CNN’s Collins Points Out Irony of Trump ‘Never Surrender’ Tweet of Mugshot He Literally Surrendered for

COLLINS And joining me ░░░░░░░░ is John Bolton someone ░░░░░░░░ worked with Trump was ░░░░░░░░ former White House National ░░░░░░░░ Adviser Ambassador thank you ░░░░░░░░ being here tonight I ░░░░░░░░ I just wonder as ░░░░░░░░ who worked inside the ░░░░░░░░ Wing when Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ president what is it ░░░░░░░░ for you to see ░░░░░░░░ mugshot tonight BOLTON Well ░░░░░░░░ thought it was as ░░░░░░░░ most things Trump does ░░░░░░░░ staged They must have ░░░░░░░░ about what look they ░░░░░░░░ He could have smiled ░░░░░░░░ could have looked benign ░░░░░░░░ he looks like a ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ intended to be a ░░░░░░░░ of intimidation against the ░░░░░░░░ and judges That s ░░░░░░░░ they picked and we ░░░░░░░░ see that picture everywhere ░░░░░░░░ So you think they ░░░░░░░░ spent time deciding should ░░░░░░░░ smile in this should ░░░░░░░░ have this scowl that ░░░░░░░░ appears to have gone ░░░░░░░░ BOLTON Almost as much ░░░░░░░░ as they spent combing ░░░░░░░░ hair COLLINS What do ░░░░░░░░ he posted the mugshot ░░░░░░░░ know shortly after on ░░░░░░░░ own social media account ░░░░░░░░ with the phrase Never ░░░░░░░░ I mean a bit ░░░░░░░░ given he had actually ░░░░░░░░ surrendered at the Fulton ░░░░░░░░ Jail behind me But ░░░░░░░░ do you expect him ░░░░░░░░ try to use this ░░░░░░░░ his political advantage as ░░░░░░░░ s running for President ░░░░░░░░ Well I think in ░░░░░░░░ same way he s ░░░░░░░░ the other three indictments ░░░░░░░░ I think the evidence ░░░░░░░░ that the indictments have ░░░░░░░░ the law of diminishing ░░░░░░░░ utility If anything they ░░░░░░░░ not undercutting his support ░░░░░░░░ re building it up ░░░░░░░░ it just underlines to ░░░░░░░░ that a lot of ░░░░░░░░ s going to happen ░░░░░░░░ these trials begin is ░░░░░░░░ to pass essentially unnoticed ░░░░░░░░ the political realm But ░░░░░░░░ real issue here is ░░░░░░░░ one or more of ░░░░░░░░ trials go to occur ░░░░░░░░ the election and then ░░░░░░░░ he s convicted or ░░░░░░░░ And that s why ░░░░░░░░ think this scheduling date ░░░░░░░░ Ken Chesebro s trial ░░░░░░░░ the Georgia court in ░░░░░░░░ case is such a ░░░░░░░░ development I don t ░░░░░░░░ what strategy his lawyers ░░░░░░░░ following I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ reported People have said ░░░░░░░░ your show that he ░░░░░░░░ that his lawyers were ░░░░░░░░ a gamble that it ░░░░░░░░ a bluff If that ░░░░░░░░ the case they ought ░░░░░░░░ be convicted of malpractice ░░░░░░░░ must have a strategy ░░░░░░░░ must think they ve ░░░░░░░░ some idea what to ░░░░░░░░ here And I think ░░░░░░░░ consequences are potentially enormous ░░░░░░░░ Chesebro is acquitted given ░░░░░░░░ role as the author ░░░░░░░░ to the indictment of ░░░░░░░░ memos that laid out ░░░░░░░░ alternate elector strategy if ░░░░░░░░ s acquitted or gets ░░░░░░░░ hung jury which they ░░░░░░░░ spin as an acquittal ░░░░░░░░ think that s going ░░░░░░░░ have an unbelievable political ░░░░░░░░ I think I had ░░░░░░░░ looking simply at the ░░░░░░░░ trial but if Chesebro ░░░░░░░░ ahead and is acquitted ░░░░░░░░ vindicates Trump s narrative ░░░░░░░░ if he s convicted ░░░░░░░░ think it obviously cuts ░░░░░░░░ the other direction And ░░░░░░░░ could happen in two ░░░░░░░░