Trump's Public Time Wasting Undercuts His Case Before SCOTUS | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rachel Maddow points out that while Americans watched Donald Trump make a spectacle of himself on Twitter apparently while watching cable news, Trump's lawyer was trying to argue to the Supreme Court that Trump's time is too valuable to have any to spare for dealing with criminal investigations. Aired on 05/12/2020.
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Trump's Public Time Wasting Undercuts His Case Before SCOTUS | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
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You were available for a crime and then too busy to be prosecuted....that's ridiculous.
He got nothing to do “Ask China”
@joshua50101
4 жыл бұрын
Chy-na
I was really hoping they would bring up his tweets when the lawyer said trump is too busy to deal with legal cases.
@e.b.g7126
4 жыл бұрын
Me too
@dwood82574
4 жыл бұрын
You can tweet and poop at the same time children
@H_A_L_7
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, in everything. He’s gone into a tweeting psychosis. The republicans senators should be voted out together with trump. Every senators led by McConnell, oh ya, whilst at it, vote out Schumer n pelosi plus a few other republicans lite masquerading as dems.
@mjareacts2731
4 жыл бұрын
@@dwood82574 not Trump! Remember he's too busy flushing like 12 to 15 times a crap.
@crystalgiddens7276
4 жыл бұрын
*< yet another stupid shallow comment followed by a thread of stupid shallow comments.stupid shallow must never get old for you people. stupid shallow is the norm for you folks, I guess.*
I just wish Twitter would suspend his account and give us all a rest.
@MP197742
4 жыл бұрын
I do too, but the right wingers would go crazy. They love their faux-persecution complex. They really scrounge for ways to call themselves victims, including making themselves the victims of their own made up conspiracy theories. The insanity that would follow would be unlike anything we’ve even seen yet.
@wendysgarden4283
4 жыл бұрын
jack is evil and met with Russian intelligence before the 2016 election. (I suspect strong women scare him too.) And he wants money. Trump saved Twitter from failing. Jack would be killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Twitter workers have begged over this, and some have resigned in protest.
@OmgAuntySuzanne16
4 жыл бұрын
Tracy Forbes I had to delete it. I felt like I was getting texts from a drunk Ex
@MP197742
4 жыл бұрын
@@wendysgarden4283 I don’t think Twitter was in danger of failing, but you’re absolutely right that Trump is good for business for Twitter
@jacemaroska8655
4 жыл бұрын
You dont have to pay attention to his tweets ppl
I don’t even recognize this country anymore
@CyeOutsider
4 жыл бұрын
It took Trump less than 4 years to turn America into a wasteland. Sad.
@neldabanks5272
4 жыл бұрын
Just think if he gets another 4 years. Tragic.
@davelister6564
4 жыл бұрын
For real! What happened?
@juliewigner6549
4 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@juliewigner6549
4 жыл бұрын
@schchen2000 basking
Their argument is that complying with the law is a hassle.
@montesa9136
4 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!! Excellent point!
@mikemb3754
4 жыл бұрын
even for an above the law lawmaker
@georgeb.wolffsohn30
4 жыл бұрын
That's what I'll tell the next cop that stops me . . . Raaaaaziiiight?
@hannahmoore2794
4 жыл бұрын
@PKay Gray Unfortunately and sadly, everything you have written is true. Stay safe and God bless everyone...
@MrTomemac
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine a serial killer making the same arguments? Too much of a burden to recall each and every victim you say? Guess that’s grounds for dismissal. He paid these lawyers for this defense?
He's not handling the pandemic in fact he's making an effort to ignore it.
@giggitygooquag
4 жыл бұрын
@ when you look at what the rest of the world is doing to stop the spread and the fact most can reopen safely already, yea he's practically ignoring it.
@muygrandeheart2535
4 жыл бұрын
He is trying to be a victim.
@pete_lind
4 жыл бұрын
What was on his schedule on that day , Daily briefing (that he most likely skipped) and few hours later Meeting with republican leaders , rest of the time he was rage tweeting . Also those records were asked 2018 and 2019 , so there has been no way to get his tax return from IRS , so they can hand it over or that Deutsche Bank hands over all the papers they have on T-Rump , both of those would not need to T-Rump to do a thing ... Deutsche Bank or IRS just hands over the papers ... thats it .
@ryuhadouken1404
4 жыл бұрын
even though the statistics and facts state otherwise, but okay.
@jenn8446
4 жыл бұрын
@@ryuhadouken1404 where are you getting your information?
I wounder if there will be a Darwin Awards for "Electing a president who first ignores a pandemic and then advice's you to drink bleach"
@rutherd9616
4 жыл бұрын
@ He wants his name to live on; here lies a president who in a time of crisis said "IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY".
@sapper1428
4 жыл бұрын
Only a leftist would be stupid enough to drink bleach
@bobbart4198
4 жыл бұрын
@@sapper1428 You can't PROVE that petulant and frankly butt-sore claim, but we DO know that only a Republican would be stupid enough to have SUGGESTED it ...and THAT HAS BEEN PROVED ! ... DUMP-TRUMP 2020 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@roileon24
4 жыл бұрын
@@bobbart4198 lefty don't drink bleach it is not good for you!
@PACstove
4 жыл бұрын
None of that happened. Check your propaganda and get back to us.
"Your honor, my client has committed so many crimes that providing evidence for all of them would be just too burdensome."
@tuga9999
4 жыл бұрын
@@thegreatecb close that shithole you have in the place where was suposed to have one head, close it and return for your Shithole moscow boy...
@truthliesopinions4591
4 жыл бұрын
Richard Braakman 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂👏👏👏👏
@MamaKat27
4 жыл бұрын
Carlos Marques You sound like a stupid person. Just sayin.
@richpeacock
4 жыл бұрын
You mean Obama right? #obamagate
@Ian_sothejokeworks
4 жыл бұрын
@@richpeacock what's Obamagate? I mean, what do YOU think it is? Because Trump wouldn't say, so...
Maybe if Trump wasn't such a rotten individual, there wouldn't be all these lawsuits in the first place.
@avidnongetit8710
4 жыл бұрын
Where there is Smoke there is fire Or we are the sum total of what we do
@carolprice1389
4 жыл бұрын
No kidding.
@montesa9136
4 жыл бұрын
Nooooooooooooo ....... don't talk about your Stable Genius that way!!!
@ashroskell
4 жыл бұрын
liberty Ann : And, so the Dictatorship begins . . . I told you so, America. And, that’s only the START
@engineclinic
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, he's such a horrible person for trying to give the country back to the people. And to create such an outstanding economy! He should be ashamed!
He spent almost two hours babbling on fox and friends.
@toneyingram732
4 жыл бұрын
That's where he go because fox is the Lowdown evil lying news of the world
He had 'the time and effort' to sue New York, California, and The House to refuse their subpoenas. It's obvious he has something 'very big' to hide.
The tweeting twit said he would show his taxes.
@jenniferjean
4 жыл бұрын
No Doubt he's trying to hide more crimes. Add it on to the long list.
@montesa9136
4 жыл бұрын
& you BELIEVED HIM???? I think you might want to talk to a counsellor......
@freefromsin8787
4 жыл бұрын
He lied.
@barnowl4528
4 жыл бұрын
Adam Schiff knew all along there was no Russian collusion www.wsj.com/articles/all-the-adam-schiff-transcripts-11589326164
@sherrymorris8628
4 жыл бұрын
I sure hope so however if they don't take him down, this Pandemic will.
Insanity. Let’s all hope the Supreme Court does it’s job.
@lindasandoval8944
4 жыл бұрын
Cuz if they won't they all gotta go
@harrygearhart4520
4 жыл бұрын
Margo, Yeah towards the republicans.
"Busy handling a pandemic"?? Is he talking about the current POTUS??
No president should act the way he does. Basically he only wanted the job was for an ego trip. He doesn't want to lead in a worldwide pandemic. It's such a nuisance
It's just hilarious when Trump announces his approval rating in the Republican Party. That's like saying "I have 96% approval rating from people who like me!" How about the 60% of the country who don't like him?
@lindasandoval8944
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly and 70% doesn't like him and never has
@VidWatcher1X
4 жыл бұрын
He, like Hitler, only listens to Yes-men and works to "remove" anyone that doesn't agree with him ... in order to make his point that he is "right".
@virginiaoflaherty2983
4 жыл бұрын
The one thing that perplexes me is, how can anyone support him? If you saw anyone else acting like that wouldn't you think there was something seriously wrong? You wouldn't say, this guy should be my leader.
@charlesmonty3691
4 жыл бұрын
Hydroxychloroquine-Number Of Prescriptions Explodes In France
@quanbrooklynkid7776
4 жыл бұрын
😂
Intelligence Briefing (Intelligence Period!) - "The thing he is often to skip" DUUUUUUUUUH!
@chrisfitzchrisfitz5182
4 жыл бұрын
🤣👍🏽
@margaretnicol3423
4 жыл бұрын
I can just picture him skipping down the WH corridors. 🤣 I'm playing truant. Yippee!!!
@thelastwildone6162
4 жыл бұрын
L.O.L.. HOMER!!!!
@datanyc004
4 жыл бұрын
@Rick Girten Hawaii
Only a guilty person acts like this! 25th amendment!!
@daveseddon5227
4 жыл бұрын
The 25th relies on the VP, I think, to start the removal process. So that’s not going to happen. Or, of course, trump could provide a written declaration to the effect that he is no longer able to discharge the powers and duties of his office. We’ve all seen a recent example of his letter writing skills, so that’s a no-no. Have you seen the way Pence looks at trump? It's not just Kim Jong-un sending him love-letters, allegedly!
@weasel8890
4 жыл бұрын
@@daveseddon5227 hahaha!! I agree
@daveseddon5227
4 жыл бұрын
@Bob Mason Well you've just posted the same reply twice. Ur not too bright huh?
@weasel8890
4 жыл бұрын
@Bob Mason bright enough not too type the same thing twice 😁 looks and sounds like your a few fries short of a happy meal
@daveseddon5227
4 жыл бұрын
@@weasel8890 Nice one! 😂🤣
Problem with argument is this, THOSE SUBPOENAS WERE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND FROM WHEN HE WAS GOLFING.
@unwishfulthink
4 жыл бұрын
and from the time he was tweeting. and from the time he was holding MAGA rallies.
The biggest problem of carving out two hours with Trump is that he only has a 5 minute attention span.
@gregfriedler2727
4 жыл бұрын
5 minutes is a bit generous.
@utha2665
4 жыл бұрын
@@gregfriedler2727 LOL, I was going to say that. I think Donald Trump's attention span is in the goldfish realm.
@Alex_Mitchell
4 жыл бұрын
@@gregfriedler2727 True.
@johnnysoccer1983
4 жыл бұрын
That should be Sekulow's actual argument :)
@carolynknott2054
4 жыл бұрын
Perfect reply
But producing documents would severely cut into his cable and Twitter time... err.. "executive time"
@karinschultz5409
4 жыл бұрын
@Kathleen Flacy Right on Kathleen! Maybe the Trump baby balloon should fly over the WH to remind everyone when he's taking a snooze.
Very great reporting! You did it again. Thank you!
Oh, we mustn't burden Trump with work! It might induce apoplexy.
@amihogatai8432
4 жыл бұрын
or responsibility.
WH not concerned that Trump does not attend daily intelligence meetings ?
@Someoldguycoding
4 жыл бұрын
And he talks about Biden sleeping!
@user-ls6dm3kv4b
4 жыл бұрын
Some Old Guy Coding just be quiet you watch Maddow un ironically as a source of news, I’d pipe down if I were you
Why it is so hard for the POTUS, he is Tweeting his time away, EVERYDAY..
I love watching her destroy him all day long.
One of the many reasons why he needs to be removed from office.
"we've only had five years to prepare for this burden, can't we just wait a bit more before I have to take another 2 or 3 hours of the Presidents time?"
@VidWatcher1X
4 жыл бұрын
It's taking more time and MONEY (apparently tax-payer dollars I might add) to avoid releasing his taxes, than it would have to simply release them. Logic has no part of what Trump or his lawyers do or say.
But didn't Trump say in 2015 that as soon as the auditors finished he would release his taxes?
"You cant sue a third party that I dont control for my tax records. Itll distract me too much from tweeting while I watch cable television"
Having to miss out on a round of golf is now a criterion for being above the law?
@lebron90crazy
4 жыл бұрын
Haha.. Good1
Lol lol "handling a pandemic"? Nearly fell off my chair...what a fool.
"Whatever questions you have, ask China. I have to go to toilet now".
@PLS.54
4 жыл бұрын
Debabrata Chatterjee 🤣
@FEETOFKEELEY
4 жыл бұрын
😆
"...and the truth shall set you free". Stop committing crimes and the burden doesn't exist.
That poor man is falling apart. Good for him, I knew ht would.
Instead of spending his time managing the covid pandemic, trump is wasting his time tweeting trash.
Maybe if trump didn’t hit the golf course so often this wouldn’t be such a burden.
We love you Rachel ! Keep up the good journalistic job. Kiss from France .
Meanwhile Pompeo is in Israel giving the U.S.'s blessing to annex the West Bank. Nothing to see there at all.
You can very easily tell when trump’s worried, non-stop tweets 😂😂😂😂😂 yet he’s too busy to under investigation.... he’d literally be golfing right now if he could get away with it, so he’ll be golfing this week sometime...
@jameswalton3930
4 жыл бұрын
I hope he so worried his weave will fall out.
“The buck stops over there” sign needed, apply WH (staff entrance).
Sekulow is gaslighing the Supreme COurt. The idea that any of this would take more than two minutes of Donnie'time is ludicrous. The tax returns, for instance, goes to the accountants.
This is a sign of mania. If your child did this, you would be concerned.
Too busy telling people to inject bleach.
@coachingwithwendy5397
4 жыл бұрын
He did NOT say that! Stop spreading lies!!
@gface7843
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you the lies people spread 🤦🏾♂️
@snowylocks4684
4 жыл бұрын
@@coachingwithwendy5397 oh, the irony..Also : kzread.info/dash/bejne/YquXs7t6XdLSj6Q.html&feature=emb_logo
@snowylocks4684
4 жыл бұрын
Does that work, btw ? Just going "Lies !" whenever anyone says something that can easily be checked but doesn't fit your narrative ? Do people actually fall for that ? Asking for a friend. :p
@gface7843
4 жыл бұрын
@snow locks Mr 45 did didn't tell people to inject themselves with a disinfectant.. besides that people are getting injected with vaccines in which are far more harmful comicals that are given an promoted by D.r falchi an Bill Gates foundation..you need to do better research.. would you like me to assist you to better research? CNN MSNBC CBS FACKE NEWS.. FOX IS THE BEST..45 AN FORWARD 👉 👍🏾👍🏼👍👍🏿
He was doing his incredibly busy schedule, working tirelessly night and day.
The behavior of a self-assessed "stable genius" suffering malignant narcisistic psychopathy.
@lisajarvie9650
4 жыл бұрын
Trump 2020
Oh no, he would have to take time out from his golfing and tweeting.
100 tweets over the weekend but can’t find his tax returns? My tax returns are 6’ from me right now...
@Rune-Thorne
4 жыл бұрын
but it might take you 2 or 3 hours...in the case of Trump it's 2 phone calls away and all of the information at those 2 points have also been subpoenaed, which means it won't take him any time after it's approved. The Supreme Court knows this, and the one thing that will decide this is the fact that while Trump thinks only of himself, the Supreme Court actually thinks on past precedence and future inhabitants of the white house. Meaning would we like this to be the precedent for a Democratic president in the future. He lost this one at every level and I don't think the Supreme Court will overturn the lower court decisions.
@amberrobinson1040
4 жыл бұрын
125 😔🤨😶😥😥😥
HE HAS THE TIME.
Sekulow should just tell Trumpy: "Carve me two hours from the six hours you burn every day on your stupid tweets".
"His precious time" does suckulo mean his 100 of hours of golfing, or his hundreds of hours tweeting, I think he can take it, because and I quote " the stable genious" He "has a great you know what" with which he means "brain"🤦🏼♀️🤣
🤔...tweet'n ?... if I said he's aCting like a ten year old with his phone ? ..🤭..would that insult ten year olds🤭🤔🤣😷?
@barbaracarpenter6643
4 жыл бұрын
Yes they would be insulted.I I know ten year old children who make more sense than trump
If he has time to tweet all day, I`m sure he has the time.
The President should be held to a high standard as he is regarded as the number one citizen of the country and should lead by example. It a shame that lawyers diminish the Supreme Court in this fashion. The Supreme Court must stop these delaying tactics .
Ironic at the ultimate level 😂💯👀
Right, who here had "Jay Sekulow is arguing in front of the SCOTUS over Zoom" in their game of 2020 mad libs?
He's enjoying his golf putting inside the white house...
@KentBalzer
4 жыл бұрын
I can hardly wait to see Obama go to prison.
It's interesting...The cult defends a guy who doesn't give a darn about them. He'd rather they risk their lives and die to give him what he wants. But if they die, who will vote for him? It's tragic that they can't see it.
2 hours away from tweeting????? That would be criminal!!
schedule some time while he's eating hamburders, and kfc and diet coke.
@paradisepipeco
4 жыл бұрын
I believe you meant "hamberders" . . . . . In posting this comment, it does raise the question of "hambirders" which makes me wonder what kind of bird that might be . . . . . .
trump says You need me to prove what I say is so , how dare you overburden me
THANKS FOR SPREADING OUR MESSAGE....IT MUST BE HARD TO EVEN REPEAT TRUTH !
He spelled "worriers" wrong, no surprise. (The main worry is Dump getting a second term.)
Trump is definitely not busy handling this pandemic. He should not be above the law.
@mikebriganti2187
4 жыл бұрын
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. NOT EVEN OBAMA AND BIDEN.
I laughed when the schedule said "intelligence" 😂
@jayjonah83
4 жыл бұрын
He skips those 🤦
117 golf days. 3 hours to play 18 holes. That's 351 available hours right there. (Sidebar: golf cost to taxpayers = $133,000,000)
The words 'intelligence' and 'Trump' should never be uttered in the same sentence....
@daveseddon5227
4 жыл бұрын
Oh come on now! That's not remotely true! trump's lack of intelligence surprised no one. President Obama's intelligence far outweighs that of donald trump. See - it's easy.
@gm9075
4 жыл бұрын
@@daveseddon5227 Yah got me..! Kudos....
Yeah his afraid his tax’s is ready come out. And going to jail
He’s toast and knows it. Lock him up time.
You really need to get rid of him as soon as possible! He has blood on his hands.I am amazed that there hasn't been an assination attempt yet!
Pure narcissist!
Too much adderall and European Sudafed. Oops
This American “President” spends much more time on Twitter and watching television than I do.
@flamingfrancis
4 жыл бұрын
He would be lost without the daily injection of the Simpsons...
@marywallace5882
4 жыл бұрын
Does 45 do any actual work? Name 2 or 3 chores that he accomplishes each day. Betcha cannot do it.
good job. thank you Rachel!
Even 3 1/2 years in, it's still almost unbelievable that a reality television game show host is the president.
They said he skips the "intelligence" meetings... That's kinda funny.
@conniehahn4577
4 жыл бұрын
That's where the comments come in....." Not " informed....so he can say...." Don't know ....haven't spoken with them.... But they are doing a good job....😒
I know your busy!??!! Lol busy RAGE TWEETING!! 🤣🤣🤣
I have heard many times over the last 3.5 years that Trump gets up at 5 a.m. and watches news until around 12 noon and then takes meetings during the afternoon if he has any on his schedule. This goes on almost everyday. Oh, and let's not forget all the golf trips at the expensive of the taxpayers.
I think our country is better off while he is tweeting his “tRump off” or rage watching headlines, then messing our country up any further!! Come on November!! We can do this AMERICA! It’s our only hope to get our democracy back!!
Ironic that his public tweeting watching TV is going to undermine his argument about being too busy as President. That is awesome. What a complete fool.
He appointed a "team" to deal with Covid19, but then he hi-jacked it daily for two hours so he could campaign and joust with press. Not the actions of a highly busy man.
Always astonishingly solid journalism. Keppra up the good work.
I heard he has taken at least 26 golf trips since January 3rd, I don't think "busy handling the epidemic" as a reason is very convincing right now
Rachel Maddow pointing out how the president is wasting time. Interesting coming from a lady who wasted 3 years on Russia. Tell us more Rachel.
THIS PRESIDENT JUST WANTS NO ACCOUNTABILITY!! ITS GROSS!
POTUS lawyers arguing the case for a dictatorship. That where you are now 😂
Outstanding, Rachael at her best .. what we’re all those charges? Projection?
Make no mistake, tweeting all the time is VERY hard work!
Lol, I agree with Rachel 110% 😆: The argument put forth by his lawyers MIGHT have a chance to work 🤣 for a President who actually does something! 😆🤣🤣
1164 days in office 783 days playing golf. Truck Fump 2020
When is this trump clown show going to end?
i don't know if he;s gone mad or was always mad but hid it well ?
@VidWatcher1X
4 жыл бұрын
I didn't ever realise he hid the fact. It seemed pretty obvious to me that the was a con-man all along ... for the last several decades to me at least.
Watching the Biden ad before this video I felt like someone was trying to sell me a 1986 Toyota Corolla with two donut tires in the front.
Touche' Rachel...Touche'!
Tim O'Brien: *"I have seen tRump's taxes **_(but am not allowed to talk about them due to a legal agreement),_** and you should see them, too!"*
@o.b.7217
4 жыл бұрын
@that wasn't.chicken ---- Those were neither his full nor his current tax returns. We want to see his current tax returns. We want to see how broke he really is. We want to know on whom he is financially depending.
He's a sandwich short of a picnic, a brick short of a load. , only 50 cents in the dollar. You know the thing.
@VidWatcher1X
4 жыл бұрын
5 cans short of a 6-pack?
@ianb9028
4 жыл бұрын
3 shots short of a bottle.
Rachel should start EVERY one of her broadcasts with the statement from her lawyer (regarding her lawsuit): QUOTE: "She (Rachel) doesn't always believe the things she says". Classic Rachel !
Mr Justice, my client would be too burdened by the request; he’s already watching TV that day.
Should the supreme court be Wasting their time with this silly childest case.