Chris Hayes Has Absolute Cackling Fit When Matt Gaetz Says, ‘I Have Given My Life to the Law’

HAYES Good evening from ░░░░░░░░ York I am Chris ░░░░░░░░ Ever since the former ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ convicted of 34 felonies ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party has made ░░░░░░░░ strategic calculation that they ░░░░░░░░ the loudest possible temper ░░░░░░░░ in unison then maybe ░░░░░░░░ can convince everyone the ░░░░░░░░ thing was rigged just ░░░░░░░░ the sheer volume of ░░░░░░░░ whining and histrionics Clip ░░░░░░░░ BURGUM So this is ░░░░░░░░ the Soviet style thing ░░░░░░░░ me the person and ░░░░░░░░ will show you the ░░░░░░░░ Cruz This was a ░░░░░░░░ smear job this was ░░░░░░░░ attack job This is ░░░░░░░░ you see in banana ░░░░░░░░ Rubio This is the ░░░░░░░░ show trial This is ░░░░░░░░ you see in communist ░░░░░░░░ This is the most ░░░░░░░░ travesty I have ever ░░░░░░░░ And the problem here ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have crossed this ░░░░░░░░ Scott This is a ░░░░░░░░ system that hunts Republicans ░░░░░░░░ protecting Democrats This was ░░░░░░░░ a hoax a sham ░░░░░░░░ Brian yesterday was a ░░░░░░░░ day for America You ░░░░░░░░ a partisan witch hunt ░░░░░░░░ New York HAWLEY This ░░░░░░░░ a total travesty We ░░░░░░░░ not mince words here ░░░░░░░░ is an extremely dangerous ░░░░░░░░ for our country Vance ░░░░░░░░ we want to become ░░░░░░░░ country where we try ░░░░░░░░ jail our political opponents ░░░░░░░░ The justices on the ░░░░░░░░ I know many of ░░░░░░░░ personally I think they ░░░░░░░░ deeply concerned as we ░░░░░░░░ so I think they ░░░░░░░░ set this straight Clip ░░░░░░░░ HAYES Scream and lie ░░░░░░░░ whine loudly frequently passionately ░░░░░░░░ is the whole plan ░░░░░░░░ this is not just ░░░░░░░░ few oddballs The entire ░░░░░░░░ down the line is ░░░░░░░░ it out everyone Including ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill today where ░░░░░░░░ on the House Judiciary ░░░░░░░░ trotted out every imaginable ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theory about Trump ░░░░░░░░ railroaded and laud them ░░░░░░░░ the feet of the ░░░░░░░░ attorney general Merrick Garland ░░░░░░░░ you might be thinking ░░░░░░░░ yourself Wait Merrick Garland ░░░░░░░░ guy from the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice This is a ░░░░░░░░ prosecution against Trump It ░░░░░░░░ not a federal case ░░░░░░░░ s Justice Department did ░░░░░░░░ bring it And you ░░░░░░░░ be right but Republicans ░░░░░░░░ a completely basis theory ░░░░░░░░ how he did Clip ░░░░░░░░ Jordan Justice is no ░░░░░░░░ blind in America Today ░░░░░░░░ is driven by politics ░░░░░░░░ number one is President ░░░░░░░░ McCLINTOCK For the first ░░░░░░░░ in American history we ░░░░░░░░ have a presidential administration ░░░░░░░░ s working to put ░░░░░░░░ opponent in jail That ░░░░░░░░ a fact Jordan The ░░░░░░░░ general names Jack Smith ░░░░░░░░ counsel three days after ░░░░░░░░ Trump announces he is ░░░░░░░░ for president McCLINTOCK As ░░░░░░░░ understand the facts Jack ░░░░░░░░ was the principal player ░░░░░░░░ the IRS targeting of ░░░░░░░░ Tea Party Gaetz Will ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice provide ░░░░░░░░ the committee all documents ░░░░░░░░ correspondence between the Department ░░░░░░░░ Alvin Bragg s office ░░░░░░░░ Fani Willis office and ░░░░░░░░ James office Jordan And ░░░░░░░░ course there is the ░░░░░░░░ that Jack Smith changed ░░░░░░░░ sequence of the documents ░░░░░░░░ seized in the raid ░░░░░░░░ the president s home ░░░░░░░░ I m saddened by ░░░░░░░░ because like you I ░░░░░░░░ given my life to ░░░░░░░░ law I care deeply ░░░░░░░░ the law Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Laughs I have given ░░░░░░░░ life to the law ░░░░░░░░ our savior Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ deeply He has given ░░░░░░░░ life to the law ░░░░░░░░ course we all know ░░░░░░░░ basic facts are the ░░░░░░░░ of what is being ░░░░░░░░ or insinuated or sometimes ░░░░░░░░ fabricated here The investigation ░░░░░░░░ the crimes Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ just convicted for the ░░░░░░░░ last week New York ░░░░░░░░ guilty accounts that was ░░░░░░░░ when Donald Trump was ░░░░░░░░ president of these United ░░░░░░░░ Remember that We were ░░░░░░░░ around back then weren ░░░░░░░░ we It was done ░░░░░░░░ his own Department of ░░░░░░░░ starting back in 2017 ░░░░░░░░ was the Trump Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice that probed and ░░░░░░░░ for federal crimes his ░░░░░░░░ attorney Michael Cohen for ░░░░░░░░ cover up of hush ░░░░░░░░ payments to Stormy Daniels ░░░░░░░░ Karen McDougal on behalf ░░░░░░░░ Trump as criminal violations ░░░░░░░░ federal criminal law That ░░░░░░░░ was overseen by the ░░░░░░░░ S Attorney for the ░░░░░░░░ District of New York ░░░░░░░░ man you see there ░░░░░░░░ Berman who s also ░░░░░░░░ Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani ░░░░░░░░ trips to Ukraine in ░░░░░░░░ of dirt on Joe ░░░░░░░░ And in 2020 after ░░░░░░░░ refused to relent he ░░░░░░░░ fired by Trump and ░░░░░░░░ then Attorney General Bill ░░░░░░░░ a firing that reeked ░░░░░░░░ political interference In fact ░░░░░░░░ would say as much ░░░░░░░░ he left the DoJ ░░░░░░░░ reporters that as president ░░░░░░░░ Trump pushed him and ░░░░░░░░ colleagues to prosecute his ░░░░░░░░ political rivals The upshot ░░░░░░░░ all of that was ░░░░░░░░ Trump managed to shut ░░░░░░░░ the federal hush money ░░░░░░░░ before it led to ░░░░░░░░ even though he was ░░░░░░░░ unindicted co conspirator 1 ░░░░░░░░ that was how the ░░░░░░░░ ended up being picked ░░░░░░░░ by the local Manhattan ░░░░░░░░ A who does not ░░░░░░░░ to the feds at ░░░░░░░░