Ex-Prosecutor Thinks Trump's Contempt Motion Says Something About His Legal Team
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The former president's attorneys want to hold Jack Smith in contempt of court. Andrew Weissmann said that's "really not how you litigate."
Andrew Weissmann, a former federal prosecutor, suggested Donald Trump’s attorneys have no control over their client and are simply pandering to the MAGA base after they asked a judge to hold special counsel Jack Smith in contempt of court.
Trump’s attorneys submitted a filing on Thursday arguing that Smith, the prosecutor overseeing Trump’s federal election subversion case, has violated a stay order put in place by Judge Tanya Chutkan because he submitted pretrial filings during the ongoing pause.
Chutkan put the case’s legal proceedings on hold last month while Trump pursues an appeals process on the assertion that he is immune from prosecution.
“I think that this is a real sign of the lawyers not being able to say no to their client,” Weissmann told MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Thursday. “As somebody in the legal profession, it is disappointing.”
Weissmann explained that the stay is in place largely to protect the defense, so Trump’s team doesn’t need to act until the appeal is resolved.
The ex-GOP congressman said the U.S. isn't "the good guys in this" after Trump and JD Vance's "embarrassing" shouting match with the Ukrainian president.
Michael McFaul said he's never seen such a "colossal failure of American diplomacy" after the contentious White House meeting.
Kaitlan Collins turned to clips of the Ukrainian president's past D.C. visits after Donald Trump and JD Vance claimed he was "not acting at all thankful."
The Hollywood icon, his classical pianist wife and one of their three dogs were all found dead under mysterious circumstances in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home.
Federal employees should expect another email on Saturday requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments.
Federal employees should expect another email on Saturday requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments.