Fmr. Trump Attorney: The Hush Money Case ‘Absolutely Has To Be Dismissed’

SCHOEN Well first of ░░░░░░░░ I don t trust ░░░░░░░░ Merchan to do the ░░░░░░░░ thing at all He ░░░░░░░░ have recused himself from ░░░░░░░░ one had no business ░░░░░░░░ on this case given ░░░░░░░░ daughter s clear conflict ░░░░░░░░ interest He decided to ░░░░░░░░ it I think for ░░░░░░░░ purposes I have appeared ░░░░░░░░ him I find him ░░░░░░░░ be incompetent and insecure ░░░░░░░░ with an ego so ░░░░░░░░ are a bad combination ░░░░░░░░ factors This case absolutely ░░░░░░░░ to be dismissed there ░░░░░░░░ no question about it ░░░░░░░░ you know the October ░░░░░░░░ 2000 memo from the ░░░░░░░░ of legal counsel says ░░░░░░░░ that there cannot be ░░░░░░░░ indictment or criminal process ░░░░░░░░ a sitting president and ░░░░░░░░ same principles ought to ░░░░░░░░ to a president elect ░░░░░░░░ the Presidential Transition Act ░░░░░░░░ has the same priority ░░░░░░░░ a policy and attention ░░░░░░░░ s required when he ░░░░░░░░ a sitting president So ░░░░░░░░ say well that s ░░░░░░░░ binding on the federal ░░░░░░░░ Department this is a ░░░░░░░░ prosecution The same principles ░░░░░░░░ that memo written by ░░░░░░░░ way by Judge Randolph ░░░░░░░░ who sits with Judge ░░░░░░░░ on the D C ░░░░░░░░ Court now those same ░░░░░░░░ apply to the state ░░░░░░░░ There s an interesting ░░░░░░░░ Akhil Amar a Yale ░░░░░░░░ professor no fan of ░░░░░░░░ Trump has written explaining ░░░░░░░░ the state prosecution ought ░░░░░░░░ be barred this was ░░░░░░░░ in 1993 to help ░░░░░░░░ let s say why ░░░░░░░░ state prosecution ought to ░░░░░░░░ barred for the same ░░░░░░░░ of powers interest and ░░░░░░░░ gives the example during ░░░░░░░░ Civil War before secession ░░░░░░░░ if the southern states ░░░░░░░░ decided We ought to ░░░░░░░░ Abraham Lincoln and take ░░░░░░░░ to a full trial ░░░░░░░░ can try him in ░░░░░░░░ You would not allow ░░░░░░░░ state to interfere with ░░░░░░░░ functioning of the federal ░░░░░░░░ and that s a ░░░░░░░░ constitutional principle We see ░░░░░░░░ in the voting case ░░░░░░░░ v Celebrezze we do ░░░░░░░░ allow a state s ░░░░░░░░ access rules in a ░░░░░░░░ state to affect the ░░░░░░░░ of the nation That ░░░░░░░░ part of what s ░░░░░░░░ on here And the ░░░░░░░░ of carrying it forward ░░░░░░░░ that four years from ░░░░░░░░ they can revive it ░░░░░░░░ absolutely absurd The president ░░░░░░░░ t have these 34 ░░░░░░░░ felony counts hanging over ░░░░░░░░ head but again the ░░░░░░░░ of Legal Counsel memo ░░░░░░░░ that They refer to ░░░░░░░░ 1973 memo and they ░░░░░░░░ a step further they ░░░░░░░░ it s the criminal ░░░░░░░░ that must be stopped ░░░░░░░░ the same reason stigma ░░░░░░░░ the office distraction Even ░░░░░░░░ the person is not ░░░░░░░░ to day involved with ░░░░░░░░ it s hanging over ░░░░░░░░ head it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ good to other countries ░░░░░░░░ especially in a case ░░░░░░░░ this that never should ░░░░░░░░ been brought You know ░░░░░░░░ Cuomo the former attorney ░░░░░░░░ and governor from New ░░░░░░░░ said had he been ░░░░░░░░ general he never would ░░░░░░░░ brought it This case ░░░░░░░░ conviction is infirm from ░░░░░░░░ one for many reasons ░░░░░░░░ the immunity decision but ░░░░░░░░ for this reason alone ░░░░░░░░ has to be dismissed.”