Renato Mariotti on Trump Hush Money Case: I Don’t See a ‘Basis for a Dismissal’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT PHANG Renato ░░░░░░░░ you first Your reaction ░░░░░░░░ let s start with ░░░░░░░░ Manhattan D A s ░░░░░░░░ to the STNY document ░░░░░░░░ has been happening in ░░░░░░░░ Trump s lawyers are ░░░░░░░░ Alvin Bragg s office ░░░░░░░░ egregious violations that the ░░░░░░░░ should be dismissed What ░░░░░░░░ your thoughts MARIOTTI I ░░░░░░░░ t see a basis ░░░░░░░░ a dismissal I do ░░░░░░░░ though what the judge ░░░░░░░░ was warranted with Alvin ░░░░░░░░ and his team did ░░░░░░░░ warranted by saying that ░░░░░░░░ has to be some ░░░░░░░░ to go through these ░░░░░░░░ The real question is ░░░░░░░░ did the Southern District ░░░░░░░░ New York wait so ░░░░░░░░ to dump 31 000 ░░░░░░░░ when they could have ░░░░░░░░ them many months ago ░░░░░░░░ think there are a ░░░░░░░░ of questions about their ░░░░░░░░ there These are documents ░░░░░░░░ the Manhattan da s ░░░░░░░░ has been seeking for ░░░░░░░░ months Originally the U ░░░░░░░░ attorney s office said ░░░░░░░░ were not going to ░░░░░░░░ the documents Why the ░░░░░░░░ change of heart Are ░░░░░░░░ concerned about what might ░░░░░░░░ in a Trump presidency ░░░░░░░░ election It s the ░░░░░░░░ of thing that a ░░░░░░░░ of people are going ░░░░░░░░ be asking questions about ░░░░░░░░ there should be some ░░░░░░░░ that s given I ░░░░░░░░ that ultimately the U ░░░░░░░░ Attorney s office needs ░░░░░░░░ answer questions about why ░░░░░░░░ had a sudden change ░░░░░░░░ heart in a way ░░░░░░░░ really impacts the timeline ░░░░░░░░ a case that the ░░░░░░░░ public is watching in ░░░░░░░░ lead in to this ░░░░░░░░ election.”