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because the defense that's offered in almost every public corruption case is that I had no intention. of influencing, or it never occurred to me that this might be wrong. Again, the challenge with Donald Trump, though, is that he robs banks without a mask, right? He does it in the middle of the day so he can say, I'm not a bank robber.
because the defense that's offered in almost every public corruption case is that I had no intention. of influencing, or it never occurred to me that this might be wrong. Again, the challenge with Donald Trump, though, is that he robs banks without a mask, right? He does it in the middle of the day so he can say, I'm not a bank robber.
I'm sure I have a gun, but who would do this in the middle of the day with no mask? And so it, in an odd way, presents this is not going to be investigated given the nature of the leadership of the Department of Justice, but if they tried to investigate it, that's actually an impediment, this bizarre brazenness But it's not going to be looked at anyway.
I'm sure I have a gun, but who would do this in the middle of the day with no mask? And so it, in an odd way, presents this is not going to be investigated given the nature of the leadership of the Department of Justice, but if they tried to investigate it, that's actually an impediment, this bizarre brazenness But it's not going to be looked at anyway.
I'm sure I have a gun, but who would do this in the middle of the day with no mask? And so it, in an odd way, presents this is not going to be investigated given the nature of the leadership of the Department of Justice, but if they tried to investigate it, that's actually an impediment, this bizarre brazenness But it's not going to be looked at anyway.
The one involving Congressman, I think, Jefferson from Louisiana, where the FBI search found stacks of cash in his freezer that he had taken, as I recall it, expressly to influence what he did with legislation, and then he put it in the freezer. That was one of the worst. I mean, obviously, the Menendez case with the gold bars and the money in his pockets, those are examples that leap to mind.
The one involving Congressman, I think, Jefferson from Louisiana, where the FBI search found stacks of cash in his freezer that he had taken, as I recall it, expressly to influence what he did with legislation, and then he put it in the freezer. That was one of the worst. I mean, obviously, the Menendez case with the gold bars and the money in his pockets, those are examples that leap to mind.
The one involving Congressman, I think, Jefferson from Louisiana, where the FBI search found stacks of cash in his freezer that he had taken, as I recall it, expressly to influence what he did with legislation, and then he put it in the freezer. That was one of the worst. I mean, obviously, the Menendez case with the gold bars and the money in his pockets, those are examples that leap to mind.
But unfortunately, there's plenty of others.
But unfortunately, there's plenty of others.
But unfortunately, there's plenty of others.
We just can't let it... overwhelm us. There's a real danger that we'll just become numb, that we can't even see norms and rules in the rearview mirror. We're so far past it. And we just can't, we can't let it happen.
We just can't let it... overwhelm us. There's a real danger that we'll just become numb, that we can't even see norms and rules in the rearview mirror. We're so far past it. And we just can't, we can't let it happen.
We just can't let it... overwhelm us. There's a real danger that we'll just become numb, that we can't even see norms and rules in the rearview mirror. We're so far past it. And we just can't, we can't let it happen.
And, you know, we become numb to the fact that I'm obviously spent my career as a lawyer, seeing these law firms knuckle under and basically mortgage part of the business to Donald Trump that it's happened so much that there's a risk we will become numb to it, which is why we have to keep calling it out. It's why you have to do what you do.
And, you know, we become numb to the fact that I'm obviously spent my career as a lawyer, seeing these law firms knuckle under and basically mortgage part of the business to Donald Trump that it's happened so much that there's a risk we will become numb to it, which is why we have to keep calling it out. It's why you have to do what you do.
And, you know, we become numb to the fact that I'm obviously spent my career as a lawyer, seeing these law firms knuckle under and basically mortgage part of the business to Donald Trump that it's happened so much that there's a risk we will become numb to it, which is why we have to keep calling it out. It's why you have to do what you do.
I'm sure you don't enjoy having to talk about it every day, but we cannot let it become normal.
I'm sure you don't enjoy having to talk about it every day, but we cannot let it become normal.
I'm sure you don't enjoy having to talk about it every day, but we cannot let it become normal.