Weissmann on DoJ Winding Down Trump Cases: ‘Our Legal System Has Really Failed Us’

WEISSMANN It s very ░░░░░░░░ that the Department of ░░░░░░░░ would be thinking about ░░░░░░░░ to have these cases ░░░░░░░░ dismissed without prejudice or ░░░░░░░░ put on a pause ░░░░░░░░ that DoJ policy Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ I have to ask ░░░░░░░░ because you ve written ░░░░░░░░ much about this and ░░░░░░░░ so much about these ░░░░░░░░ the classified documents case ░░░░░░░░ the cases January 6th ░░░░░░░░ do you feel as ░░░░░░░░ former prosecutor and a ░░░░░░░░ WEISSMANN I think of ░░░░░░░░ very much from an ░░░░░░░░ perspective So Andrea very ░░░░░░░░ in your wheelhouse because ░░░░░░░░ think about the other ░░░░░░░░ that have been able ░░░░░░░░ have a legal system ░░░░░░░░ have held political leaders ░░░░░░░░ the most senior political ░░░░░░░░ to account in fair ░░░░░░░░ And that is not ░░░░░░░░ prejudge what a jury ░░░░░░░░ do here but the ░░░░░░░░ and the public had ░░░░░░░░ right to have a ░░░░░░░░ trial and I think ░░░░░░░░ legal system has really ░░░░░░░░ us at least at ░░░░░░░░ federal level The New ░░░░░░░░ criminal case is one ░░░░░░░░ has gone to a ░░░░░░░░ and so the public ░░░░░░░░ had the benefit Donald ░░░░░░░░ and the prosecution have ░░░░░░░░ the benefit of the ░░░░░░░░ But in general I ░░░░░░░░ that our country does ░░░░░░░░ look like the sort ░░░░░░░░ vaulted rule of law ░░░░░░░░ that we like to ░░░░░░░░ it is.”