you know ░░░░░░░░ is the possibility there ░░░░░░░░ then second you are ░░░░░░░░ right that this all ░░░░░░░░ in Florida but that ░░░░░░░░ t make the venue ░░░░░░░░ the criminal charge reside ░░░░░░░░ in Florida The overall ░░░░░░░░ case is based on ░░░░░░░░ kind of central set ░░░░░░░░ facts him mishandling classified ░░░░░░░░ and then lying about ░░░░░░░░ and obstructing the investigation ░░░░░░░░ That took place both ░░░░░░░░ D C and in ░░░░░░░░ Prosecutors will have their ░░░░░░░░ of where to indict ░░░░░░░░ entire ball of wax ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ separate it so part ░░░░░░░░ it is in Florida ░░░░░░░░ of it is in ░░░░░░░░ C I suspect all ░░░░░░░░ it will be in ░░░░░░░░ D C There was ░░░░░░░░ argument up until a ░░░░░░░░ of weeks ago that ░░░░░░░░ Florida was the relevant ░░░░░░░░ but then you had ░░░░░░░░ Trump doing what he ░░░░░░░░ does puts his foot ░░░░░░░░ his mouth on national ░░░░░░░░ in the CNN town ░░░░░░░░ and says I made ░░░░░░░░ decisions in Washington D ░░░░░░░░ Prosecutors must have been ░░░░░░░░ when he said that ░░░░░░░░ said Yep that s ░░░░░░░░ he made the decision ░░░░░░░░ s where the case ░░░░░░░░ going to be indicted ░░░░░░░░ DONNELL All right Please ░░░░░░░░ be around and available ░░░░░░░░ week Andrew Weissmann and ░░░░░░░░ Katyal Take you very ░░░░░░░░ for joining us tonight ░░░░░░░░ may be seeing a ░░░░░░░░ of each other this ░░░░░░░░ Really appreciate it Thank ░░░░░░░░ WEISSMANN See you soon ░░░░░░░░ DONNELL: “Thank you.”