Crawford on Trump’s Immunity Case: I Do Expect a Decision for a Possible Trial Before the Election

BRENNAN The big question ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow morning what will ░░░░░░░░ court rule CRAWFORD Well ░░░░░░░░ mean we will see ░░░░░░░░ I mean I do ░░░░░░░░ a decision that at ░░░░░░░░ leaves open the possibility ░░░░░░░░ a trial before the ░░░░░░░░ I mean I see ░░░░░░░░ chance they re going ░░░░░░░░ embrace Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ that he has absolute ░░░░░░░░ and can t be ░░░░░░░░ I think they re ░░░░░░░░ to say that there ░░░░░░░░ some immunity for the ░░░░░░░░ actions of a president ░░░░░░░░ why is that important ░░░░░░░░ agree and you heard ░░░░░░░░ of that in your ░░░░░░░░ with Senator Vance they ░░░░░░░░ concerned that this case ░░░░░░░░ apply to future presidents ░░░░░░░░ are concerned that after ░░░░░░░░ bitter campaign as one ░░░░░░░░ pointed out in argument ░░░░░░░░ the winning candidate could ░░░░░░░░ the loser into jail ░░░░░░░░ re worried about that ░░░░░░░░ as Trump said during ░░░░░░░░ debate he believes Biden ░░░░░░░░ policies on immigration have ░░░░░░░░ criminal So they see ░░░░░░░░ as the case that ░░░░░░░░ well beyond Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ s why I think ░░░░░░░░ re going to wall ░░░░░░░░ those kind of official ░░░░░░░░ of a president but ░░░░░░░░ open the possibility of ░░░░░░░░ for unofficial actions of ░░░░░░░░ office seeker And as ░░░░░░░░ s lawyer argued at ░░░░░░░░ oral arguments conceded at ░░░░░░░░ oral arguments a lot ░░░░░░░░ what s alleged in ░░░░░░░░ indictment is unofficial acts ░░░░░░░░ Jack Smith could have ░░░░░░░░ papers ready to go ░░░░░░░░ say he s conceded ░░░░░░░░ is unofficial acts that ░░░░░░░░ can be prosecuted for ░░░░░░░░ s get this trial ░░░░░░░░ And I think the ░░░░░░░░ could do that very ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN It s hard ░░░░░░░░ get your head around ░░░░░░░░ being an unofficial act ░░░░░░░░ the president when he ░░░░░░░░ doing it in office ░░░░░░░░ times from the Oval ░░░░░░░░ CRAWFORD A lower court ░░░░░░░░ How do you explain ░░░░░░░░ CRAWFORD Because as a ░░░░░░░░ court in a different ░░░░░░░░ on a similar issue ░░░░░░░░ unofficial acts are the ░░░░░░░░ of an office seeker ░░░░░░░░ candidate speeches you may ░░░░░░░░ on the campaign trail ░░░░░░░░ rallies So a lower ░░░░░░░░ has already laid out ░░░░░░░░ groundwork for how you ░░░░░░░░ make these divisions in ░░░░░░░░ D C Circuit Court ░░░░░░░░ Appeals The official acts ░░░░░░░░ be those core powers ░░░░░░░░ presidents have immigration policy ░░░░░░░░ you make about drone ░░░░░░░░ Those cannot be prosecuted ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm CRAWFORD That ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ walled off But there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ president does that could ░░░░░░░░ unofficial and criminal.”