Andy McCarthy: It’s Not Just Trump Who Faces a Threat, It’s Also His Family

Smith Former First Lady ░░░░░░░░ Trump weighing in on ░░░░░░░░ assassination attempt on her ░░░░░░░░ demanding answers about why ░░░░░░░░ suspected shooter wasn t ░░░░░░░░ before firing eight shots ░░░░░░░░ her husband Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Trump The attempt to ░░░░░░░░ my husband s life ░░░░░░░░ a horrible distressing experience ░░░░░░░░ the silence around it ░░░░░░░░ heavy I can t ░░░░░░░░ but wonder why didn ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement officials arrest ░░░░░░░░ shooter before the speech ░░░░░░░░ is definitely more to ░░░░░░░░ story and we need ░░░░░░░░ uncover the truth Clip ░░░░░░░░ Smith Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ Andy McCarthy Fox News ░░░░░░░░ Andy welcome to you ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy Hi Sandra Smith ░░░░░░░░ that we ve all ░░░░░░░░ a chance to see ░░░░░░░░ now What did you ░░░░░░░░ of it and her ░░░░░░░░ in it McCarthy Well ░░░░░░░░ think her thoughts are ░░░░░░░░ understandable And I think ░░░░░░░░ the campaign would like ░░░░░░░░ roll out somebody who ░░░░░░░░ you know who who ░░░░░░░░ very popular in the ░░░░░░░░ and has kind of ░░░░░░░░ reputation for being above ░░░░░░░░ all in terms of ░░░░░░░░ know the rough and ░░░░░░░░ of politics Maybe she ░░░░░░░░ reach people who might ░░░░░░░░ unreachable by former President ░░░░░░░░ or other people in ░░░░░░░░ associated with the campaign ░░░░░░░░ look there are a ░░░░░░░░ of questions about the ░░░░░░░░ failures here which seem ░░░░░░░░ have been catastrophic from ░░░░░░░░ to nuts So I ░░░░░░░░ all people who are ░░░░░░░░ know well meaning people ░░░░░░░░ like to get answers ░░░░░░░░ what happened Smith So ░░░░░░░░ s fair that she ░░░░░░░░ putting that out there ░░░░░░░░ say the least Legally ░░░░░░░░ s still a lot ░░░░░░░░ questions and obviously strategically ░░░░░░░░ the Secret Service to ░░░░░░░░ able to secure our ░░░░░░░░ president in a better ░░░░░░░░ are all reasonable questions ░░░░░░░░ people still have Andy ░░░░░░░░ Yeah And I think ░░░░░░░░ the undertone here also ░░░░░░░░ that you know Melania ░░░░░░░░ and the Trump family ░░░░░░░░ also protected by the ░░░░░░░░ Service supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ you know if the ░░░░░░░░ president is under a ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ it s his family ░░░░░░░░ Finally I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about the Kohberger ░░░░░░░░ the killings out of ░░░░░░░░ The judge has granted ░░░░░░░░ Kohberger a motion to ░░░░░░░░ his quadruple murder trial ░░░░░░░░ of the county in ░░░░░░░░ where this happened where ░░░░░░░░ murders happened in the ░░░░░░░░ town of Moscow The ░░░░░░░░ order was unsealed yesterday ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ move Obviously the family ░░░░░░░░ is upsetting them They ░░░░░░░░ calling it incredibly disappointing ░░░░░░░░ judge s ruling granting ░░░░░░░░ change of venue The ░░░░░░░░ good about this decision ░░░░░░░░ say will be the ░░░░░░░░ s last decision in ░░░░░░░░ case The family s ░░░░░░░░ felt that the judge ░░░░░░░░ the defense which is ░░░░░░░░ crazy for anybody seeing ░░░░░░░░ Andy And it was ░░░░░░░░ common theme that whatever ░░░░░░░░ defense wanted or needed ░░░░░░░░ got That s an ░░░░░░░░ response from the family ░░░░░░░░ Yeah And you can ░░░░░░░░ how emotionally invested they ░░░░░░░░ in this obviously On ░░░░░░░░ other hand you know ░░░░░░░░ try to be fair ░░░░░░░░ the judge we re ░░░░░░░░ about a quadruple homicide ░░░░░░░░ is a death penalty ░░░░░░░░ And the Latah County ░░░░░░░░ a county of you ░░░░░░░░ about 41 000 people ░░░░░░░░ it s not crazy ░░░░░░░░ think that you know ░░░░░░░░ s such a small ░░░░░░░░ that almost everybody will ░░░░░░░░ least many many people ░░░░░░░░ have some connection to ░░░░░░░░ who s associated with ░░░░░░░░ trial And it s ░░░░░░░░ a fact that appellate ░░░░░░░░ don t like the ░░░░░░░░ penalty and look for ░░░░░░░░ to reverse it if ░░░░░░░░ jury votes for it ░░░░░░░░ one of the reasons ░░░░░░░░ be that they re ░░░░░░░░ about prejudicial publicity So ░░░░░░░░ the long run this ░░░░░░░░ be a good ruling ░░░░░░░░ terms of getting the ░░░░░░░░ that the prosecutors are ░░░░░░░░ for But it s ░░░░░░░░ frustrating for the family ░░░░░░░░ obviously And as someone ░░░░░░░░ s tried a lot ░░░░░░░░ cases that you know ░░░░░░░░ of which were high ░░░░░░░░ cases I always think ░░░░░░░░ the important thing is ░░░░░░░░ get jurors not who ░░░░░░░░ ignorant of the facts ░░░░░░░░ have been insulated from ░░░░░░░░ coverage but who can ░░░░░░░░ the court that they ░░░░░░░░ be fair and objective ░░░░░░░░ evaluating the evidence they ░░░░░░░░ in the courtroom Smith ░░░░░░░░ It s got to ░░░░░░░░ so difficult for those ░░░░░░░░ to keep going through ░░░░░░░░ this Andy McCarthy on ░░░░░░░░ for us Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Andy McCarthy Thanks ░░░░░░░░