Home Court Advantage: SCOTUS and Judge Cannon Help Trump Evade Justice

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

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🗓️ 23 June 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Guest host Michael Steele examines how Justices on the Supreme Court, as well as Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon, have delayed Trump's federal trials indefinitely. Michael speaks to Andrew Weissmann and Lisa Rubin about how unusual their behavior has been, given the stakes for the election and the country. In preparation for the debate between President Joe Biden and Trump, Jennifer Palmieri and Molly Jong-Fast join to talk about how each is preparing and what hot button topics they may address on stage. Later, journalist Ramin Setoodeh talks to Michael about his new book, "Apprentice in Wonderland," detailing Trump's years as a reality TV star as well as his noticeable cognitive decline since leaving office. Finally Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude talks to Michael about the recent law Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed, which mandated that all classrooms in the state display the ten commandments.

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0:00.0	Okay, here we go. It's noon here in Washington.
0:03.0	Jen is on a well-deserved vacation, and I'm Michael Steele, and we have a lot to get to.
0:09.0	For someone who loves to scream about a rig system, Donald Trump sure is getting lots of help from a judge in Florida,
0:16.0	and the justices on the Supreme Court. Andrew Weissman and Lisa Rubin are here to tell us what the heck is going on.
0:22.6	Plus, ahead of this week's first presidential debate, Joe Biden is preparing at Camp David while Trump is ranting and raving on the campaign trail.
0:31.6	And later, wild revelations from a new book about Trump's time on The Apprentice, author Ramin Satuta,
0:39.0	is gonna join me in just a few minutes. And Lordy, he's a question that you don't normally hear a candidate get asked at one of his
1:00.3	final campaign stops before presidential debate.
1:05.8	Are you worried about going to jail, Mr. President?
1:08.9	Are you worried about going to jail, Mr. President?
1:11.6	That's a fair question.
1:12.6	I mean, after all, the debate is on Thursday, and Trump's sentencing for 34 felony
1:17.6	convictions is exactly two weeks after that.
1:21.6	So let's hear the answer.
1:23.6	No, I'm not worried at all.
1:25.6	I'm not worried at all. I'm not worried at all.
1:27.8	You know what?
1:28.3	Doesn't bother me.
1:29.5	Nothing bothers me.
1:30.8	We have a corrupt group of people.
1:33.2	And you know what?
1:33.8	It's been corrupt.
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