Crime Warp: Trump's Amnesty for Violent Felons

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

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4.5 • 664 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki breaks down the hypocrisy of Donald Trump campaigning as a law-and-order candidate while simultaneously supporting amnesty for violent criminals involved in January 6th. Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano joins Jen to discuss how Trump's sensational claims of a nationwide crime wave are not substantiated by the facts. Next, Jen is joined by legal experts Andrew Weissmann and Neal Katyal to discuss Trump's last-ditch effort to delay his first criminal trial in New York, just days before it's set to begin. Later, International Rescue Committee President David Miliband joins the show to outline the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza in the midst of war following the Israeli strikes that killed 7 aid workers. Finally, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins Jen to discuss a variety of topics, including the stark difference between President Biden's pledge to rebuild the Baltimore bridge using federal funds and Trump's complete lack of a response.

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0:00.0	Move over, Captain America, the man facing four indictments and 80 plus charges wants you to believe he's the candidate that will be toughest on crime.
0:10.5	And yet, part of his grand plan includes freeing violent criminals.
0:14.8	But as he falsely claims crime is worse than ever, it's worth taking a closer look at what's really going on.
0:20.4	I'll talk about it with former Secretary
0:22.0	of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano.
0:24.3	Speaking of Trump's legal troubles,
0:26.1	with just eight days to go from the expected start
0:28.6	of his criminal trial in New York,
0:30.3	Trump's attorneys are now asking the judge to recuse himself.
0:33.8	Our in-house law firm is here to break down
0:35.7	his latest delay tactic.
0:45.9	Plus, as President Biden visits the scene of the collapsed key bridge in Baltimore and honors the victims killed, Donald Trump still has not weighed in on it.
0:52.4	Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins me ahead to talk about the bizarre reaction we have seen from some on the right.
1:01.7	Okay.
1:08.6	So if elected, Donald Trump wants to exact revenge, become a dictator on day one,
1:12.1	stay out of prison, of course, and apparently fight crime.
1:16.1	New York City is a crime den.
1:19.2	Chicago is a crime den.
1:21.2	Crime is rampant, by the way.
1:25.9	Killings are taking place at a number like nobody's ever seen.
1:31.3	Crime is rampant and out of control like never ever before. You have vicious crimes, you have violent crimes, you have all these.
1:34.3	You take a look at your cities, your cities are going to hell.
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