RUSH TRANSCRIPT Verdict it ░░░░░░░░ fair to want more ░░░░░░░░ Former federal prosecutor Joe ░░░░░░░░ joins me Joe Now ░░░░░░░░ the life of me ░░░░░░░░ cannot understand why this ░░░░░░░░ did it because it ░░░░░░░░ not just these presiding ░░░░░░░░ trial but he s ░░░░░░░░ architect of what What ░░░░░░░░ jury hears And he ░░░░░░░░ the alan weisenberg trial ░░░░░░░░ So I mean he ░░░░░░░░ got several you know ░░░░░░░░ hands in Trump world ░░░░░░░░ And look there s ░░░░░░░░ and then there s ░░░░░░░░ right And so even ░░░░░░░░ the rules might not ░░░░░░░░ bar him why would ░░░░░░░░ want the optics out ░░░░░░░░ Right Why would you ░░░░░░░░ anything to delegitimize this ░░░░░░░░ the process of any ░░░░░░░░ much less the first ░░░░░░░░ trial of a former ░░░░░░░░ So it just does ░░░░░░░░ like really poor judgment ░░░░░░░░ me And of course ░░░░░░░░ daughter has an absolute ░░░░░░░░ to raise money 100 ░░░░░░░░ right to raise money ░░░░░░░░ it s almost as ░░░░░░░░ I mean I I ░░░░░░░░ don t understand why ░░░░░░░░ had such blinders on ░░░░░░░░ this because you know ░░░░░░░░ if he is the ░░░░░░░░ decent fair judge in ░░░░░░░░ the whole world he ░░░░░░░░ must have realized that ░░░░░░░░ would would be something ░░░░░░░░ everyone would be concerned ░░░░░░░░ Well we re also ░░░░░░░░ an environment where people ░░░░░░░░ very quick to point ░░░░░░░░ at justices or judges ░░░░░░░░ other contexts and claim ░░░░░░░░ there s conflicts of ░░░░░░░░ So you would think ░░░░░░░░ of something that s ░░░░░░░░ important you d want ░░░░░░░░ have completely clean hands ░░░░░░░░ say look look I ░░░░░░░░ t believe I judge ░░░░░░░░ don t believe there ░░░░░░░░ a conflict But to ░░░░░░░░ any optics any bad ░░░░░░░░ of course I will ░░░░░░░░ back and I ll ░░░░░░░░ it on to one ░░░░░░░░ the other dozens of ░░░░░░░░ in New York that ░░░░░░░░ have handled this case ░░░░░░░░ it is not an ░░░░░░░░ that if the when ░░░░░░░░ president goes former president ░░░░░░░░ to the court of ░░░░░░░░ appellate court it is ░░░░░░░░ not an issue that ░░░░░░░░ going to reverse the ░░░░░░░░ I mean I don ░░░░░░░░ think it is I ░░░░░░░░ as a standalone No ░░░░░░░░ I mean look there ░░░░░░░░ many problems with this ░░░░░░░░ The judge merchant s ░░░░░░░░ conflict of interest is ░░░░░░░░ one of them But ░░░░░░░░ it degrades confidence in ░░░░░░░░ system in a case ░░░░░░░░ already no matter how ░░░░░░░░ case came out right ░░░░░░░░ the country was going ░░░░░░░░ be furious right Either ░░░░░░░░ why throw additional gasoline ░░░░░░░░ that fire by saying ░░░░░░░░ only do we suspect ░░░░░░░░ the whole trial was ░░░░░░░░ but there s this ░░░░░░░░ that the judge may ░░░░░░░░ been conflicted So again ░░░░░░░░ s a question of ░░░░░░░░ necessarily that he had ░░░░░░░░ recuse himself but maybe ░░░░░░░░ should have recused himself ░░░░░░░░ in some small sense ░░░░░░░░ to restore some confidence ░░░░░░░░ this process Yeah the ░░░░░░░░ mean I think it ░░░░░░░░ be pretty unusual if ░░░░░░░░ if the judge gave ░░░░░░░░ time on this would ░░░░░░░░ agree or you hesitate ░░░░░░░░ hesitate as I say ░░░░░░░░ look I mean I ░░░░░░░░ I ve said in ░░░░░░░░ last six weeks about ░░░░░░░░ case I ve underestimated ░░░░░░░░ far they would go ░░░░░░░░ I understand the refrain ░░░░░░░░ is you know nonviolent ░░░░░░░░ First time offender shouldn ░░░░░░░░ get any jail time ░░░░░░░░ getting jail time for ░░░░░░░░ Judge mershon So yes ░░░░░░░░ yes He s going ░░░░░░░░ make a point on ░░░░░░░░ 11th of giving Trump ░░░░░░░░ time He s going ░░░░░░░░ say they re not ░░░░░░░░ to say this was ░░░░░░░░ business records misdemeanor owner ░░░░░░░░ with some vague campaign ░░░░░░░░ scheme They re going ░░░░░░░░ say this was the ░░░░░░░░ of the 2016 presidential ░░░░░░░░ This was a scheme ░░░░░░░░ steal the office But ░░░░░░░░ irony of it is ░░░░░░░░ that the business record ░░░░░░░░ or changes or whatever ░░░░░░░░ and the payments were ░░░░░░░░ 2017 after the election ░░░░░░░░ was supposedly using the ░░░░░░░░ to influence anyone that ░░░░░░░░ won You and I ░░░░░░░░ that But look at ░░░░░░░░ indictment I mean they ░░░░░░░░ built this as the ░░░░░░░░ political dirty trick in ░░░░░░░░ and that s how ░░░░░░░░ re going to that ░░░░░░░░ how they re going ░░░░░░░░ narrate that At the ░░░░░░░░ hearing They re going ░░░░░░░░ make this sound like ░░░░░░░░ was the crime of ░░░░░░░░ century that the thing ░░░░░░░░ thing is that if ░░░░░░░░ if the world heard ░░░░░░░░ this they know the ░░░░░░░░ States voters that they ░░░░░░░░ t vote for him ░░░░░░░░ 2016 Which of course ░░░░░░░░ ve heard so many ░░░░░░░░ about presidents I don ░░░░░░░░ think And if you ░░░░░░░░ at the polls now ░░░░░░░░ mean the numbers aren ░░░░░░░░ changing Nobody even cares ░░░░░░░░ voters don t even ░░░░░░░░ about this Look I ░░░░░░░░ merchant is going to ░░░░░░░░ under tremendous pressure from ░░░░░░░░ left to give Donald ░░░░░░░░ jail time And look ░░░░░░░░ has I hate to ░░░░░░░░ the word rigged because ░░░░░░░░ know that s the ░░░░░░░░ that s being used ░░░░░░░░ now but my gosh ░░░░░░░░ trial was rigged between ░░░░░░░░ prosecutors and judge merchant ░░░░░░░░ did everything possible to ░░░░░░░░ sure Donald Trump got ░░░░░░░░ And this next chapter ░░░░░░░░ going to be the ░░░░░░░░ And so I have ░░░░░░░░ doubt whatsoever he will impose