Endgame

NEW: Donald Trump thought he crushed his Fox News interview. The rest of the world thinks he bumbled it miserably. https://t.co/1bRo5RkPFq

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) June 20, 2023

“One lawyer working in Trump’s orbit messaged Rolling Stone shortly after the interview first aired, predicting the Fox clip would be brought up by prosecutors at trial.” https://t.co/yHYhzyGJsu

— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) June 21, 2023

Although it may not mean what you think it means; which doesn’t mean Trump did himself any good.

Former federal prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney @Popehat on Trump’s admission on Fox last night: “It’s very bad in the abstract. But, as applied to Trump, it’s kind of bouncing the rubble. In other words, this level of admission may already be priced in…”

— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) June 21, 2023

“…For anyone else, endgame. For Trump, Monday. Strengthen the prosecution’s case? Yes. Strengthen it to the same degree it would for a normal person? No way”

Sober,cautious legal analysis…that nonetheless says Trump strengthened prosecutors’ case b/c he HAD to go on @BretBaier

— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) June 21, 2023

And Trump will keep doing it. He doesn’t know how not to.

Besides, it makes for a good show. Meanwhile:

Take it to the bank, baby! pic.twitter.com/wRQCd3GEeH

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) June 20, 2023

The legal expertise Trump is banking on. Let me add this:

yes https://t.co/Rw5mLI8fd5

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) June 21, 2023

It’s called an admission against interest. When the cops say “Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law” (do they really say that? I dunno. That’s what TeeVee says), that’s what they mean. You don’t have to be under oath for it to be admissible as evidence.