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If the President Does It...
Episode 56

If the President Does It...

MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord review the oral arguments laid out at the DC Circuit over Donald Trump’s assertion of presidential immunity in the election interference case.

Main Justice · Andrew Weissmann, Mary McCord

January 10, 202439m 8s

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Show Notes

Today, the DC Circuit heard oral arguments from Trump’s lawyers and Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team over a crucial question: does presidential immunity protect Trump from prosecution for anything he did or actions he took while in office? Veteran prosecutors Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord review the arguments and the pushback from the three-judge panel. Plus, a look at the Supreme Court deciding to hear the Colorado ballot issue, and what else is on Andrew and Mary’s prosecutorial radar. 

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