Fmr. DOJ Atty. On Trump Saying Biden Pardons Are ‘Void’: ‘The President Is Determined to Demolish the Rule of Law’

COOPER Liz last night ░░░░░░░░ President posted on social ░░░░░░░░ this is on another ░░░░░░░░ other story He said ░░░░░░░░ pardons that Sleepy Joe ░░░░░░░░ gave to the unselect ░░░░░░░░ of political thugs and ░░░░░░░░ others are hereby declared ░░░░░░░░ vacant and of no ░░░░░░░░ force or effect because ░░░░░░░░ the fact that they ░░░░░░░░ done by autopen In ░░░░░░░░ words Joe Biden did ░░░░░░░░ sign them but more ░░░░░░░░ he did not know ░░░░░░░░ about them Now obviously ░░░░░░░░ autopen is a device ░░░░░░░░ of both parties have ░░░░░░░░ to sign documents when ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ or inclination to sign ░░░░░░░░ by hand It s ░░░░░░░░ clear if President Biden ░░░░░░░░ that or not I ░░░░░░░░ you were not involved ░░░░░░░░ those decisions but can ░░░░░░░░ President void his predecessor ░░░░░░░░ pardons regardless of the ░░░░░░░░ Does it work that ░░░░░░░░ OYER Anderson yes To ░░░░░░░░ clear the office of ░░░░░░░░ pardon attorney where I ░░░░░░░░ had had no role ░░░░░░░░ the decision making around ░░░░░░░░ pardon and I think ░░░░░░░░ could have a legitimate ░░░░░░░░ about whether the President ░░░░░░░░ or should not have ░░░░░░░░ power to issue preemptive ░░░░░░░░ like that one But ░░░░░░░░ is established is that ░░░░░░░░ President does in fact ░░░░░░░░ that power And once ░░░░░░░░ President makes the decision ░░░░░░░░ do that it is ░░░░░░░░ There is no authority ░░░░░░░░ a subsequent President to ░░░░░░░░ to undo the pardon ░░░░░░░░ think that tweet is ░░░░░░░░ just a distraction It ░░░░░░░░ really just one small ░░░░░░░░ of the fact that ░░░░░░░░ President is determined to ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ he is prepared to ░░░░░░░░ anything or anyone that ░░░░░░░░ standing in his way ░░░░░░░░ want to note that ░░░░░░░░ of the most I ░░░░░░░░ solidifying moments was when ░░░░░░░░ appeared in the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice on Friday and ░░░░░░░░ a speech in the ░░░░░░░░ Hall in which he ░░░░░░░░ that he is the ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement officer in ░░░░░░░░ country That is unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ is the job of ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General And the ░░░░░░░░ General stood by his ░░░░░░░░ She introduced him and ░░░░░░░░ essentially endorsed the idea ░░░░░░░░ she s not going ░░░░░░░░ be independent of the ░░░░░░░░ She does not have ░░░░░░░░ agenda of her own ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ up to him She ░░░░░░░░ there to facilitate the ░░░░░░░░ s agenda And I ░░░░░░░░ t think anyone who ░░░░░░░░ either her remarks or ░░░░░░░░ remarks could have any ░░░░░░░░ that the President is ░░░░░░░░ one who is setting ░░░░░░░░ agenda for the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice He is also ░░░░░░░░ the same time kneecapping ░░░░░░░░ defense bar which plays ░░░░░░░░ crucial role in pushing ░░░░░░░░ against excesses of the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice by going ░░░░░░░░ attorneys who ve represented ░░░░░░░░ who he does not ░░░░░░░░ So he s really ░░░░░░░░ after the rule of ░░░░░░░░ for multiple different directions ░░░░░░░░ it s a very ░░░░░░░░ alarming situation for all ░░░░░░░░ and should be to ░░░░░░░░ regardless of their politics ░░░░░░░░ Judge Gertner I mean ░░░░░░░░ the President says the ░░░░░░░░ are null and void ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department and ░░░░░░░░ FBI work for him ░░░░░░░░ s to stop them ░░░░░░░░ launching investigations into the ░░░░░░░░ 6th Committee members I ░░░░░░░░ would courts in some ░░░░░░░░ step in on that ░░░░░░░░ Nothing well I mean ░░░░░░░░ s what one would ░░░░░░░░ to do in this ░░░░░░░░ is what what s ░░░░░░░░ what one is doing ░░░░░░░░ respect to the deportation ░░░░░░░░ the various executive orders ░░░░░░░░ they will have to ░░░░░░░░ challenged in court He ░░░░░░░░ start an investigation There ░░░░░░░░ be a challenge to ░░░░░░░░ investigation saying we were ░░░░░░░░ and then you d ░░░░░░░░ to litigate the legitimacy ░░░░░░░░ the pardon But the ░░░░░░░░ thing about this scary ░░░░░░░░ not a strong enough ░░░░░░░░ he is simply testing ░░░░░░░░ limits of our judicial ░░░░░░░░ and testing the limits ░░░░░░░░ our law And while ░░░░░░░░ minions are claiming that ░░░░░░░░ know this is the ░░░░░░░░ s fault and that ░░░░░░░░ should be impeached the ░░░░░░░░ of the matter is ░░░░░░░░ what he is doing ░░░░░░░░ trying to do is ░░░░░░░░ from top to bottom ░░░░░░░░ it would be shocking ░░░░░░░░ judges did not respond ░░░░░░░░ other words it s ░░░░░░░░ doing not their doing ░░░░░░░░ is the problem.”