RUSH TRANSCRIPT Former Trump ░░░░░░░░ chairman Paul Manafort released ░░░░░░░░ prison set to serve ░░░░░░░░ remainder of his 7 ░░░░░░░░ 2 year sentence from ░░░░░░░░ according to his attorney ░░░░░░░░ lawyers say he was ░░░░░░░░ to leave in the ░░░░░░░░ of a pandemic due ░░░░░░░░ his underlying health conditions ░░░░░░░░ has been in prison ░░░░░░░░ December after being convicted ░░░░░░░░ tax and bank fraud ░░░░░░░░ was charged by special ░░░░░░░░ Robert Mueller after concealing ░░░░░░░░ of dollars representing pro ░░░░░░░░ figures in Ukraine as ░░░░░░░░ does There s also ░░░░░░░░ in the case of ░░░░░░░░ former member of Trump ░░░░░░░░ inner circle former National ░░░░░░░░ adviser Michael Flynn The ░░░░░░░░ judge overseeing his criminal ░░░░░░░░ has now opened the ░░░░░░░░ to allow third party ░░░░░░░░ outside of DoJ and ░░░░░░░░ s lawyers as he ░░░░░░░░ on this case and ░░░░░░░░ making a decision as ░░░░░░░░ whether or not to ░░░░░░░░ these charges This comes ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Bill Barr ░░░░░░░░ the unprecedented move to ░░░░░░░░ U S Attorneys to ░░░░░░░░ prosecute Flynn after Flynn ░░░░░░░░ to lying to the ░░░░░░░░ about conversations with Russia ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador to the U ░░░░░░░░ We are so happy ░░░░░░░░ discuss this with our ░░░░░░░░ guest a former U ░░░░░░░░ Attorney for the northern ░░░░░░░░ of Illinois the host ░░░░░░░░ the On topic podcast ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ good to be able ░░░░░░░░ talk to you again ░░░░░░░░ are we to think ░░░░░░░░ Mr Manafort We have ░░░░░░░░ about releases in the ░░░░░░░░ of even Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ is back at home ░░░░░░░░ think by now in ░░░░░░░░ New York apartment wearing ░░░░░░░░ ankle bracelet He had ░░░░░░░░ outbreak at the facility ░░░░░░░░ he was serving If ░░░░░░░░ are to be believed ░░░░░░░░ were no cases of ░░░░░░░░ only fear thereof where ░░░░░░░░ is serving In a ░░░░░░░░ age it would make ░░░░░░░░ think he has a ░░░░░░░░ up high in the ░░░░░░░░ Look there are inmates ░░░░░░░░ this country who are ░░░░░░░░ petitions to get released ░░░░░░░░ recently handled a sentencing ░░░░░░░░ a client and that ░░░░░░░░ of the Coronavirus was ░░░░░░░░ and center I think ░░░░░░░░ s front and center ░░░░░░░░ a lot of cases ░░░░░░░░ s a policy a ░░░░░░░░ release policy that allows ░░░░░░░░ certain circumstances for people ░░░░░░░░ go home The issue ░░░░░░░░ Manafort is he doesn ░░░░░░░░ qualify for that policy ░░░░░░░░ the actions recently by ░░░░░░░░ Trump Justice Department led ░░░░░░░░ Mr Barr suggests the ░░░░░░░░ s friends get special ░░░░░░░░ There are legitimate concerns ░░░░░░░░ fairness because there are ░░░░░░░░ and thousands of people ░░░░░░░░ the country who would ░░░░░░░░ to be released I ░░░░░░░░ been told Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ release has been delayed ░░░░░░░░ further explanation I have ░░░░░░░░ dual question on the ░░░░░░░░ sullivan flynn matter Number ░░░░░░░░ if this goes through ░░░░░░░░ it become the Flynn ░░░░░░░░ that lawyers like you ░░░░░░░░ before the court and ░░░░░░░░ look I know my ░░░░░░░░ copped to a guilty ░░░░░░░░ but he s thought ░░░░░░░░ of it since That ░░░░░░░░ number one Number two ░░░░░░░░ this a crafty move ░░░░░░░░ judge Sullivan opening the ░░░░░░░░ Gates to anyone with ░░░░░░░░ opinion on this case ░░░░░░░░ but not limited to ░░░░░░░░ document signed by 2 ░░░░░░░░ I m sure more ░░░░░░░░ now former DoJ personnel ░░░░░░░░ think this is the ░░░░░░░░ of a bad idea ░░░░░░░░ the first point people ░░░░░░░░ me who now are ░░░░░░░░ the other side of ░░░░░░░░ aisle are going to ░░░░░░░░ citing that DoJ motion ░░░░░░░░ all sorts of cases ░░░░░░░░ it reads like a ░░░░░░░░ defense brief It s ░░░░░░░░ saying that the practices ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department and ░░░░░░░░ have been engaged in ░░░░░░░░ countless cases are somehow ░░░░░░░░ or unjust or merit ░░░░░░░░ different result I suspect ░░░░░░░░ attorneys are going to ░░░░░░░░ to use it elsewhere ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ nowhere because it runs ░░░░░░░░ to the way the ░░░░░░░░ has been interpreted for ░░░░░░░░ some time Really my ░░░░░░░░ is that the reforms ░░░░░░░░ the criminal justice system ░░░░░░░░ to be fair not ░░░░░░░░ special treatment for the ░░░░░░░░ s friends As to ░░░░░░░░ latter point yeah it ░░░░░░░░ going to open the ░░░░░░░░ Gates to people like ░░░░░░░░ who signed that letter ░░░░░░░░ make our views known ░░░░░░░░ what it suggests to ░░░░░░░░ is judge Sullivan is ░░░░░░░░ just going to dismiss ░░░░░░░░ case quickly because the ░░░░░░░░ doesn t want to ░░░░░░░░ forward the DoJ doesn ░░░░░░░░ want to go forward ░░░░░░░░ is He is going ░░░░░░░░ ask some difficult questions ░░░░░░░░ is something that I ░░░░░░░░ the DoJ should be ░░░░░░░░ uncomfortable answering some of ░░░░░░░░ questions Renato can you ░░░░░░░░ talk about where we ░░░░░░░░ You ve got William ░░░░░░░░ someone not rifling through ░░░░░░░░ looking for uninjustices He ░░░░░░░░ undone Roger Stone and ░░░░░░░░ it and purged that ░░░░░░░░ one career prosecutor from ░░░░░░░░ department itself The second ░░░░░░░░ Mike Flynn where he ░░░░░░░░ now reversed a guilty ░░░░░░░░ lying to the FBI ░░░░░░░░ guilty plea restated by ░░░░░░░░ Flynn multiple times in ░░░░░░░░ of judge Sullivan he ░░░░░░░░ now seeking to reverse ░░░░░░░░ If there are no ░░░░░░░░ cases that Bill Barr ░░░░░░░░ arms into What it ░░░░░░░░ is that criminal defendants ░░░░░░░░ this country need to ░░░░░░░░ lobbyists instead of criminal ░░░░░░░░ attorneys It s all ░░░░░░░░ currying favor with Trump ░░░░░░░░ currying favor with his ░░░░░░░░ What it says to ░░░░░░░░ about Mr Barr is ░░░░░░░░ views his role as ░░░░░░░░ the political agenda of ░░░░░░░░ Trump and his administration ░░░░░░░░ than unbuysed administration of ░░░░░░░░ which is what everyone ░░░░░░░░ an Attorney general to ░░░░░░░░ After all he represents ░░░░░░░░ not Trump Renato there ░░░░░░░░ also news that today ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence side Donald ░░░░░░░░ s I think it ░░░░░░░░ been four years he ░░░░░░░░ been asking for the ░░░░░░░░ of national security officials ░░░░░░░░ might have been privy ░░░░░░░░ the conversations that America ░░░░░░░░ listening to between the ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and ░░░░░░░░ anybody receiving intercept Intel ░░░░░░░░ the transition would have ░░░░░░░░ listening to or privy ░░░░░░░░ the kinds of things ░░░░░░░░ kislyak was talking about ░░░░░░░░ of those happened to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s incoming ░░░░░░░░ Security adviser Mike Flynn ░░░░░░░░ person that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ tapped to oversee Intel ░░░░░░░░ the person he s ░░░░░░░░ to oversee DoJ is ░░░░░░░░ fulfilling Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ long desire to out ░░░░░░░░ seek to criminalize national ░░░░░░░░ Where are we if ░░░░░░░░ falls into the hands ░░░░░░░░ Bill Barr and the ░░░░░░░░ community false into the ░░░░░░░░ of someone all too ░░░░░░░░ to do Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ bidding What it means ░░░░░░░░ that the apparatus of ░░░░░░░░ paid for with our ░░░░░░░░ dollars and is meant ░░░░░░░░ protect and serve all ░░░░░░░░ us is instead being ░░░░░░░░ to advance really what ░░░░░░░░ little more than a ░░░░░░░░ theory We ve heard ░░░░░░░░ say obamagate He couldn ░░░░░░░░ answer when he was ░░░░░░░░ what obamagate is Because ░░░░░░░░ Biden doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ butt hurt email scandal ░░░░░░░░ Trump can use he ░░░░░░░░ trying to manufacture something ░░░░░░░░ s no allegation of ░░░░░░░░ misconduct here even by ░░░░░░░░ s Justice Department They ░░░░░░░░ essentially trying to create ░░░░░░░░ lot of innuendo and ░░░░░░░░ lot of innocent people ░░░░░░░░ are involved in serving ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community are ultimately ░░░░░░░░ to get caught up ░░░░░░░░ it Renato great to ░░░░░░░░ you again thank you ░░░░░░░░ spending time with us ░░░░░░░░