Trump on Trial with MSNBC's Barbara McQuade
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🗓️ 7 November 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
The day after Donald Trump testified in his own defense in a New York courtroom, Bill talks to MSNBC and NBC News legal analyst Barbara McQuade. McQuade is a former US attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and a professor at the University of Michigan law school. She is one of four great lawyers on very popular podcast, Sisters-in-Law. Barb and Bill covered a lot of ground. Former President Donald Trump testifying in his own defense in a courtroom is an unprecedented event. He attacked the judge, prosecutors, and the justice system during his testimony. Trump is facing 91 criminal counts in a string of cases, and it is challenging to keep track of all his legal challenges. McQuade believes that Trump's strategy is to protect his reputation in the court of public opinion rather than help himself legally. McQuade also discusses the possibility of Trump being found guilty in various cases and the potential consequences, including fines and the cancellation of business certificates. She also discusses the likelihood of Trump appealing a guilty verdict and the legal arguments he may use. Finally, McQuaid touches on cases challenging Trump's eligibility as a presidential candidate based on the 14th Amendment.
Barbara McQuade has a new book coming out next year, Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America. Available for pre-order now.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, friends and neighbors. |
| 0:08.1 | Good to see you, and great to have you back with us on the Bill Press pod. |
| 0:12.7 | Well, we've never seen anything like this before. |
| 0:16.6 | Doesn't seem like we say that more and more often these days, but it's certainly true today. |
| 0:21.7 | In our lifetime, at least, we've never seen a former president on the stand in a courtroom, |
| 0:27.9 | Donald Trump, testifying in his own defense. |
| 0:32.1 | And we've certainly never seen anybody from the witness stand, attack the judge, the prosecutors, |
| 0:37.4 | the attorney general, and the justice, the prosecutors, the attorney general, |
| 0:38.5 | and the justice system, and get away with it. And remember, this is just round one of a whole |
| 0:44.8 | string of cases where Trump may be on the witness stand in the next few months, defending |
| 0:50.4 | himself against 91 criminal counts. |
| 0:55.6 | So if you're having a hard time keeping track of all Donald Trump's legal challenges |
| 1:00.4 | and wondering how he's going to navigate his way through them while running for president, |
| 1:05.6 | believe me, you're not the only one. |
| 1:08.3 | Which is why we're so lucky today to catch up with Barbara McQuaid, |
| 1:12.2 | former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, who's now a top legal analyst, |
| 1:17.6 | as you know, for NBC and MSNBC News, and co-host of the great podcast Sisters in Law. |
| 1:25.1 | So we'll let Barbara sort it all out for us. Barbara McQaid, so good to talk to you, |
| 1:31.1 | and welcome back to the Bill Press Pod. Thanks, Bill. Glad to be with you. Hey, thanks for joining us. |
| 1:36.7 | So, boy, we've never seen anything quite like this. Donald Trump, on the witness stand, is this the first time ever, |
| 1:48.9 | do you know that we've seen a former president on the witness stand? |
| 1:52.9 | I think it might be, right? I think that some, like George W. Bush, or George Bush, |
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