MSNBC Guest: An Expert Told Me the Judge for the Trump Fraud Case Violating NY Law Against Political Donations Is Not Important

WALLACE As Andrew mentioned ░░░░░░░░ the earlier block House ░░░░░░░░ conference chair Elise Stefanik ░░░░░░░░ an ethics complaint today ░░░░░░░░ Judge Engoron In that ░░░░░░░░ she accuses the judge ░░░░░░░░ weaponized lawfare against the ░░░░░░░░ president and called on ░░░░░░░░ judge to recuse himself ░░░░░░░░ me at the table ░░░░░░░░ legal analyst Lisa Rubin ░░░░░░░░ has been literally on ░░░░░░░░ front lines covering this ░░░░░░░░ for us here Andrew ░░░░░░░░ with us Let s ░░░░░░░░ we Elise Stefanik because ░░░░░░░░ teed this up in ░░░░░░░░ last conversation Is there ░░░░░░░░ merit to the allegation ░░░░░░░░ is it to be ░░░░░░░░ purely I mean she ░░░░░░░░ always sort of been ░░░░░░░░ to carry Trump s ░░░░░░░░ when he s been ░░░░░░░░ trial in a congressional ░░░░░░░░ is this the same ░░░░░░░░ Yes and no So ░░░░░░░░ s start by saying ░░░░░░░░ Stefanik s letter begins ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of partial ░░░░░░░░ selective quotations from hearings ░░░░░░░░ read in their entirety ░░░░░░░░ not I don t ░░░░░░░░ evocative of bias For ░░░░░░░░ the quote about her ░░░░░░░░ that judge Engoron characterized ░░░░░░░░ Trump as just a ░░░░░░░░ guy that was him ░░░░░░░░ to allegations that Trump ░░░░░░░░ being selectively prosecuted saying ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t fit ░░░░░░░░ a protective class and ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general is ░░░░░░░░ her rights to make ░░░░░░░░ decision that he is ░░░░░░░░ a bad guy who ░░░░░░░░ to be prosecuted for ░░░░░░░░ crimes That s just ░░░░░░░░ example of the selective ░░░░░░░░ The campaign contribution allegations ░░░░░░░░ are of a different ░░░░░░░░ And they may turn ░░░░░░░░ to be true and ░░░░░░░░ violation of New York ░░░░░░░░ of judicial conduct However ░░░░░░░░ ve consulted with a ░░░░░░░░ prominent lawyer very well ░░░░░░░░ in these rules And ░░░░░░░░ person tells me that ░░░░░░░░ not a basis for ░░░░░░░░ or overturning any of ░░░░░░░░ decisions on appeal it ░░░░░░░░ not a basis even ░░░░░░░░ removing Judge Arthur Engoron ░░░░░░░░ the case If anything ░░░░░░░░ would be the basis ░░░░░░░░ discipline And I think ░░░░░░░░ Trump lawyers knew that ░░░░░░░░ were hinting at these ░░░░░░░░ about the campaign contributions ░░░░░░░░ it emanated from a ░░░░░░░░ report late last week ░░░░░░░░ then they told the ░░░░░░░░ on Monday the same ░░░░░░░░ Trump was on the ░░░░░░░░ that they intended to ░░░░░░░░ a motion for mistrial ░░░░░░░░ them My guess is ░░░░░░░░ they realized that it ░░░░░░░░ not the basis for ░░░░░░░░ mistrial it s not ░░░░░░░░ basis for an appeal ░░░░░░░░ so what did they ░░░░░░░░ They got Elise Stefanik ░░░░░░░░ be a part of ░░░░░░░░ complaint and put it ░░░░░░░░ her voice to a ░░░░░░░░ body not to a ░░░░░░░░ but to a commission ░░░░░░░░ judicial conduct where it ░░░░░░░░ under New York rules ░░░░░░░░ they decide it should ░░░░░░░░ dismissed or investigated And ░░░░░░░░ could take months Which ░░░░░░░░ the allegations will stay ░░░░░░░░ there unchallenged unless Engoron ░░░░░░░░ decides to take them ░░░░░░░░ WALLACE I mean this ░░░░░░░░ the exact conversation we ░░░░░░░░ just having about institutions ░░░░░░░░ the FBI and the ░░░░░░░░ that can t defend ░░░░░░░░ from baseless attacks.”