Weissmann: Trump’s Speech to the DoJ Conveys a Lack of Independence of the Department from the W.H.

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Velshi Joining ░░░░░░░░ now Andrew weissman former ░░░░░░░░ general counsel former chief ░░░░░░░░ the criminal division in ░░░░░░░░ eastern district of New ░░░░░░░░ He s also an ░░░░░░░░ legal analyst What do ░░░░░░░░ make of that that ░░░░░░░░ that he gave today ░░░░░░░░ there is this question ░░░░░░░░ everything Donald Trump says ░░░░░░░░ outside of the norm ░░░░░░░░ to some degree that ░░░░░░░░ become normalized It shouldn ░░░░░░░░ be but it s ░░░░░░░░ than that He said ░░░░░░░░ that were not only ░░░░░░░░ but if accepted compromise ░░░░░░░░ system of laws and ░░░░░░░░ WEISSMANN Yeah well There ░░░░░░░░ a lot to be ░░░░░░░░ I do think it ░░░░░░░░ worth noting something that ░░░░░░░░ picked up on is ░░░░░░░░ was there and it ░░░░░░░░ not a speech that ░░░░░░░░ given to the career ░░░░░░░░ and women of the ░░░░░░░░ Department This was a ░░░░░░░░ selected group of people ░░░░░░░░ from the department some ░░░░░░░░ from the department but ░░░░░░░░ s notable Normally when ░░░░░░░░ have an incoming administration ░░░░░░░░ the president usually is ░░░░░░░░ there talking to them ░░░░░░░░ there s nothing that ░░░░░░░░ that especially if it ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ about policy But here ░░░░░░░░ was not given to ░░░░░░░░ sort of ordinary men ░░░░░░░░ women it was This ░░░░░░░░ trying to be much ░░░░░░░░ of a campaign speech ░░░░░░░░ so I don t ░░░░░░░░ that it is reflective ░░░░░░░░ where the department as ░░░░░░░░ whole is There s ░░░░░░░░ lots of men and ░░░░░░░░ in the department who ░░░░░░░░ there to do the ░░░░░░░░ thing even if the ░░░░░░░░ isn t Second everything ░░░░░░░░ the speech conveyed the ░░░░░░░░ of independence of the ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ that that is what ░░░░░░░░ us from an autocracy ░░░░░░░░ independence is a norm ░░░░░░░░ is not a law ░░░░░░░░ that is a norm ░░░░░░░░ is there is good ░░░░░░░░ that Republican and democratic ░░░░░░░░ have adhered to that ░░░░░░░░ because they understand how ░░░░░░░░ it is that s ░░░░░░░░ completely gone And then ░░░░░░░░ final thing is it ░░░░░░░░ really notable there just ░░░░░░░░ really other than the ░░░░░░░░ as we were saying ░░░░░░░░ we were waiting for ░░░░░░░░ segment is other than ░░░░░░░░ courts there are no ░░░░░░░░ on this president You ░░░░░░░░ get the sense that ░░░░░░░░ is so different than ░░░░░░░░ first Trump Administration This ░░░░░░░░ don t think could ░░░░░░░░ happened in the first ░░░░░░░░ Administration And a good ░░░░░░░░ of that is today ░░░░░░░░ issued yet another broadside ░░░░░░░░ a defense firm There ░░░░░░░░ now another firm Paul ░░░░░░░░ incredibly eminent firm He ░░░░░░░░ it after a judge ░░░░░░░░ unconstitutional the one that ░░░░░░░░ issued just the other ░░░░░░░░ Velshi He told the ░░░░░░░░ they can t do ░░░░░░░░ They have to cancel ░░░░░░░░ their contracts with particular ░░░░░░░░ firms But he s ░░░░░░░░ some beef with WEISSMANN ░░░░░░░░ But here s a ░░░░░░░░ who s like oh ░░░░░░░░ court said I can ░░░░░░░░ do it I m ░░░░░░░░ it again That that ░░░░░░░░ what we re dealing ░░░░░░░░ And so your point ░░░░░░░░ you ve got a ░░░░░░░░ convicted criminal as the ░░░░░░░░ you can see it ░░░░░░░░ you have a court ░░░░░░░░ has said you cannot ░░░░░░░░ this and it is ░░░░░░░░ zero effect on the ░░░░░░░░ that he just did ░░░░░░░░ again to another respected ░░░░░░░░