On Fox & Friends, Trump suggested that it should be illegal for people facing prosecution to cooperate with the government in exchange for a reduced sentence: "It's called flipping and it almost ought to be illegal…it's not a fair thing." https://t.co/SCwHa5H3QU
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) August 23, 2018
Trump getting (bad) legal advice from TV? He told Fox that Cohen "pled to two counts that aren't a crime. Which nobody understands. In fact, I watched a number of shows. Sometimes you get some pretty good information by watching shows. Those two counts aren't even a crime…"
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 23, 2018
(One of the Law & Order series? Or does Fox News show Matlock re-runs?)
Somewhere Jeff Sessions is sitting at his desk kneading his temples. One of the big, go-to arguments from prosecutors and law-and-order conservatives against sentencing reform is that it will reduce incentive for defendants to flip. https://t.co/taJzWWfJrR
— CJ Ciaramella (@cjciaramella) August 23, 2018
Unlike the amoral value-less libs, Republicans teach their kids that [checks notes] law enforcement is garbage and people who make deals are rats
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) August 23, 2018