Transcript
Rachel Maddow (0:04)
The corruption and lies coming from the Trump Justice Department are certainly no surprise at all, but they are full steam ahead. And the first clip I'm going to play you is the new attorney General lying through her teeth to the American.
Donald Trump (0:21)
People in the West Wing, swearing in Tulsi Galbard. And so I just came straight back here. So thanks for being patient with us with the delay. We're here today because we have filed charges against the State of New York. We have filed charges against Kathy Hochul. We have filed charges against Letitia James and Mark Schroeder, who is with dmv. This is a new doj, and we are taking steps to protect Americans, American citizens and angel moms. Like the mom standing right behind me, who you're going to hear from in a moment.
Rachel Maddow (0:59)
Enough. Okay, first of all, they filed a civil lawsuit. Not charges, not criminal charges. Civil lawsuit, that's different. And you cannot sue Kathy Hochul, Letitia James and whoever the other guy was in their personal capacity because they are acting on behalf of their government position. So this is just red meat to the MAGA base and then adding the angel moms to it. It's just more than I can take. I mean, it's just absolutely more than.
Joy Reid (1:33)
I can take the fixes in. And this is what they wanted. This is what he campaigned on. He wanted people to be loyal to himself. I saw that there was a photograph taken in the Oval Office where the door where you enter the Oval Office, right outside that hallway, Trump has a framed image of his mugshot. And I want you to think about all of the dignitaries and serious people that walk into the Oval Office. And we have a commander in chief, a president of the United States, who has framed his mugshot where he was convicted by a jury of his peers, 34 felonies. He has that hanging outside the Oval Office. The fix is in. Pam Bondi is a part of the fix. The Justice Department is only going to carry out his petty grievances. And this president is an embarrassment and a nightmare. And what I have to say to Democrats is this. Quit trying to figure out a way to talk to maga. You can't. You cannot talk to them. But what you can do is say, when he is in office, you are a part of his collateral damage. When we are in office, you are a part of the collateral benefit. And that's the best we can give you. That's the best we can give you idiots for voting for a criminal.
Rachel Maddow (2:58)
You're absolutely right. And speaking of corruption in the Justice Department and being loyal To Trump. As we know, orders came from on high. Trump, acting like the Attorney General's office is his own personal mob squad, has been instructed. The sdny, Southern District of New York has been instructed to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams for corruption. So he had recently appointed a U.S. attorney. She resigned and refuses to carry out that order. And here's what her resignation letter said in this most pertinent part. I attended a meeting on January 31st with Mr. Beauvais, Adams counsel, and members of my office. Adams attorneys repeatedly urged what amounted to a quid pro quo, indicating that Adams would be in a position to assist with the department's enforcement priorities only if the indictment were dismissed. Mr. Beauvais admonished a member of my team who took notes during that meeting and directed the collection of those notes at the meeting's conclusion. Now, let me just tell you this good on her. This is one of the few people in Trump's orbit that has stood up to him. And she resigned. And three other members of SDNY also resigned. But Emile Beauvais also represented Trump in his criminal cases. So there is absolutely no surprise here that he is doing the bidding on behalf of the President. Nor is there any surprise that Adams wants to have his charges dismissed and he is willing to sacrifice his city to have it done. And Trump is happy to oblige. It's transactional. Transactional on both sides.