Haberman Says Aides Are Prepping Trump for Jan. 6 Questions in First Debate: ‘What They’re Hoping He Is Going to Say Is…’

COOPER Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ the new debate prep ░░░░░░░░ New York Times senior ░░░░░░░░ correspondent Maggie Haberman So ░░░░░░░░ have you heard about ░░░░░░░░ Trump is taking this ░░░░░░░░ As you know there ░░░░░░░░ ample opportunities for Trump ░░░░░░░░ make flubs as much ░░░░░░░░ he tries to point ░░░░░░░░ what Biden does Trump ░░░░░░░░ taking this more seriously ░░░░░░░░ people allow publicly right ░░░░░░░░ mean in public his ░░░░░░░░ often downplay the prep ░░░░░░░░ he does He s ░░░░░░░░ doing not standard debate ░░░░░░░░ He doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ ins as of now ░░░░░░░░ Biden in these debates ░░░░░░░░ So he s not ░░░░░░░░ mock debates HABERMAN He ░░░░░░░░ not doing mock debates ░░░░░░░░ could certainly changed But ░░░░░░░░ s been doing what ░░░░░░░░ ve been describing as ░░░░░░░░ time where they bring ░░░░░░░░ different people to brief ░░░░░░░░ A bunch of senators ░░░░░░░░ come in Last week ░░░░░░░░ Marco Rubio and Senator ░░░░░░░░ Schmitt both briefed him ░░░░░░░░ the RNC headquarters after ░░░░░░░░ meetings with lawmakers around ░░░░░░░░ Hill which was his ░░░░░░░░ major meeting with party ░░░░░░░░ since he became the ░░░░░░░░ nominee and they are ░░░░░░░░ on various issues that ░░░░░░░░ come up abortion health ░░░░░░░░ energy Covid and then ░░░░░░░░ specifically and this was ░░░░░░░░ thing that came up ░░░░░░░░ Thursday what Trump will ░░░░░░░░ when asked January 6 ░░░░░░░░ questions particularly his statements ░░░░░░░░ pardoning some of the ░░░░░░░░ who were arrested in ░░░░░░░░ with the violence that ░░░░░░░░ COOPER So do you ░░░░░░░░ will he try to ░░░░░░░░ vague and not be ░░░░░░░░ down on whether he ░░░░░░░░ pardon them all HABERMAN ░░░░░░░░ that one what they ░░░░░░░░ hoping he is going ░░░░░░░░ say and again who ░░░░░░░░ what he ll actually ░░░░░░░░ but what they re ░░░░░░░░ he is going to ░░░░░░░░ is some version of ░░░░░░░░ depends on the case ░░░░░░░░ has left it much ░░░░░░░░ in the past and ░░░░░░░░ he ll likely pardon ░░░░░░░░ again across the board ░░░░░░░░ think that they re ░░░░░░░░ to try to have ░░░░░░░░ point to specifics including ░░░░░░░░ who were arrested where ░░░░░░░░ were not that close ░░░░░░░░ the building.”