Bill Kristol: ‘It’s Literally Authoritarianism’ for a President-Elect to Say Someone Should Go to Jail

MELBER And maybe he ░░░░░░░░ Bill what do you ░░░░░░░░ there both as a ░░░░░░░░ of Trump s communication ░░░░░░░░ and practically what do ░░░░░░░░ think is happening in ░░░░░░░░ debate KRISTOL Well again ░░░░░░░░ think he s you ░░░░░░░░ increasing normalizing something that ░░░░░░░░ t be normalized President ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ that I guess six ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress and ░░░░░░░░ former members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ who were on that ░░░░░░░░ constituted committee that have ░░░░░░░░ public hearings and voted ░░░░░░░░ report that everyone can ░░░░░░░░ at it if they ░░░░░░░░ to and judge for ░░░░░░░░ that they should go ░░░░░░░░ jail For what I ░░░░░░░░ think about this for ░░░░░░░░ minute It s one ░░░░░░░░ it would be bad ░░░░░░░░ if the president Joyce ░░░░░░░░ this much better than ░░░░░░░░ if the president elect ░░░░░░░░ his position to accuse ░░░░░░░░ of a crime and ░░░░░░░░ he violated statute 1465 ░░░░░░░░ the federal code That ░░░░░░░░ already jury tampering of ░░░░░░░░ kinds of things but ░░░░░░░░ least it s an ░░░░░░░░ specification of a crime ░░░░░░░░ What s the crime ░░░░░░░░ can a president elect ░░░░░░░░ United States say people ░░░░░░░░ go to jail That ░░░░░░░░ literally authoritarianism right I ░░░░░░░░ putting you in jail ░░░░░░░░ charges you know the ░░░░░░░░ we ll figure out ░░░░░░░░ crime later right And ░░░░░░░░ s what Trump s ░░░░░░░░ I wish I don ░░░░░░░░ it was a good ░░░░░░░░ by Kristen Welker but ░░░░░░░░ wish she had said ░░░░░░░░ what crime do you ░░░░░░░░ they committed president Mr ░░░░░░░░ MELBER Right And it ░░░░░░░░ a type of admission ░░░░░░░░ what is abuse of ░░░░░░░░ or illicit targeting Joyce ░░░░░░░░ a politician is seeking ░░░░░░░░ abuse that power against ░░░░░░░░ and can t even ░░░░░░░░ of lazily brainstorm a ░░░░░░░░ crime.”