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The ReidOut with Joy Reid

Judge Tanya Chutkin tells Trump's lawyer that the First Amendment is not absolute

The ReidOut with Joy Reid

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🗓️ 12 August 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the possible scenario that Donald Trump could be declared the winner of the 2024 election. But, what if Democrats in key states then object to certifying his electors based on the Fourteenth Amendment? Our legal expert has more. Plus, Donald Trump claimed earlier this week that no one is going to stop him from speaking about his criminal case. Yet, on Friday, Judge Tanya Chutkin laid down the law, telling Trump's lawyer that Trump's words will have consequences, and that the First Amendment is not absolute. Also, Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden. Meanwhile, Republicans are complaining about it after spending months demanding exactly this. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

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tonight on the readout we don't want you to speak about the case the case sir

0:09.5

would like to talk to you about your case or I'm sorry I'm not allowed to

0:13.9

talk about it somehow that's that good for votes do you agree when we say I

0:17.6

can't talk I'd love to I will talk about it I will they're not taking away my

0:21.3

first time in the world Donald Trump claiming earlier this week that no one is

0:25.8

going to stop him from speaking about his criminal case but today judge

0:29.1

Tanya Chutkin laid down the law and told Trump's lawyer that Trump's words

0:33.8

will have consequences and the first amendment is not absolute plus

0:39.9

Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel to investigate

0:43.2

Hunter Biden and Republicans are predictably complaining about it after

0:47.5

spending months demanding exactly that and good evening everyone happy Friday

0:56.4

tonight was a big night for Donald Trump who discovered that after all at

1:01.7

least to the criminal justice system he is no different from anyone else

1:05.2

despite his fame and political prominence he can't just publicly abuse

1:09.7

witnesses because he's on the campaign trail the judge who taught him that

1:13.3

lesson today is named Tanya Chutkin I have a bunch more to say I'm her in just

1:17.9

a bit but we begin the readout tonight with something along those same lines

1:21.7

and it is the truism that sometimes things are not as they see even when they

1:28.1

involve Hollywood stars and former president for example today in Hollywood

1:33.7

actors and writers continue to walk the picket lines still unable to reach an

1:38.1

agreement with the studios and producers like Netflix a reminder that while our

1:42.6

perception is that Hollywood is this glamorous place where all the actors and

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