MSNBC’s Coley: Not Since Watergate Have We Seen a President Weaponize the DoJ

JANSING So let s ░░░░░░░░ about how we got ░░░░░░░░ because you know how ░░░░░░░░ works Anthony COLEY I ░░░░░░░░ JANSING And in both ░░░░░░░░ case in the case ░░░░░░░░ James Comey what the ░░░░░░░░ has said is the ░░░░░░░░ and the law were ░░░░░░░░ They did things by ░░░░░░░░ book But when it ░░░░░░░░ to the actual mechanics ░░░░░░░░ pursuing evidence and bringing ░░░░░░░░ COLEY Right JANSING is ░░░░░░░░ true was this handled ░░░░░░░░ any other case you ░░░░░░░░ COLEY No it wasn ░░░░░░░░ But let me say ░░░░░░░░ this week this is ░░░░░░░░ watershed moment in American ░░░░░░░░ Not since Watergate Chris ░░░░░░░░ we seen a president ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department to ░░░░░░░░ after his political rivals ░░░░░░░░ to your question typically ░░░░░░░░ I can take you ░░░░░░░░ DoJ JANSING Mm hmm ░░░░░░░░ for a moment typically ░░░░░░░░ career prosecutors decline to ░░░░░░░░ a case Charles knows ░░░░░░░░ you have to according ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Manual which ░░░░░░░░ like the DoJ Bible ░░░░░░░░ have to have enough ░░░░░░░░ to obtain and sustain ░░░░░░░░ conviction We know from ░░░░░░░░ Dilanian s reporting and ░░░░░░░░ reporting that there was ░░░░░░░░ within the Eastern District ░░░░░░░░ Virginia about moving forward ░░░░░░░░ that evidence wasn t ░░░░░░░░ Now secondly if there ░░░░░░░░ any type of concern ░░░░░░░░ a case and it ░░░░░░░░ up to the U ░░░░░░░░ attorney level if that ░░░░░░░░ agrees with the line ░░░░░░░░ Chris like it s ░░░░░░░░ The case is over ░░░░░░░░ doesn t move forward ░░░░░░░░ so what we have ░░░░░░░░ is a president who ░░░░░░░░ ignoring all of these ░░░░░░░░ Watergate norms and he ░░░░░░░░ you know what I ░░░░░░░░ going to I want ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ people in place who ░░░░░░░░ going to get political ░░░░░░░░ and persecution at any ░░░░░░░░ Now the good thing ░░░░░░░░ is that there are ░░░░░░░░ guardrails in place And ░░░░░░░░ m looking at the ░░░░░░░░ right now Chris There ░░░░░░░░ guardrails in place right ░░░░░░░░ first thing is a ░░░░░░░░ can still toss out ░░░░░░░░ conviction these charges right ░░░░░░░░ prosecution vindictive prosecution and ░░░░░░░░ it goes to a ░░░░░░░░ if a jury can ░░░░░░░░ vote to convict And ░░░░░░░░ that happens this is ░░░░░░░░ final point Chris Donald ░░░░░░░░ will still claim a ░░░░░░░░ of victory here Because ░░░░░░░░ him the process is ░░░░░░░░ punishment It takes a ░░░░░░░░ of money to defend ░░░░░░░░ against the U S ░░░░░░░░ of Justice It s ░░░░░░░░ emotional toll And then ░░░░░░░░ than anything he really ░░░░░░░░ to sing send a ░░░░░░░░ to anyone and everyone ░░░░░░░░ would dare oppose him ░░░░░░░░ you come up against ░░░░░░░░ I m coming after ░░░░░░░░