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Alistair Campbell

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The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

Sanchez!

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

But this goes back to this point about how the norms are breaking down.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

For example, when Netanyahu was travelling to

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

different parts of the world, having to go navigate through complicated airspace because there were certain countries he feared getting arrested.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

Putin, the same thing when he's traveling around the world.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

It's a very interesting thought.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

But of course, what's happening is that Trump thinks he can get away with anything.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

Well, we could get him at a golf course near you any weekend, I suspect, including when he doesn't go to his own son's wedding.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

They wouldn't be very happy.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

But I'm trying to, I mean, you say Spain, I honestly can't think of a government that would do it.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

You mentioned Raul Castro, Fidel's brother.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

He's now 94.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

And when we talk about his using economic and military and legal, the Department of Justice indicted Castro at 94.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

on murder charges, okay?

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

So they've decided, so we've had several governments in the White House since 1996, but they've now decided that these two civilian aircraft that were downed, that Castro was responsible, okay?

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

And Todd Blanch, the Attorney General, who clearly does whatever Trump tells him to,

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

stresses this is not a symbolic indictment.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

I suspect it is.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

I don't think Raul Castro is going to be hauled off like Maduro was.

The Rest Is Politics
537. Indicting Trump, Israeli Prisons, and Rory vs. Ed Miliband

But I think it's a very good point.