Jack Smith’s team clashes with Trump lawyers in court pretrial hearing
The Beat with Ari Melber
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The Multiple Legal Headaches Trump Faces
If Donald Trump didn't try to game the system dealing with the Justice Department, he probably never would have been indicted by Jack Smith. You can go all the way back to ancient Greece and Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, a king who learns his future fate and tries to defy it. The only thing that's going to go to big reason Trump announced his run is he fears criminal prosecution. In private conversations, it's pretty blunt that they see it as he has to win the election and that is how he guarantees that he does not face jail time.
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