Jonathan Turley: ‘What Jack Smith Knew Is that this Election Would Have the Effect of the Largest Jury Verdict in History’

BAIER Jonathan Turley Fox ░░░░░░░░ contributor Jonathan put this ░░░░░░░░ perspective for us I ░░░░░░░░ this is all being ░░░░░░░░ Obviously he s going ░░░░░░░░ be president but what ░░░░░░░░ this in the big ░░░░░░░░ TURLEY Well this is ░░░░░░░░ historic moment certainly in ░░░░░░░░ sense that it clears ░░░░░░░░ decks for President Trump ░░░░░░░░ the federal cases There ░░░░░░░░ still state threats out ░░░░░░░░ New York We re ░░░░░░░░ for a possible sentencing ░░░░░░░░ that case We also ░░░░░░░░ the Georgia case which ░░░░░░░░ floundering but still alive ░░░░░░░░ in this case Smith ░░░░░░░░ like a captain who ░░░░░░░░ soon be without a ░░░░░░░░ or crew and he ░░░░░░░░ to dismiss this case ░░░░░░░░ wasn t by choice ░░░░░░░░ many respects Smith up ░░░░░░░░ the very end was ░░░░░░░░ the stereotype of his ░░░░░░░░ He he pushed to ░░░░░░░░ information before the election ░░░░░░░░ he did not have ░░░░░░░░ put on the public ░░░░░░░░ Even the court said ░░░░░░░░ was procedurally irregular But ░░░░░░░░ still went with it ░░░░░░░░ released the information It ░░░░░░░░ viewed as nothing short ░░░░░░░░ election interference He was ░░░░░░░░ to influence the election ░░░░░░░░ Smith knew is that ░░░░░░░░ election would have the ░░░░░░░░ of the largest jury ░░░░░░░░ in history that if ░░░░░░░░ president was elected he ░░░░░░░░ out of a job ░░░░░░░░ that turned out to ░░░░░░░░ true BAIER So in ░░░░░░░░ in the filing special ░░░░░░░░ Jack Smith s it ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution s prohibition ░░░░░░░░ federal indictment and prosecution ░░░░░░░░ a sitting president apply ░░░░░░░░ this situation That prohibition ░░░░░░░░ categorical and does not ░░░░░░░░ on the gravity of ░░░░░░░░ crimes charge the strength ░░░░░░░░ the government s proof ░░░░░░░░ the merits of the ░░░░░░░░ which the government stands ░░░░░░░░ behind The government moves ░░░░░░░░ dismissal without prejudice You ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ at this in Trump ░░░░░░░░ with prejudice and say ░░░░░░░░ should never have come ░░░░░░░░ they want to see ░░░░░░░░ happen as a result ░░░░░░░░ this What do you ░░░░░░░░ could happen TURLEY Well ░░░░░░░░ think that Trump wants ░░░░░░░░ see something happen People ░░░░░░░░ to keep in their ░░░░░░░░ about what happened after ░░░░░░░░ 2016 election is the ░░░░░░░░ went into office the ░░░░░░░░ attorney general issued an ░░░░░░░░ telling the department to ░░░░░░░░ down and not assist ░░░░░░░░ in his immigration policies ░░░░░░░░ he ran on In ░░░░░░░░ view it s an ░░░░░░░░ order but Sally Yates ░░░░░░░░ lionized by the media ░░░░░░░░ taking that stand In ░░░░░░░░ s perspective Department of ░░░░░░░░ has been command center ░░░░░░░░ this lawfare campaign against ░░░░░░░░ So he wants to ░░░░░░░░ it reformed But this ░░░░░░░░ a bit of a ░░░░░░░░ silo It is a ░░░░░░░░ filled with lawyers who ░░░░░░░░ how to use the ░░░░░░░░ and it will be ░░░░░░░░ most difficult department to ░░░░░░░░ significant changes within I ░░░░░░░░ that s why he ░░░░░░░░ someone from without an ░░░░░░░░ in the new nominee ░░░░░░░░ And just quickly you ░░░░░░░░ the New York cases ░░░░░░░░ obviously the sentencing which ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ s going to go ░░░░░░░░ or how it ll ░░░░░░░░ treated but also the ░░░░░░░░ the appellate court decision ░░░░░░░░ that fraud business fraud ░░░░░░░░ brought by the Attorney ░░░░░░░░ Letitia James The appellate ░░░░░░░░ listening to that case ░░░░░░░░ seemed was clearly siding ░░░░░░░░ the Trump folks And ░░░░░░░░ think about all that ░░░░░░░░ prior to the election ░░░░░░░░ they come back and ░░░░░░░░ it all out or ░░░░░░░░ diminish it significantly you ░░░░░░░░ about that too TURLEY ░░░░░░░░ do I mean at ░░░░░░░░ moment he looks like ░░░░░░░░ will be the last ░░░░░░░░ standing That New York ░░░░░░░░ case by James is ░░░░░░░░ And even these Democratic ░░░░░░░░ questioned the very use ░░░░░░░░ the statute against him ░░░░░░░░ we re all waiting ░░░░░░░░ that opinion but it ░░░░░░░░ also be reduced or ░░░░░░░░ dismissed And so at ░░░░░░░░ moment he s running ░░░░░░░░ tables but we ll ░░░░░░░░ what he has left ░░░░░░░░ these last few hands ░░░░░░░░ Alright we ll follow ░░░░░░░░ all As always Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ you.”