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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

MUGA: The Mugshot & the First GOP Debate

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

NBC News

News, Politics

4.5664 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki breaks down the two images this week that tell the story of the current Republican party, Donald Trump’s mugshot and the unforgettable moment in the GOP debate when all but two candidates on the stage promised to support Trump even if he is convicted in a court of law. Jen is joined by former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms who was outside the jail as Donald Trump was booked, plus “The Law Firm,” Neal Katyal and Andrew Weissmann. Jen also sits down with New Hampshire’s Republican Governor Chris Sununu. Later Jen and Florida Congressman Maxwell discuss the deadly shooting in Jacksonville that federal authorities are investigating as a hate crime.

Transcript

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0:00.0

A photo for the history books and a former president who is once again out on bond.

0:06.0

Donald Trump gets his mugshot moment after surrendering to authorities in Fulton County, Georgia.

0:11.0

Former Atlanta mayor and judge Keisha Lance Bottoms was outside the jail as that surreal scene unfolded this week.

0:17.0

And she's coming up first.

0:19.0

Plus, the law firm of Weissman and Katiel is back. They're

0:22.2

here to preview high-stakes hearings tomorrow for both Fawney Willis and Jack Smith. Also today,

0:27.8

tragedy in Jacksonville, Florida, where a white gunman kills three black people and what authorities

0:32.4

are investigating as a hate crime. Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost is standing by with his reaction.

0:38.3

And later, my wide-ranging conversation with New Hampshire's Republican governor, Chris Sununu.

0:43.2

I get his take on the first GOP debate and ask him where his party goes from here. So every once in a while, things happen in politics that sort of stop you dead in your tracks.

1:04.2

Things you just know you're going to remember for a very long time.

1:08.8

In 20 years of working in this world, I've seen a lot of them up close,

1:12.2

but these moments do seem to be happening much more frequently now than I can remember.

1:17.8

The word unprecedented has never been more precedented. There are also times when these stop

1:22.7

everything you're doing moments do stand out because they tell the whole story. And there

1:27.3

are times when you get

1:28.2

more than one of them in a single week. The story of this week and the story of the Republican Party right

1:33.4

now can be told through two images, two singular moments in time. The first, of course, is the release

1:39.7

of the mugshot of former President Donald Trump. It was taken late this week after he was arrested and booked on charges that he attempted

1:46.7

to overturn the results of an election he lost.

1:50.2

And the second, all but two Republican candidates on a debate stage raising their hands,

1:55.2

promising to support Trump, even if he is convicted in a court of law.

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