COATES Presidential promise to ░░░░░░░░ the law before a ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Biden I ░░░░░░░░ I abide by the ░░░░░░░░ decision and I will ░░░░░░░░ that and I will ░░░░░░░░ pardon him Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Letting the world know ░░░░░░░░ he will not wipe ░░░░░░░░ the decision of 12 ░░░░░░░░ his son s peers ░░░░░░░░ FEMALE 1 was asked ░░░░░░░░ and he has said ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t pardon his ░░░░░░░░ if he gets convicted ░░░░░░░░ Let s wait and ░░░░░░░░ what happens if he ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN FEMALE 1 Yeah ░░░░░░░░ I mean but he ░░░░░░░░ it OSBORNE He s ░░░░░░░░ to get pardoned by ░░░░░░░░ dad there s no ░░░░░░░░ about that PHILLIP The ░░░░░░░░ has ruled out pardoning ░░░░░░░░ son COLLINS A major ░░░░░░░░ from the president accepting ░░░░░░░░ outcome of the trial ░░░░░░░░ also pledging not to ░░░░░░░░ his son FINK So ░░░░░░░░ challenge for him is ░░░░░░░░ to continue to live ░░░░░░░░ to his values when ░░░░░░░░ was really personal and ░░░░░░░░ did that today COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ seems like a pretty ░░░░░░░░ straightforward answer but it ░░░░░░░░ new weight when we ░░░░░░░░ what Trump is saying ░░░░░░░░ the outcome of his ░░░░░░░░ what we re hearing ░░░░░░░░ other Republicans who say ░░░░░░░░ don t accept the ░░░░░░░░ s verdict here in ░░░░░░░░ York CUPP The contrast ░░░░░░░░ profound To sit there ░░░░░░░░ say well I m ░░░░░░░░ going to intervene in ░░░░░░░░ legal process and I ░░░░░░░░ t pardon my son ░░░░░░░░ side Democrats and Joe ░░░░░░░░ protecting the justice system ░░░░░░░░ on the other Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Trump protecting Trump BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ current president of the ░░░░░░░░ States has so much ░░░░░░░░ for the law that ░░░░░░░░ has said he would ░░░░░░░░ pardon his son I ░░░░░░░░ what SCARBOROUGH Yeah BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ know again it s ░░░░░░░░ about the contrast GEIST ░░░░░░░░ Biden saying I will ░░░░░░░░ whatever this jury decides ░░░░░░░░ That s right GEIST ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump after he ░░░░░░░░ convicted on 34 counts ░░░░░░░░ the entire system is ░░░░░░░░ against him RUHLE Their ░░░░░░░░ attack has been that ░░░░░░░░ Biden has politicized and ░░░░░░░░ the DoJ right That ░░░░░░░░ the whole argument around ░░░░░░░░ Trump s conviction And ░░░░░░░░ week of course Hunter ░░░░░░░░ was found guilty and ░░░░░░░░ Biden has very clearly ░░░░░░░░ he would not pardon ░░░░░░░░ son he would not ░░░░░░░░ his sentence How stark ░░░░░░░░ this difference I mean ░░░░░░░░ can Republicans keep making ░░░░░░░░ argument now that Joe ░░░░░░░░ has really put it ░░░░░░░░ there Where s Hunter ░░░░░░░░ he stood there in ░░░░░░░░ courtroom flanked by his ░░░░░░░░ and he s accepted ░░░░░░░░ sentence WEISMANN He is ░░░░░░░░ pardoning his son which ░░░░░░░░ could do These are ░░░░░░░░ charges Wallace Right WEISMANN ░░░░░░░░ is not doing that ░░░░░░░░ is not doing it ░░░░░░░░ he is living what ░░░░░░░░ means to have a ░░░░░░░░ of law in this ░░░░░░░░ Wallace Yeah WEISMANN And ░░░░░░░░ is and I mean ░░░░░░░░ you want to know ░░░░░░░░ he believes it you ░░░░░░░░ actually see Wallace Right ░░░░░░░░ what is happening with ░░░░░░░░ own son Lee The ░░░░░░░░ Anderson has been really ░░░░░░░░ that he is going ░░░░░░░░ accept the outcome of ░░░░░░░░ trial no matter what ░░░░░░░░ CABRERA So Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ gotten asked about you ░░░░░░░░ talking about law and ░░░░░░░░ he s gotten asked ░░░░░░░░ he would pardon his ░░░░░░░░ He has said no ░░░░░░░░ the other side you ░░░░░░░░ got Donald Trump who ░░░░░░░░ said that he will ░░░░░░░░ the January 6th insurrection ░░░░░░░░ re not even his ░░░░░░░░ They re just sons ░░░░░░░░ bitches WEISMANN Washington said ░░░░░░░░ am not running again ░░░░░░░░ he understood the self ░░░░░░░░ was absolutely essential to ░░░░░░░░ country So you don ░░░░░░░░ have a king He ░░░░░░░░ not pardon his son ░░░░░░░░ did not order the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice to to ░░░░░░░░ don t prosecute my ░░░░░░░░ So impressive Reid could ░░░░░░░░ ordered the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ halt the prosecution of ░░░░░░░░ Biden according to this ░░░░░░░░ Everyone understands he s ░░░░░░░░ decent man Jong Fast ░░░░░░░░ think Joe Biden has ░░░░░░░░ chance here to stand ░░░░░░░░ for the rule of ░░░░░░░░ to say the rule ░░░░░░░░ law is the law ░░░░░░░░ matter who it is ░░░░░░░░ matter if it s ░░░░░░░░ or Biden And remember ░░░░░░░░ of Trumpism s dangerousness ░░░░░░░░ that it tears down ░░░░░░░░ important institutions of our ░░░░░░░░ So there is an ░░░░░░░░ here for Biden to ░░░░░░░░ you know the jury ░░░░░░░░ him guilty This is ░░░░░░░░ it s supposed to ░░░░░░░░ Period Paragraph End of ░░░░░░░░ MUIR Have you ruled ░░░░░░░░ a pardon for your ░░░░░░░░ Biden Yes Reid As ░░░░░░░░ said last week I ░░░░░░░░ accept the outcome of ░░░░░░░░ case and will continue ░░░░░░░░ respect the judicial process ░░░░░░░░ Hunter considers an appeal ░░░░░░░░ know the president said ░░░░░░░░ won t touch it ░░░░░░░░ s not he said ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ his son And it ░░░░░░░░ that Merrick Garland let ░░░░░░░░ go through How can ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department be weaponized ░░░░░░░░ Trump when all of ░░░░░░░░ is happening UNKNOWN MALE ░░░░░░░░ The Democrats stand for ░░░░░░░░ rule of law Remember ░░░░░░░░ and order You know ░░░░░░░░ we ve been saying ░░░░░░░░ Trump s not above ░░░░░░░░ law Hunter Biden s ░░░░░░░░ above the law No ░░░░░░░░ is above the law ░░░░░░░░ it is amazing to ░░░░░░░░ the stark contrast between ░░░░░░░░ Democrats handled today and ░░░░░░░░ Republicans handled this whole ░░░░░░░░ over the last couple ░░░░░░░░ weeks KATYAL For years ░░░░░░░░ conservatives have been crowing ░░░░░░░░ a politicized Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ politicizing it and so ░░░░░░░░ What happened today The ░░░░░░░░ Department convicted the president ░░░░░░░░ own son his only ░░░░░░░░ son You heard the ░░░░░░░░ say he would accept ░░░░░░░░ outcome of the case ░░░░░░░░ know no other word ░░░░░░░░ that but presidential CAPEHART ░░░░░░░░ hmm He even went ░░░░░░░░ far as to say ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t pardon his ░░░░░░░░ That s how much ░░░░░░░░ he has for the ░░░░░░░░ ACOSTA President has said ░░░░░░░░ he will not pardon ░░░░░░░░ son What did you ░░░░░░░░ of that WHIPPLE I ░░░░░░░░ it was extraordinary I ░░░░░░░░ it was a it ░░░░░░░░ a moment of just ░░░░░░░░ clarity on the part ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden and couldn ░░░░░░░░ have been in you ░░░░░░░░ starker contrast to the ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump has handled ░░░░░░░░ own conviction BHARARA He ░░░░░░░░ still pardon him He ░░░░░░░░ he won t do ░░░░░░░░ All of that conduct ░░░░░░░░ that it s his ░░░░░░░░ it s kind of ░░░░░░░░ you should pause for ░░░░░░░░ moment and think about ░░░░░░░░ unbelievable that is In ░░░░░░░░ million years if the ░░░░░░░░ were on the other ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump was facing ░░░░░░░░ prospect of his son ░░░░░░░░ prosecuted by a Biden ░░░░░░░░ if I had been ░░░░░░░░ over a Biden holdover ░░░░░░░░ holdover prosecutor not in ░░░░░░░░ million million years would ░░░░░░░░ have happened So you ░░░░░░░░ some of the people ░░░░░░░░ the right the people ░░░░░░░░ support Donald Trump are ░░░░░░░░ to cast this as ░░░░░░░░ clever ops program HAYES ░░░░░░░░ McGovern Hunter Biden was ░░░░░░░░ guilty by a jury ░░░░░░░░ his peers just like ░░░░░░░░ Trump because this is ░░░░░░░░ justice system at work ░░░░░░░░ divide here is stunning ░░░░░░░░ it s a great ░░░░░░░░ that one political party ░░░░░░░░ committed to the rule ░░░░░░░░ law and the other ░░░░░░░░ t Simmons Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ already proven he s ░░░░░░░░ to stand up for ░░░░░░░░ rule of law in ░░░░░░░░ way that we could ░░░░░░░░ never imagine Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ do OSNON Pretty emphatic ░░░░░░░░ the last few days ░░░░░░░░ he does not plan ░░░░░░░░ pardon or commute his ░░░░░░░░ But that really is ░░░░░░░░ saying is I don ░░░░░░░░ plan to use the ░░░░░░░░ of the office the ░░░░░░░░ of the presidency to ░░░░░░░░ private relief for my ░░░░░░░░ In a sense he ░░░░░░░░ staking out a pretty ░░░░░░░░ line between being as ░░░░░░░░ says a president and ░░░░░░░░ dad And that s ░░░░░░░░ just an emotional expression ░░░░░░░░ s in effect saying ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ should I don t ░░░░░░░░ a right even if ░░░░░░░░ s legal and God ░░░░░░░░ it must be tempting ░░░░░░░░ Yeah OSNON to use ░░░░░░░░ power in a way ░░░░░░░░ is not available to ░░░░░░░░ many other Americans facing ░░░░░░░░ kinds of struggles There ░░░░░░░░ a kind of old ░░░░░░░░ sort of flinty core ░░░░░░░░ his conception of how ░░░░░░░░ are to be in ░░░░░░░░ system how you are ░░░░░░░░ be as a person ░░░░░░░░ moral person and ultimately ░░░░░░░░ to contend with questions ░░░░░░░░ power One of the ░░░░░░░░ that anybody who spends ░░░░░░░░ around Joe Biden comes ░░░░░░░░ know is that he ░░░░░░░░ had this long running ░░░░░░░░ on how much he ░░░░░░░░ bothered by abuses of ░░░░░░░░ GEIST He ll accept ░░░░░░░░ verdict no matter what ░░░░░░░░ is and that he ░░░░░░░░ ruled out pardoning his ░░░░░░░░ son Contrast that from ░░░░░░░░ we hear from Donald ░░░░░░░░ And again we have ░░░░░░░░ underline in no uncertain ░░░░░░░░ President Biden saying I ░░░░░░░░ accept the outcome I ░░░░░░░░ accept what the jury ░░░░░░░░ here That s the ░░░░░░░░ our legal system works ░░░░░░░░ no I will not ░░░░░░░░ my own son if ░░░░░░░░ is convicted WEISMANN And ░░░░░░░░ contrast is so clear ░░░░░░░░ terms of decency and ░░░░░░░░ and transactional guidance in ░░░░░░░░ of how you view ░░░░░░░░ world Tur It is ░░░░░░░░ a good day for ░░░░░░░░ United States that this ░░░░░░░░ is a prime example ░░░░░░░░ the way our judicial ░░░░░░░░ is supposed to work ░░░░░░░░ President Biden saying in ░░░░░░░░ statement that he would ░░░░░░░░ the outcome of this ░░░░░░░░ Those words so completely ░░░░░░░░ with what his opponent ░░░░░░░░ a convicted felon himself ░░░░░░░░ to say about the ░░░░░░░░ S courts Todd The ░░░░░░░░ to how Trump has ░░░░░░░░ how Trump has treated ░░░░░░░░ rule of law This ░░░░░░░░ a good day for ░░░░░░░░ system good day for ░░░░░░░░ of America as an ░░░░░░░░ of how the rule ░░░░░░░░ law should work Tur ░░░░░░░░ Biden told David Muir ░░░░░░░░ he would absolutely accept ░░░░░░░░ verdict whatever it was ░░░░░░░░ that he would not ░░░░░░░░ his son regardless And ░░░░░░░░ he said the same ░░░░░░░░ in a statement Meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ know Donald Trump comes ░░░░░░░░ and calls the justice ░░░░░░░░ completely unfair What do ░░░░░░░░ think of that contrast ░░░░░░░░ FEMALE 2 There s ░░░░░░░░ contrast of two different ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN FEMALE 3 Here ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden who has ░░░░░░░░ a son who served ░░░░░░░░ in the armed forces ░░░░░░░░ now has basically said ░░░░░░░░ will sacrifice my surviving ░░░░░░░░ s future I will ░░░░░░░░ him to serve a ░░░░░░░░ term if that s ░░░░░░░░ s determined because that ░░░░░░░░ what the rule of ░░░░░░░░ demands BARNICLE The president ░░░░░░░░ that he will not ░░░░░░░░ his son Do you ░░░░░░░░ ordinary Americans give enough ░░░░░░░░ to how this system ░░░░░░░░ a miracle a gift ░░░░░░░░ this country a gift ░░░░░░░░ democracy?”
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