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.
Katyal explains that inaction by Trump during the Capitol attack could constitute a federal crime.
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This special master has become a nightmare for Trump and the icing on the cake is that Trump did it to himself.
If I had seven folders in my Justice Department office, that -- or seven classified documents, top secret ones in my office, I`d be in jail just for having those documents in my office.
The party seems so, unfortunately, in the pocket of Donald Trump, that is a possibility.
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