CBS’ Dickerson: Trump’s N.Y. Criminal Trial Is ‘About a Challenge of Whether the American Legal System Can Be Healthy’

DOKOUPIL Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ the politics 80 percent ░░░░░░░░ jurors may make up ░░░░░░░░ mind on day one ░░░░░░░░ feel like 100 percent ░░░░░░░░ the electorates made up ░░░░░░░░ mind on this What ░░░░░░░░ are the politics DICKERSON ░░░░░░░░ And you know the ░░░░░░░░ scientists say what Ricky ░░░░░░░░ said which is once ░░░░░░░░ get an idea in ░░░░░░░░ head it is really ░░░░░░░░ to KING Unwind it ░░░░░░░░ to to excavate that ░░░░░░░░ no matter what you ░░░░░░░░ What strikes me is ░░░░░░░░ feels like this case ░░░░░░░░ taking place in a ░░░░░░░░ shelter in the middle ░░░░░░░░ a hurricane which is ░░░░░░░░ say in the room ░░░░░░░░ and what s the ░░░░░░░░ A hurricane is a ░░░░░░░░ season This isn t ░░░░░░░░ just because it s ░░░░░░░░ former president it s ░░░░░░░░ s the leader of ░░░░░░░░ party running for president ░░░░░░░░ inside the courtroom fairness ░░░░░░░░ supposed to rule truths ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be important ░░░░░░░░ certain set of traditions ░░░░░░░░ laws are supposed to ░░░░░░░░ Outside in the hurricane ░░░░░░░░ s all up for ░░░░░░░░ these days in part ░░░░░░░░ of the behavior of ░░░░░░░░ defendant in this trial ░░░░░░░░ has built his campaign ░░░░░░░░ a lie that the ░░░░░░░░ election was stolen To ░░░░░░░░ that lie requires a ░░░░░░░░ of mistruths And it ░░░░░░░░ requires disregarding everything that ░░░░░░░░ legal system has said ░░░░░░░░ that lie in the ░░░░░░░░ election So there s ░░░░░░░░ thoroughgoing effort to undermine ░░░░░░░░ system of law going ░░░░░░░░ outside the room and ░░░░░░░░ the room the defendant ░░░░░░░░ protected And we really ░░░░░░░░ protected by everybody behaving ░░░░░░░░ the traditions norms of ░░░░░░░░ way you re supposed ░░░░░░░░ behave in a in ░░░░░░░░ courtroom including the prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ the jury So you ░░░░░░░░ these two things clashing ░░░░░░░░ that means it s ░░░░░░░░ just about a case ░░░░░░░░ a former president it ░░░░░░░░ about a challenge of ░░░░░░░░ the American legal system ░░░░░░░░ be healthy and withstand ░░░░░░░░ hurricane going on outside ░░░░░░░░ What a great metaphor ░░░░░░░░ The traditions and norms ░░░░░░░░ is a great analogy ░░░░░░░░ you always have Traditions ░░░░░░░░ norms don t seem ░░░░░░░░ matter though when it ░░░░░░░░ to Donald Trump We ░░░░░░░░ hearing this word unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ But this behavior has ░░░░░░░░ unprecedent Doesn t it ░░░░░░░░ surreal DICKERSON It is ░░░░░░░░ just but it s ░░░░░░░░ just Donald Trump Like ░░░░░░░░ mean in other words ░░░░░░░░ claims the election was ░░░░░░░░ KING Stolen yes DICKERSON ░░░░░░░░ 60 or more courts ░░░░░░░░ said No it wasn ░░░░░░░░ KING Yes DICKERSON And ░░░░░░░░ and lots of investigations ░░░░░░░░ said No it wasn ░░░░░░░░ What it requires is ░░░░░░░░ just a single person ░░░░░░░░ behavior it requires his ░░░░░░░░ party to rally around ░░░░░░░░ not just the voters ░░░░░░░░ the people who should ░░░░░░░░ better who are in ░░░░░░░░ of power in the ░░░░░░░░ Party who say Yes ░░░░░░░░ s undermine the rule ░░░░░░░░ law in order to ░░░░░░░░ our party nominee And ░░░░░░░░ should hasten to add ░░░░░░░░ should all be very ░░░░░░░░ on the lookout for ░░░░░░░░ of the possible political ░░░░░░░░ on the other side ░░░░░░░░ this case I mean ░░░░░░░░ s What do you ░░░░░░░░ Like crosstalk DICKERSON Well ░░░░░░░░ mean you ve got ░░░░░░░░ DA here who is ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic city and ░░░░░░░░ is in the political ░░░░░░░░ in that city The ░░░░░░░░ are marinated in the ░░░░░░░░ of New York That ░░░░░░░░ t to say that ░░░░░░░░ are influenced but that ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be blind ░░░░░░░░ that.”