Toobin on Trump Getting Denied on Dismissing Classified Docs Case: ‘You Know What Happened Today? Nothing Much’

COOPER Jeff how much ░░░░░░░░ this is a setback ░░░░░░░░ the former president TOOBIN ░░░░░░░░ much I mean there ░░░░░░░░ so many more issues ░░░░░░░░ and what he s ░░░░░░░░ trying to do is ░░░░░░░░ the case The headline ░░░░░░░░ me today is you ░░░░░░░░ what happened today Nothing ░░░░░░░░ I mean there is ░░░░░░░░ so much more that ░░░░░░░░ judge has to deal ░░░░░░░░ to get this case ░░░░░░░░ trial She s going ░░░░░░░░ a very leisurely pace ░░░░░░░░ s taking hours and ░░░░░░░░ COOPER So are they ░░░░░░░░ to have hearings for ░░░░░░░░ of these other possibly ░░░░░░░░ possible TOOBIN She hasn ░░░░░░░░ said yet but at ░░░░░░░░ rate she s going ░░░░░░░░ the way she s ░░░░░░░░ the lawyers talk on ░░░░░░░░ on about some of ░░░░░░░░ motions are just absurd ░░░░░░░░ mean the idea that ░░░░░░░░ s unconstitutional for Jack ░░░░░░░░ to be supervising this ░░░░░░░░ It s he s ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department employee I ░░░░░░░░ but all of them ░░░░░░░░ to be decided before ░░░░░░░░ trial date takes place ░░░░░░░░ she hasn t set ░░░░░░░░ trial date And this ░░░░░░░░ continues to be on ░░░░░░░░ slow boat to nowhere ░░░░░░░░ Judge Gertner I mean ░░░░░░░░ Cannon only denied one ░░░░░░░░ the former president s ░░░░░░░░ to dismiss charges Is ░░░░░░░░ typical GERTNER That she ░░░░░░░░ decide only one Well ░░░░░░░░ about the way she ░░░░░░░░ handling the case is ░░░░░░░░ So these are motions ░░░░░░░░ could have been disposed ░░░░░░░░ quickly These are motions ░░░░░░░░ are not raising issues ░░░░░░░░ are extraordinary and they ░░░░░░░░ have been disposed of ░░░░░░░░ And what she s ░░░░░░░░ is she s allowing ░░░░░░░░ hearings on motions that ░░░░░░░░ could be just taken ░░░░░░░░ of And if she ░░░░░░░░ that with respect to ░░░░░░░░ others then we are ░░░░░░░░ about a delay What ░░░░░░░░ interesting about what she ░░░░░░░░ though is that she ░░░░░░░░ kicking all of this ░░░░░░░░ the trial itself And ░░░░░░░░ trial could well be ░░░░░░░░ mess allowing Trump to ░░░░░░░░ defenses that really no ░░░░░░░░ else would be allowed ░░░░░░░░ raise and essentially scuttling ░░░░░░░░ trial if she ever ░░░░░░░░ to one And that ░░░░░░░░ course is an open ░░░░░░░░ COOPER Andrew in this ░░░░░░░░ to dismiss the Trump ░░░░░░░░ argued today that the ░░░░░░░░ Records Act essentially requires ░░░░░░░░ case be thrown out ░░░░░░░░ you I mean what ░░░░░░░░ of a precedent would ░░░░░░░░ judge be setting if ░░░░░░░░ agreed with that McCabe ░░░░░░░░ that s the motion ░░░░░░░░ didn t decide today ░░░░░░░░ were two that they ░░░░░░░░ She heard the one ░░░░░░░░ the Espionage Act 18 ░░░░░░░░ S C 793 as ░░░░░░░░ unconstitutional She decided that ░░░░░░░░ a two page ruling ░░░░░░░░ second one they argued ░░░░░░░░ hasn t given us ░░░░░░░░ ruling on that one ░░░░░░░░ yet and that s ░░░░░░░░ Presidential Records Act in ░░░░░░░░ he basically says I ░░░░░░░░ president waved a magic ░░░░░░░░ over these documents and ░░░░░░░░ them into personal papers ░░░░░░░░ therefore I can t ░░░░░░░░ charged for them COOPER ░░░░░░░░ seems to run counter ░░░░░░░░ what he said in ░░░░░░░░ audio which is RODGERS ░░░░░░░░ COOPER there was a ░░░░░░░░ I could have declassified ░░░░░░░░ but I didn t ░░░░░░░░ McCabe He clearly acknowledged ░░░░░░░░ that tape that he ░░░░░░░░ those things were at ░░░░░░░░ time still classified So ░░░░░░░░ is that problem The ░░░░░░░░ problem is there s ░░░░░░░░ in the Presidential Records ░░░░░░░░ that says that it ░░░░░░░░ in front of or ░░░░░░░░ the applicability of things ░░░░░░░░ the Espionage Act and ░░░░░░░░ fact that you cannot ░░░░░░░░ or hold or withhold ░░░░░░░░ defense information or classified ░░░░░░░░ when you don t ░░░░░░░░ the authority to do ░░░░░░░░ And those are criminal ░░░░░░░░ that have nothing to ░░░░░░░░ with the Presidential Records ░░░░░░░░ So I don t ░░░░░░░░ many people give that ░░░░░░░░ much legal credence It ░░░░░░░░ another one that probably ░░░░░░░░ have been disposed without ░░░░░░░░ a hearing but here ░░░░░░░░ are COOPER Let s ░░░░░░░░ that audio of what ░░░░░░░░ president said at —“