Neal Katyal actually said...

If the president just kind of sat on his hands watching TV, as Senator McCaskill said and not doing anything, because he had a certain intent which was to obstruct the official count on January 6, absolutely that`s a federal crime, every day of the week.

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Katyal explains that inaction by Trump during the Capitol attack could constitute a federal crime.

12/27/2021

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