CNN’s Borger: Biden Isn’t Going to Forget When His Son Died, He Showed Me His Rosary

COATES Here with me ░░░░░░░░ to talk about all ░░░░░░░░ this is CNN Senior ░░░░░░░░ Analyst Gloria Borger former ░░░░░░░░ House lawyer James Schultz ░░░░░░░░ with CNN Legal Analyst ░░░░░░░░ former federal prosecutor Elliot ░░░░░░░░ We ve got a ░░░░░░░░ to talk about This ░░░░░░░░ if you thought we ░░░░░░░░ be at the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ you had another thing ░░░░░░░░ It s been a ░░░░░░░░ more about these issues ░░░░░░░░ And this report I ░░░░░░░░ to go to you ░░░░░░░░ Gloria it characterizes Biden ░░░░░░░░ memory as very significantly ░░░░░░░░ in interviews They even ░░░░░░░░ about his failure to ░░░░░░░░ recall the date of ░░░░░░░░ beloved son Beau s ░░░░░░░░ You have interviewed Biden ░░░░░░░░ even took out about ░░░░░░░░ very issue Listen to ░░░░░░░░ he had to say ░░░░░░░░ firing back And then ░░░░░░░░ want to hear your ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Biden There ░░░░░░░░ even reference that I ░░░░░░░░ t remember when my ░░░░░░░░ died How in the ░░░░░░░░ dare he raise that ░░░░░░░░ when I was asked ░░░░░░░░ question I ve thought ░░░░░░░░ myself it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ of their damn business ░░░░░░░░ ends COATES When you ░░░░░░░░ that Gloria you interviewed ░░░░░░░░ Biden about the passing ░░░░░░░░ About Beau and tonight ░░░░░░░░ spoke about it But ░░░░░░░░ I was interviewing him ░░░░░░░░ actually took Beau s ░░░░░░░░ out of his pocket ░░░░░░░░ showed it to me ░░░░░░░░ is not a man ░░░░░░░░ is going to forget ░░░░░░░░ day that his son ░░░░░░░░ I think what we ░░░░░░░░ tonight was anger about ░░░░░░░░ they were asking him ░░░░░░░░ it What did that ░░░░░░░░ to do with documents ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden does have ░░░░░░░░ temper And I think ░░░░░░░░ we saw tonight publicly ░░░░░░░░ what I m sure ░░░░░░░░ aides have seen privately ░░░░░░░░ I bet he was ░░░░░░░░ person who wanted to ░░░░░░░░ out there and say ░░░░░░░░ because I think that ░░░░░░░░ very very meaningful to ░░░░░░░░ when they accused him ░░░░░░░░ not remembering when his ░░░░░░░░ died COATES Let me ░░░░░░░░ to you James on ░░░░░░░░ because first of all ░░░░░░░░ special counsel report is ░░░░░░░░ to Congress That s ░░░░░░░░ of what they have ░░░░░░░░ do It s not ░░░░░░░░ if he hasn t ░░░░░░░░ can just say you ░░░░░░░░ yay or nay thumbs ░░░░░░░░ or thumbs down But ░░░░░░░░ ve heard a lot ░░░░░░░░ people react to the ░░░░░░░░ of things outside of ░░░░░░░░ scope of why he ░░░░░░░░ to prosecute perhaps as ░░░░░░░░ they called it kind ░░░░░░░░ Comey esque for lack ░░░░░░░░ a better term But ░░░░░░░░ does talk about the ░░░░░░░░ issues as it relates ░░░░░░░░ his ability to make ░░░░░░░░ case in front of ░░░░░░░░ jury When you saw ░░░░░░░░ inclusion what went through ░░░░░░░░ mind SCHULTZ So look ░░░░░░░░ they re referencing his ░░░░░░░░ generally that s something ░░░░░░░░ contextually matters because they ░░░░░░░░ that as a basis ░░░░░░░░ to prosecute right not ░░░░░░░░ bring charges So did ░░░░░░░░ have to put in ░░░░░░░░ it was specifically the ░░░░░░░░ relating to his son ░░░░░░░░ not But what that ░░░░░░░░ show is kind of ░░░░░░░░ gravity of the issues ░░░░░░░░ to his memory right ░░░░░░░░ mean the folks interviewing ░░░░░░░░ they re probably not ░░░░░░░░ this up right that ░░░░░░░░ may have forgotten that ░░░░░░░░ contextually that matters relative ░░░░░░░░ such a big decision ░░░░░░░░ to whether to once ░░░░░░░░ s finished being president ░░░░░░░░ a president of the ░░░░░░░░ States with a crime ░░░░░░░░ But I m not ░░░░░░░░ lawyer but the question ░░░░░░░░ I have for all ░░░░░░░░ you lawyers here is ░░░░░░░░ does that have to ░░░░░░░░ included in a decision ░░░░░░░░ to prosecute Either you ░░░░░░░░ a decision to prosecute ░░░░░░░░ you say why or ░░░░░░░░ say We re declining ░░░░░░░░ and that s the ░░░░░░░░ of the case Why ░░░░░░░░ that why is that ░░░░░░░░ do you need to ░░░░░░░░ why COATES Well let ░░░░░░░░ ask you that Elliot ░░░░░░░░ she s making a ░░░░░░░░ of you know the ░░░░░░░░ between there s the ░░░░░░░░ confrontation that everyone is ░░░░░░░░ about and then there ░░░░░░░░ the prosecutorial discretion And ░░░░░░░░ that prosecutorial discretion aspect ░░░░░░░░ it is it relevant ░░░░░░░░ Well yes and no ░░░░░░░░ s when prosecutors write ░░░░░░░░ s called a prosecution ░░░░░░░░ laying out the reasons ░░░░░░░░ they re charging or ░░░░░░░░ charging an individual making ░░░░░░░░ recommendation certainly they lay ░░░░░░░░ This is the law ░░░░░░░░ these are the facts ░░░░░░░░ we have available to ░░░░░░░░ and this is how ░░░░░░░░ intend to prove the ░░░░░░░░ that we would charge ░░░░░░░░ an indictment Now what ░░░░░░░░ have been legally relevant ░░░░░░░░ These are the charges ░░░░░░░░ is the evidence we ░░░░░░░░ and this witness may ░░░░░░░░ may not be able ░░░░░░░░ provide us with useful ░░░░░░░░ or testimony Saying it ░░░░░░░░ because he s an ░░░░░░░░ old man or whatever ░░░░░░░░ they use is simply ░░░░░░░░ relevant and excessive and ░░░░░░░░ And I feel that ░░░░░░░░ might have learned the ░░░░░░░░ about what happens when ░░░░░░░░ in contentious political elections ░░░░░░░░ weighing in with detailed ░░░░░░░░ of sullying up the ░░░░░░░░ they re investigating We ░░░░░░░░ it in 2016 and ░░░░░░░░ of saw some of ░░░░░░░░ here Yes they had ░░░░░░░░ say why they weren ░░░░░░░░ bringing charges but the ░░░░░░░░ of the specific almost ░░░░░░░░ attacks on the person ░░░░░░░░ were investigating probably went ░░░░░░░░ little far COATES Let ░░░░░░░░ play I almost had ░░░░░░░░ devil s advocate for ░░░░░░░░ moment and just thinking ░░░░░░░░ I know when I ░░░░░░░░ done trials right I ░░░░░░░░ to myself the witnesses ░░░░░░░░ m going to put ░░░░░░░░ who s going to ░░░░░░░░ sympathetic who s going ░░░░░░░░ make me allow me ░░░░░░░░ build my case and ░░░░░░░░ beyond a reasonable doubt ░░░░░░░░ there might be talk ░░░░░░░░ when there s say ░░░░░░░░ mother of a particular ░░░░░░░░ or a defendant You ░░░░░░░░ to weigh how you ░░░░░░░░ going to approach that ░░░░░░░░ in direct and cross ░░░░░░░░ right You think about ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ And so I wonder ░░░░░░░░ what extent they were ░░░░░░░░ that aspect of it ░░░░░░░░ I also want to ░░░░░░░░ you what Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to say because he ░░░░░░░░ weighed in Is anyone ░░░░░░░░ No Okay Shock Okay ░░░░░░░░ Well he said this ░░░░░░░░ the special counsel decision ░░░░░░░░ posted on Truth Social ░░░░░░░░ he said this case ░░░░░░░░ much more severe than ░░░░░░░░ Mar a Lago documents ░░░░░░░░ against him calling it ░░░░░░░░ tiered system of justice ░░░░░░░░ selective prosecution Jim when ░░░░░░░░ hear this the idea ░░░░░░░░ a double standard do ░░░░░░░░ think it s true ░░░░░░░░ Look this is much ░░░░░░░░ than the Trump case ░░░░░░░░ The difference here and ░░░░░░░░ laid it out Biden ░░░░░░░░ very cooperative he turned ░░░░░░░░ the documents he turned ░░░░░░░░ the evidence his lawyers ░░░░░░░░ it very readily available ░░░░░░░░ in Jack Smith s ░░░░░░░░ you know we ve ░░░░░░░░ facts that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ t cooperate Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ evidence Donald Trump didn ░░░░░░░░ turn everything over So ░░░░░░░░ think I don t ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump had he ░░░░░░░░ kind of turned everything ░░░░░░░░ made it accessible you ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ we re where we ░░░░░░░░ in that documents case ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump today had ░░░░░░░░ done what Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ WILLIAMS Just one more ░░░░░░░░ Back to this what ░░░░░░░░ into a prosecution memo ░░░░░░░░ doesn t and you ░░░░░░░░ a great example there ░░░░░░░░ a mother If we ░░░░░░░░ going to put a ░░░░░░░░ on might this person ░░░░░░░░ feelings or passions be ░░░░░░░░ that we can t ░░░░░░░░ them in front of ░░░░░░░░ jury Now if you ░░░░░░░░ to write a prosecution ░░░░░░░░ and saying because this ░░░░░░░░ s status as a ░░░░░░░░ we think they might ░░░░░░░░ a bad witness fine ░░░░░░░░ had a child out ░░░░░░░░ wedlock is an additional ░░░░░░░░ that does not need ░░░░░░░░ go in there It ░░░░░░░░ serves to sully up ░░░░░░░░ dirty up the person ░░░░░░░░ re investigating And that ░░░░░░░░ what some of the ░░░░░░░░ here did So it ░░░░░░░░ beyond what you needed ░░░░░░░░ establish the case BORGER ░░░░░░░░ Laura mentioned Comey and ░░░░░░░░ course we all recall ░░░░░░░░ Comey decided not to ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton He then ░░░░░░░░ on to talk about ░░░░░░░░ reckless she was with ░░░░░░░░ emails and went on ░░░░░░░░ on and that a ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats believe really ░░░░░░░░ her in the election ░░░░░░░░ I think you know ░░░░░░░░ s the same kind ░░░░░░░░ thing how far you ░░░░░░░░ in telling the public ░░░░░░░░ you made these decisions ░░░░░░░░ On top of that ░░░░░░░░ was a press conference ░░░░░░░░ addition like at least ░░░░░░░░ the credit of the ░░░░░░░░ counsel right now COATES ░░░░░░░░ we remember that moment ░░░░░░░░ know what we re ░░░░░░░░ to compile a court ░░░░░░░░ public opinion on this ░░░░░░░░ issue so stay tuned ░░░░░░░░ in the show to ░░░░░░░░ what the American public ░░░░░░░░ are thinking about this ░░░░░░░░ issue Stick around Abby ░░░░░░░░ Lots more ahead.”