‘The Rule of Law in America Finally Holding Donald Trump to Account’: Weissmann on Trump Trial

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MELBER Andrew ░░░░░░░░ question and if you ░░░░░░░░ want to weigh in ░░░░░░░░ the discussion about whether ░░░░░░░░ would ever serve as ░░░░░░░░ general and you could ░░░░░░░░ so as well WEISSMANN ░░░░░░░░ sort of think I ░░░░░░░░ it was a brilliant ░░░░░░░░ host based on strict ░░░░░░░░ think of myself as ░░░░░░░░ colleague at NYU I ░░░░░░░░ to me it is ░░░░░░░░ a remarkable week Because ░░░░░░░░ have this real tension ░░░░░░░░ seeing the rule of ░░░░░░░░ in America finally holding ░░░░░░░░ Trump to account And ░░░░░░░░ don t mean as ░░░░░░░░ result Meaning that this ░░░░░░░░ due process where you ░░░░░░░░ a trial and it ░░░░░░░░ be for the state ░░░░░░░░ prove its case beyond ░░░░░░░░ reasonable doubt As we ░░░░░░░░ know to a unanimous ░░░░░░░░ and if they can ░░░░░░░░ meet that burden as ░░░░░░░░ jury will determine then ░░░░░░░░ defendant is acquitted But ░░░░░░░░ is the rule of ░░░░░░░░ and that is something ░░░░░░░░ remarkably the former leader ░░░░░░░░ this country has fought ░░░░░░░░ and nail and has ░░░░░░░░ run in a way ░░░░░░░░ is an outlaw saying ░░░░░░░░ m the anti institution ░░░░░░░░ rule of law candidate ░░░░░░░░ the behavior this week ░░░░░░░░ the fact that we ░░░░░░░░ going to have a ░░░░░░░░ as you pointed out ░░░░░░░░ Tuesday about his repeated ░░░░░░░░ violations of a gag ░░░░░░░░ and again we re ░░░░░░░░ about somebody who ran ░░░░░░░░ government who was the ░░░░░░░░ of the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ you have this enormous ░░░░░░░░ you have this enormous ░░░░░░░░ between a system of ░░░░░░░░ of democracy and somebody ░░░░░░░░ is trying to lead ░░░░░░░░ government again but is ░░░░░░░░ about breaking it all ░░░░░░░░ To me that is ░░░░░░░░ this remarkable thing that ░░░░░░░░ going on just steps ░░░░░░░░ from where we all ░░░░░░░░