Chris Hayes Goes on a Tear, Says DOJ Official Who Backed Trump 'Coup' Attempt 'Should Be Disbarred'

[JoeOtterbein]

Mediaite

By Michael Luciano Aug 4th, 2021, 10:58 pm

Chris Hayes blasted former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark on Wednesday over his willingness to help Donald Trump monkey with the 2020 presidential election results. The MSNBC host said he should be disbarred for his actions.

“He is in a million different ways, unremarkable,” said Hayes, of Clark. “The kind of functionary lawyer that exists in droves in Washington, D.C.”

But as we learned on Wednesday, Clark was willing to do something quite remarkable. As Hayes put it, “Basically he auditioned before the president and let him know he’d be willing to be the trigger man for Donald Trump in his attempt to kill off American democracy in its present form. And that is not hyperbole.”

Hayes highlighted a letter obtained by ABC News that Clark drafted for Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue to sign last December. Addressed to top officials in Georgia, where Republicans control the legislature, the letter cites nonexistent “irregularities” with the president election in Georgia, which Joe Biden narrowly won.

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[JohnSJ]

1. Yes, along with a few others

[dlk]

2. Bring on the bar

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Video:

This Trump Loyalist 'Aimed A Nuclear Weapon' At U.S. Democracy - All In - MSNBC

Chris Hayes on Trump’s loyalist at DOJ, Jeffrey Clark: “He was willing to be the trigger man for Donald Trump in his attempt to kill off American democracy in its present form—and that is not hyperbole.” Aired on 08/04/2021.

[malaise]

12. Excellent program last night

[UCmeNdc]

4. K&R

[wnylib]

5. This is a big f'ing deal.

K & R

[AZ8theist]

6. DISBARRED MY ASS!!!!

HE SHOULD BE THROWN IN PRISON FOR LIFE FOR TREASON.

HOW IS THIS NOT THE WORST THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO OUR DEMOCRACY??????????????

[triron]

11. Agree.

Chris Hayes is a wimp.

[xxqqqzme]

7. He presented his case.

It made me wonder if traitor clark will ever see justice,

[maxsolomon]

8. Unlikely Clark will suffer a single consequence.

He'll land at some GQP DC law firm for a decade or so and retire happily, feted by the right for his loyalty. Or he might come back as AG if * is re-elected.

Prosecuting in Federal Court would be time consuming and unlikely to succeed.

The only prominent lawyer I know who's been disbarred is President Clinton.

IOKIYAR.

[Grins]

9. Orwell perfectly described him...

"He was a fattish but active man of paralysing stupidity, a mass of imbecile enthusiasms - one of those completely unquestioning, devoted drudges on whom…the stability of the Party depended." - From “Nineteen Eighty-Four.”

[triron]

10. He should go to prison.