O’Donnell on Release of Adams’ Indictment this Week: Warning for Countries in U.N. Event Thinking of Bribing U.S. Officials

O DONNELL He s ░░░░░░░░ MSNBC legal analyst And ░░░░░░░░ having read the indictment ░░░░░░░░ I think I now ░░░░░░░░ why it was released ░░░░░░░░ week with leaders from ░░░░░░░░ the world at the ░░░░░░░░ Nations this week very ░░░░░░░░ including the delegation from ░░░░░░░░ It seems to me ░░░░░░░░ one of the messages ░░░░░░░░ this indictment was aimed ░░░░░░░░ the United Nations to ░░░░░░░░ to every country there ░░░░░░░░ you are ever thinking ░░░░░░░░ getting involved in things ░░░░░░░░ this and trying to ░░░░░░░░ influence within the methods ░░░░░░░░ here we will stop ░░░░░░░░ WEISSMANN I had the ░░░░░░░░ same view And I ░░░░░░░░ it s useful to ░░░░░░░░ about the charges here ░░░░░░░░ they re just charges ░░░░░░░░ you know Eric Adams ░░░░░░░░ have the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ to trial and have ░░░░░░░░ case proved beyond a ░░░░░░░░ doubt But I agree ░░░░░░░░ you The message here ░░░░░░░░ really in many ways ░░░░░░░░ to politicians but also ░░░░░░░░ foreign countries saying hands ░░░░░░░░ It s useful to ░░░░░░░░ of this in conjunction ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ brought a series of ░░░░░░░░ through their national security ░░░░░░░░ aimed at what Russia ░░░░░░░░ doing in a much ░░░░░░░░ sophisticated way than they ░░░░░░░░ in 2016 They have ░░░░░░░░ brought a whole series ░░░░░░░░ indictments attacking that exact ░░░░░░░░ phenomenon of saying we ░░░░░░░░ our eyes on you ░░░░░░░░ we re willing to ░░░░░░░░ public with it We ░░░░░░░░ willing to call it ░░░░░░░░ and to not do ░░░░░░░░ happened in 2016 we ░░░░░░░░ willing to actually say ░░░░░░░░ are actually on to ░░░░░░░░ and here are all ░░░░░░░░ details that we know ░░░░░░░░ re up to O ░░░░░░░░ Proving bribery has become ░░░░░░░░ difficult with the current ░░░░░░░░ States Supreme Court What ░░░░░░░░ you make of the ░░░░░░░░