Trump Attorney John Lauro did the “full Ginsburg” rotation of all the Sunday talking head shows, and it was quite…something. Mostly, Lauro spent time trying to spin, defend, and excuse the latest charges in the 4-count indictment relating to January 6th.
CNN
"There's no evidence Joe Biden is involved in this."
CNN's Dana Bash speaks with John Lauro, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, about Trump's threats aimed at special counsel Jack Smith and the DOJ probe into attempts to overturn the 2020 election. @CNNSotu #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/7bzqIwB5sG
— CNN (@CNN) August 6, 2023
NBC
WATCH: Trump attorney John Lauro says Pence "never said" he thought Trump was acting criminally.@chucktodd: "He said the president asked him to violate the Constitution."
Lauro: "No. … A technical violation of the Constitution is not a violation of criminal law." pic.twitter.com/SxDY2NjjiF
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) August 6, 2023
CBS
"Do you have any fear of the vice president @Mike_Pence being called as a witness in the case?" @MajorCBS asks Trump attorney John Lauro.
"No, in fact, the vice president will be our best witness," Lauro says. pic.twitter.com/xTKIoHiHdj
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 6, 2023
ABC
"Nothing is more important and sacred than political speech.”
Former Pres. Trump’s attorney John Lauro tells @GStephanopoulos that constitutional discussions about the 2020 election results leading up to Jan. 6 are “not criminal cases.” https://t.co/NcdiagTqXo pic.twitter.com/NYllxyMyEK
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 6, 2023
Fox
WATCH: Trump Attorney John Lauro joins the show to discuss the federal indictment against the former president for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Tune in! pic.twitter.com/IhesBLg9JM
— Fox News Sunday (@FoxNewsSunday) August 6, 2023
The interesting thing about this case is that it doesn’t take anyone with legal expertise to understand it.
Everyone witnessed it happening in real time, and all its perpetrators have openly confessed to their intent, and so the lawyer’s only recourse is to weakly meep that a “technical violation of the Constitution isn’t a crime.”
There isn’t any way to predict what a jury will do, but as far as history is concerned, Trump’s attempted coup hasn’t been left unanswered.
It may be the final defense of the American republic, but its something.Report