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then renato, what does the judge look at? what are the most important parts of his consideration when he decides how he's going to rule, and again, he has made it clear he's not dragging this out. he expects to tell us what is going to happen here by the end of the month. >> yeah, i do expect the judge to issue a written opinion sooner rather than later. this is an opinion that i suspect the judge has been already starting to draft because let's face it. trump's team was not making a lot of legal arguments that were going to move the needle here. in fact, the only lawyers on the trump side of things that were really making arguments that were going to try to move the needle were actually the lawyers representing trump's sons who actually, i think, was trying to make actual legal arguments. i suspect the judge is going to have a sweeping ruling, and i would really not be surprised, chris, if the remedies are basically very aligned to some of what you put on the screen a moment ago. hundreds of millions in penalty, but also som
then renato, what does the judge look at? what are the most important parts of his consideration when he decides how he's going to rule, and again, he has made it clear he's not dragging this out. he expects to tell us what is going to happen here by the end of the month. >> yeah, i do expect the judge to issue a written opinion sooner rather than later. this is an opinion that i suspect the judge has been already starting to draft because let's face it. trump's team was not making a lot...
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so what does a jury look at when they decide something like this, renato? >>. >> well, it's a really interesting question, chris. the issue of punitive damages is something that there's a lot of range for the jury to go, and i actually want to commend e. jean carroll's lawyersor picking numbers that are very reasonable. they're not trying to shoot for the moon for some crazy sort of number that ultimately a court of appeals might reverse. they're shooting for -- putting it up on the screen now, $12 million, that's a rounding error for donald trump. now, will it be enough to restrain him, to convince him to start obeying what the judge's orders are? i'm not so sure. i think it's fair to say that ultimately at the end of the day, donald trump is going to do what he wants to do. but his behavior today in court, you know, storming out in the middle of closing arguments, his behavior yesterday not following the judge's instructions, previously, you know, repeating, you know, the false statements that he's made already about e. jean carroll, that's all going to w
so what does a jury look at when they decide something like this, renato? >>. >> well, it's a really interesting question, chris. the issue of punitive damages is something that there's a lot of range for the jury to go, and i actually want to commend e. jean carroll's lawyersor picking numbers that are very reasonable. they're not trying to shoot for the moon for some crazy sort of number that ultimately a court of appeals might reverse. they're shooting for -- putting it up on the...
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we have former federal prosecutor renato mariotti with us now. okay, romano. trumps lawyers invoking the supremacy clause of the u.s. constitution. they have done this time and again hoping to steal him from federal prosecution. also saying, though, that state- level justice systems cannot interfere with federal duties. is he saying that calling georgia to find the votes is his duty? >> that is what he is saying. it is not a very good argument. i could call it a novel argument because it is never been made before. just so our viewers understand, the federal government has a very limited role in the oversight of state elections and even federal elections which are conducted by the states. our actual federal election system is actually conducted, for the most part, by state officials. electronic voting systems. it is laughable in its face but it is, nonetheless, a novel argument. >> we have seen him use this time and time again. until he can't use it, he seems to want to use it. is it a delay tactic? >> i think it is partially a delay tactic. it is partially an
we have former federal prosecutor renato mariotti with us now. okay, romano. trumps lawyers invoking the supremacy clause of the u.s. constitution. they have done this time and again hoping to steal him from federal prosecution. also saying, though, that state- level justice systems cannot interfere with federal duties. is he saying that calling georgia to find the votes is his duty? >> that is what he is saying. it is not a very good argument. i could call it a novel argument because it...
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. >> and renato, everyone is looking at the supreme court to help us answer a lot of these questions. a lot of this uncertainty. maine is looking at the supreme court, illinois. do you imagine the supreme court will also try to adjust these different ballot challenges -- is that even possible? >> i believe so. senator boxer raised a good point. which is that it would be a disaster if we had, essentially, a patchwork of donald trump on the ballot and some states, not on the ballot and others. i don't think that supreme court is going to let that happen. i actually think the reason that supreme court took this case, on such an explicit schedule, essentially to put this to rest early on. given the makeup of the court, like i said, i think i can see them having some outs here. another one is to say the amendment doesn't apply to the presidency, just every other officer of the united states, but they've got a number of ballots in which they can essentially put him on the ballot everywhere. i think that's likely what they're going to do. i'm not saying it's the right decision, necessarily,
. >> and renato, everyone is looking at the supreme court to help us answer a lot of these questions. a lot of this uncertainty. maine is looking at the supreme court, illinois. do you imagine the supreme court will also try to adjust these different ballot challenges -- is that even possible? >> i believe so. senator boxer raised a good point. which is that it would be a disaster if we had, essentially, a patchwork of donald trump on the ballot and some states, not on the ballot...
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they obviously, as renato explained, don't think they can duck it. i'm curious what you think, as an election law expert, whether it was unavoidable or not, the court getting dragged in earlier. what i said was not rhetoric, the opening of some political novel. it is true that tonight the court is getting involved before any votes have been cast. bush v. gore was controversial and was unavoidable and was after all the votes were cast, counted, some recounted. whatever anyone thinks of that decision, you can't say they rushed in early. what do you think as someone who is really one of the foremost experts at the intersection of elections and the courts about how early they've had to come in here? or do you think that's not such a big concern because people won't remember it by november and people can focus on the choice they have to make? >> i think it was imperative they get involved early, and here's why. if you're a voter in colorado or maine or one of these other states, say you're a republican voter deciding between trump and desantis. maybe you
they obviously, as renato explained, don't think they can duck it. i'm curious what you think, as an election law expert, whether it was unavoidable or not, the court getting dragged in earlier. what i said was not rhetoric, the opening of some political novel. it is true that tonight the court is getting involved before any votes have been cast. bush v. gore was controversial and was unavoidable and was after all the votes were cast, counted, some recounted. whatever anyone thinks of that...
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in the 80s, renato speaks that one of the many protests sweeping germany.did not. translation: it's very important that we jews | raise our voice. the situation in germany has become threatening because of alternative for deutschland and other far—right groups. notjust for usjews. these demos were sparked by revelations that senior figures from the alternative for deutschland party met with right—wing extremists where the mass deportation of asylum seekers and so—called non—germans was allegedly discussed. there's a debate about whether to ban the afd or deprive them of state funding. where do you stand on that? i'm against the ban of afd. i think we have to tackle them on the political wave because if we ban them, i fear that they attract more attention and that more people try to support them. for all these shows of staunch mass resistance against the afd, there is great uncertainty, even a nervousness about how to tackle the rise of the far right, particularly here in germany's east. a sense of disaffection lingers in the once—communist part of this coun
in the 80s, renato speaks that one of the many protests sweeping germany.did not. translation: it's very important that we jews | raise our voice. the situation in germany has become threatening because of alternative for deutschland and other far—right groups. notjust for usjews. these demos were sparked by revelations that senior figures from the alternative for deutschland party met with right—wing extremists where the mass deportation of asylum seekers and so—called non—germans was...
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renato, remind everyone what day the tree goes down. >> it's supposed to go down on the 6th. of your listeners. >> when are you going to do it? >> my wife has been talked into that. we were thinking of taking it down earlier. >> wait a minute. >> i didn't know, i didn't talk to you about this before air. since the time that you gave us your date last week to now, you're saying that msnbc viewers have weighed in online and changed the mariotti's date? >> yes. it does not take much to keep my wife to keep christmas decorations up a few more days. >> by the way, the national rockefeller tree is still up here outside our building. really interesting. this is not my thing. i don't know if you know this. i don't celebrate christmas. i happen to be jewish. but we love all peoples and traditions. so not only did i not know the date but i didn't know if there's an internet poll, you just extend. >> my wife is jewish, at a. but she absolutely loves christmas so we celebrate christmas and hannukkah in our household. >> on the musical side, i've always been open to remixes and covers and
renato, remind everyone what day the tree goes down. >> it's supposed to go down on the 6th. of your listeners. >> when are you going to do it? >> my wife has been talked into that. we were thinking of taking it down earlier. >> wait a minute. >> i didn't know, i didn't talk to you about this before air. since the time that you gave us your date last week to now, you're saying that msnbc viewers have weighed in online and changed the mariotti's date? >> yes....