MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Sunday praised former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann for what she described because the “graceful” and “very disciplined” means wherein he responded to Donald Trump’s assault on him.
Trump on the weekend lashed out at Weissmann, who investigated Trump in former particular counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. Trump falsely claimed Weissmann is now the “slimeball Boss” of particular counsel Jack Smith, who’s investigating Trump’s makes an attempt to overturn the 2020 election end result and alleged mishandling of categorised paperwork after leaving the White House.
Weissmann, who’s now an analyst for MSNBC, made two factors in response to Trump’s declare.
“One is the use of adjectives and adverbs. That is not legal argument. That is not a factual argument, any more than you say the election was stolen,” he said.
“You need to have facts. Adjectives and adverbs is not a way of arguing, especially for someone who has been the leader of the free world, let alone anyone else. And I think that’s really important,” Weissmann added.
He then dismantled Trump’s claim that he is somehow linked to Smith.
“On the substance, which is to suggest that somehow I am Jack Smith’s boss. Again, where are the facts of that?” Weissmann asked. “I’ve had zero communications with Jack Smith or his team. They are independent, both within the Department of Justice and certainly for a legal analyst on MSNBC.”
