Trump's Criminal Referral from the January 6 Committee

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[@LegalEagle]

👮‍♂ Was the J6 Committee a success or failure? 🚀 LIMITED: Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for 42% OFF! legaleagle.link/curiositylegal

[@trylius]

Ehh, i’d have to say failure. Now that congress is now republican, im sure congress will eventually stop them

[@blizz2748]

Commitee success. Insurrection failure

[@caiden-_-]

I have a question, what should someone take in college if they want to be a police officer

[@jgaffney567]

@@caiden-_- Minor in social services

[@zerofox975]

Yes. Yes it was.

[@kiwihame]

I don't know what I find more astounding, the fact that your ex President is still at large, or that a large chunk of the American population still love the guy. Baffling.

[@DefgirRZawa]

"Who is the bigger fool? The fool, or the one who follows him?" (Obi-Wan Kenobi)

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

It's like an unceasing bad acid trip, truly

[@cadenvanvalkenburg6718]

We’re just as confused

[@entheo302]

@@jansmitowiczauthor78 let’s just hope there aren’t any flashbacks later

[@yanomanches1375]

We’re living in a state of hysteria on both political sides and it’s more serious than we’re pretending it is.

[@matthewland6234]

I'm tired of living in historic times

[@SophiaAphrodite]

We should be lucky we are not repeating Gemany's history.

[@miaposamarie226]

@@SophiaAphrodite as in we are repeating it right?

[@macdietz]

@@SophiaAphrodite lmfao you are completely blind

[@derrickwarner1]

@@SophiaAphrodite Not from a lack of trying

[@TKUltra971]

You said it man, I miss the presence of a boring old 9-6 work week. No news, just mundane grinding.

[@Valdagast]

I didn't know that a congressional subpoena is just a suggestion to "come and talk with us, if you want to"

[@Zanzibar_Dallax]

Donald Trump is a private citizen now. Congress can't compel a private citizen to do much of anything.

[@Valdagast]

@@Zanzibar_Dallax I was more talking about the congressmen.

[@riparianlife97701]

Watch Dave Chapelle's sketch on "the fifth".

[@UdderrButterr]

The subpoenas aren't optional, but whether or not they are held in contempt if they ignore them is kind of what makes them seem optional.

[@eiddon]

It is when it isn't being enforced.

[@pr0r0gu3]

Congress saying out loud what we all knew was obvious two years ago.

[@ThePownageMaster]

That Trump did nothing wrong. Yup we were all saying that 2 years ago too. We're u there or just repeating what others say? 😂

[@Mwstmrlnd]

@@ThePownageMaster Nothing wrong? Jesus is the only person who ever lived who did nothing wrong. Anyone who says a politician did nothing wrong is admitting that they're completely brainwashed to worship that politician. Bragging that you've ignored all valid criticisms of Trump for 6 years isn't the flex you think it is

[@brambletalon230]

@@ThePownageMaster no from what I've seen he should be taken up on charges and put in prison for the rest of his miserable lifd

[@rynemcgriffin1752]

@@ThePownageMasterHey buddy, I’m buying and selling slightly used brains. You mind if I get yours? You’re clearly not using it.

[@ThePownageMaster]

@@brambletalon230 no crimes were committed unless we are talking about the insurrection that Nancy Pelosi made happen. U wanna talk about that or ignore facts?

[@maxrohtbart6201]

The Andrew Johnson not being referred to DOJ by congress is not that impressive, considering the DOJ was not established until President Grant’s administration.

[@jawstrock2215]

lol

[@RT710.]

3rd grade civics alert🚨

[@jamessloven2204]

If I recall correctly, he was impeached for firing a member of his cabinet (who was appointed by Lincoln) without Congress’s approval. Hardly the basis of a criminal indictment.

[@ritemolawbks8012]

We still had an Attorney General, US marshals, and federal prosecutor created with the entire Judiciary Act that made the federal courts.

[@elkosins1686]

They could have they should have just tried harder

[@yanomanches1375]

To me the Georgia call was the most damning evidence. My jaw dropped when I heard that.

[@Viviko]

When I first heard that, I thought it was just Trump being kinda immature like he tends to be. So I kinda took that with a grain of salt and trusted the Governor did the right thing. Then… the rest of the evidence came out. And I’m still reading through them. I don’t really trust these official news sources because they aren’t the most reliable… and tend to push one narrative or another. The evidence I’ve been reading is quite telling though. I haven’t gotten to the ones that support he invited the riot (from what I’ve read, the FBI concluded it wasn’t an “insurrection”). Most of the evidence I’ve seen is mostly just Trump bitching and crying… which isn’t new.

[@KrazzeeKane]

What boils my blood is a solid 30% or more of America hears that Georgia call and says, "Good, do whatever you have to do to beat the demoncrats." The amount of people who support illegal actions and criminal people and treat scum like Trump as their God is mind boggling. They are completely fine if he does illegal things to become King, they want that and support it. It breaks my heart to see America hate itself so much

[@TitaniumTurbine]

Same here, that’s the best and clear recording of a crime that’s ever existed in politics. The recording is more damning and straightforward than even the Nixon tapes.

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

I wouldn't be surprised if he made similar calls to other states where they just didn't think to record the conversation.

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

Yep; that and the Jeffrey Clark scheme are just mind-boggling.

[@davefb]

Its terrifying that in the so home of democracy that these traitors and seditionists aren't already in jail ( for a long time) and so many of those helpers aren't either.

[@UndertakerU2ber]

Yeah well, when your definition of "Democracy" revolves around only having the Democrat win the elections, it starts to seem like you don't really support democracy at all. That's why y'all are called "DemoCRAZYs" 🤪

[@BeastmanWatchUrMouth]

I can't get enough of those animations of the text being highlighted. A+ job to your video editor

[@WackadoodleMalarkey]

Lawyer ➕️ Highlighter 💱 Jedi ➕️ Lightsaber

[@almasysephirot4996]

Seriously. So sinfully satisfying.

[@rekunta]

(Ali G) no doubt

[@bipolarminddroppings]

I think its clear this is the one time you really don't want to let your predecessor get away with their crimes, just because you're worried about the precedent it will set.

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

If he's not legally brutalized, the next Kon will do it & succeed. Trump's audacious, but also a staggeringly ignorant, bumbling oaf. What happens when a *competent* demagogue tries it, emboldened by the lack of accountability for Trump?

[@Mzee1084]

The precedent set with Nixon was that Republicans could get out of criminal accountability. Then with Reagan (iran contra), and Bush Jr. (9/11, and Iraq war) it was get out of any accountability.

[@seankraus5246]

@@Mzee1084 Obama drone strikes, aoc money, Omar married her bro, Bill lied under oat. No its both sides of the uniparty

[@eatingketchupchips9567]

@@Mzee1084 what else is new, the justice system was designed to protect the rich and their assets. Time and time again it shows the justice system punishes the poor and frees the rich.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

@@Mzee1084 yeah, proving my point. All those guys were bad, but they're the kind of bad that followed the one fundamental rule: whoever gets the most votes wins. Trump doesn't follow that rule. He is an actual danger to democracy. That's why this is the time you make the exception.

[@TrineDaely]

This is also what makes upcoming SCOTUS rulings so dangerous: the ability to give states a legal way to override the will of the voters and certify as they wish. Question: If a SCOTUS justice got disbarred, would they have to step down?

[@ummacnai]

don't have an immediate answer to that question, but my inclination is that any action against a judge would have to go through the judicial boards first, before they go to the bar associations/lawyer regulation. I.E. they wouldn't get disbarred before they faced the judicial authorities.

[@michaelbeemer8019]

No. You don't even have to be a lawyer to serve on the Supreme Court.

[@sekhmara8590]

The only way to get rid of a SC member is to impeach them. Otherwise you have to wait for them to retire, or die.

[@TrineDaely]

@@ummacnai It might be time to find out, some of them have certainly f*cked around too much already.

[@DutchBlackMantha]

There is no legal requirement that a SCOTUS justice is a lawyer, so presumably not. Congress would have to impeach them.

[@brichards989]

I love your little popup "Third grade civics alert". Whenever I get into a one-sided argument with a modern Republican, this is what I feel like saying to them, because they've clearly forgotten (if they ever knew) the basics of civics and social studies.

[@TheRealScooterGuy]

Republicans are afraid of "social studies" because they associate the word "social" with "socialism" which they are deathly afraid of, despite not actually knowing what it means.

[@LC-sc3en]

God my AP government teacher in a conservative town taught me absolutely nothing about civics. I had to study to pass the test myself.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

You've forgotten the even basicer basics though: nothing matters but power. If enough important people say Trump is the president, then he is, democracy be damned.

[@animalia5554]

I feel like I have reached a state of Zen where nothing surprises me anymore.

[@sallyphilpin4939]

I reached that stage a couple of hours ago, thanks legal opiates + slightly less legal one + a large glass of Baileys & oat milk (you can actually pour the 2 fluids so they make 2 separate layers, don't knock it til you've tried it lol).

[@jaxblonk5127]

@@sallyphilpin4939 mixing opiates and alcohol is a little dangerous because your lungs can just stop, respiratory depression it's called. It's a bit less likely than with barbiturates, but yeah all I'm really saying here is be safe champ. Everything in moderation, be mindful, but yeah, enjoy the immaculate vibes homie.

[@springfaux6991]

That's called apathy

[@SophiaAphrodite]

If you hire someone to commit murder but they do not go through with it or it fails. You still attempted to commit murder. It is the same for kidnapping. Why isn't EVERYONE involved not charged with some kid of conspiracy or intent to commit a crime?

[@thedude5295]

Because there was no crime.

[@senboy9002]

@@thedude5295 bruh what

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

Cause it'd be very hard, I reckon. My guess is that those other charges will come with the fallout of this first charge.

[@roadtrain_]

My guess it's something to do with how hiring someone to kill someone for you involves money, whereas I don't think Trump paid anyone to storm the capitol. If he did, then dear god he's screwed.

[@joehorn1762]

@@thedude5295 sure there was. Many. Seek reality.

[@mm-yt8sf]

this is where embracing (or even tolerating) "alternate facts" leads. anything can be believed, which means any actions can be justified no matter how vile.

[@gamesthatiplay9083]

Agreed. A TV show specifies alternate facts, and people believe it, when they should only believe what happens at trial. The fact, despite all this evidence against Trump, he was never taken to trial, makes me believe it was all a TV show, and none of it was real. Much in the same way, all the evidence against Hillary, and Biden, no arrests, it's all a show.

[@AdmiralBob]

Every time you show Jack Smith I feel like I'm on trial... when that guy looks at you, you stay looked at.

[@badbirb5698]

Has the senate referred other public figures or companies for criminal prosecution? It would be interesting to know of past times the senate had referred to the DOJ, and what the results were.

[@citizenjhousedj]

listen to Rachel Maddow’s Ultra podcast

[@coinsbyopal3449]

Yep I think they should investigate all of the Jan 6 comity see what they hiding

[@citizenjhousedj]

@@coinsbyopal3449 if by comity you mean the republicans who enabled and are attempting to cover up an attempted coup against the US Government, then yes. If you meant committee, then your English is so poor your uneducated opinion means nothing or you’re a foreign troll.

[@alansmithy5633]

@@coinsbyopal3449 "comity" huh? Your spelling is just about as good as Trump's! Go Covefe Yourself, kiddo

[@coinsbyopal3449]

@@alansmithy5633 got your attn lol 😆

[@Balasca]

I remember when the campaigns were running for the 2016 election, Trump suggested that Clinton would take Americans guns, I literally saw him say that the second amendment people will know what to do. He showed the world exactly who he is that day. Nothing that came after shocked me.

[@TheRealScooterGuy]

GOP candidates love to claim that the left is coming after their firearms. Every time they make that claim, sales go through the roof. (There's a reason that firearms manufacturers love the GOP.)

[@typacsk]

Not even when he later said "Take their guns away first and worry about due process later." It's always projection.

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

Trump's a far right authoritarian. We're not used to them as president here in the US but countries like Italy among numerous others are very familiar with these types of clowns.

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

and then he turned out to be for red flag policies and his admin banned bump stocks lol

[@Mzee1084]

The 'red meat' has been fed by right-wing media increasingly since the late 80s in particular when Rush Limbaugh exploded on the scene. Then you had people like dinesh d'souza, and laura Ingraham stirring up hostilities by getting very controversial and nasty towards liberals, and because their comments were so shocking the media picked up on them, and they gained a large following from disgruntled whites. The red meat filtered through congress with Gingritch, and just got worse and worse over the years. The last few decades of constant priming by right wing media makes Trump's combative and vile rhetoric appealing to millions of Americans. It's scary how bad things have gotten.

[@dlschalles]

Is the donor list of a quarter billion dollars public ? If not the IRS should start there.

[@Chuckakhan]

I think it has to be because it was linked to a political speech

[@Artyomthewalrus]

I don't think that would be a good idea. Specifically targeting people for their political donations would set bad precedent.

[@Loccyster]

@@Artyomthewalrus, easy solution: target everyone regardless of affiliation.

[@Artyomthewalrus]

@@Loccyster So have the IRS investigate everyone who ever gives any political donation?

[@UdderrButterr]

I understood it as a collective $250m, not from a single person.

[@hasufinheltain1390]

I think - though admittedly I'm not 100% clear - but it seems to me that the J6 committee handed off evidence which they could legally gather, but which the DOJ would have had a much harder time acquiring: Congress can essentially go on fishing expeditions, saying "Hey, this seems fishy, you need to come in and tell us about that. Under oath." Whereas the DOJ needs to operate under Judicial oversight and provide a specific allegation. Which isn't to say what congress found was unlawfully gathered, just that they can cast a wider net than the DOJ, and then hand it off to the DOJ.

[@DRcorban]

close enough, yeah

[@Frisbieinstein]

Hah! Very inheresting.

[@lawrenceredmacher4382]

I'll start getting excited when he's actually in a courtroom. how many crimes is this now that he's done, that there's proof that he's done, but nobody will hold him accountable for?

[@jackwilliamson6018]

he said if he lost the election he might have to leave the country. 1st thing i thought of when i heard that was "extradition". lets see if that coward makes a break for it.

[@ThePownageMaster]

0 crimes 0 proof. So how do u hold an innocent man accountable?

[@johnireland7523]

@@ThePownageMaster Probably all the crimes and the proof.

[@tosmok]

none whatsoever

[@toddr2265]

I love how they always use a picture of Jack Smith looking like he's about to start a fight in a biker bar.

[@TheBadassTonberry]

Gotta look the part if you want to tear a former president a new one.

[@RobertEskuri]

Now you's can't leave. 😧

[@shkotayd9749]

Thanks to Trump, I FINALLY understand why the Chinese phrase "May you live in interesting times" was actually meant as a curse 😩

[@Psyhister]

It’s not a Chinese saying, some racist westerner came up with. The closest saying Chinese have is “It’s better to be a dog in peaceful times, than a man during war”

[@shkotayd9749]

@@Psyhister I checked the Wiki and you appear to be 50% right. "Despite being so common in English as to be known as the "Chinese curse", the saying is apocryphal, and no actual Chinese source has ever been produced. The most likely connection to Chinese culture may be deduced from analysis of the late-19th-century speeches of Joseph Chamberlain, probably erroneously transmitted and revised through his son Austen Chamberlain.[1]" Nothing in the history seems to describe racist intent. Only shitty translation. However, thank you for the correction!

[@rudesword2852]

Then you must be shitting fortune cookies with the interesting times your boy joey is providing...

[@mr.x2567]

@@rudesword2852And there’s more of that westerner bs

[@shkotayd9749]

@@rudesword2852 joey? Biden? Seems to be trying to get back to semi-normal governance. So no.

[@KonDragon008]

When put into objective (and legal) terms, it's terrifying to hear/think of how close this country actually came to becoming a dictatorship. If he had been able to plant just a couple more of "his people" in positions of power, things very well could have gone down a very different, and darker, route. Anyways, love the channel! Politics sometimes makes my head spin, so it's nice to be able to come here and have things explained without any fluff or padding (the occasional joke notwithstanding; those are appreciated). I do often have to slow the video speed down to 0.75 or so because I have some auditory processing difficulties, but I still enjoy learning the legalities of situations both political and not political (like when things weren't so crazy in the world and a lot of the content was lawyer-ing movies).

[@mattkaz9604]

Amazing level of detail. You don't get this level of commentary many places. Good work.

[@buttssanchez6763]

So... We're going to actually charge him, right? I mean at this point the evidence of his PERSONAL wrongdoing is overwhelming. ... Right?!

[@werk62]

Don't get your hopes up. If there is one thing Trump is good at, it is weaseling his way out of trouble. Whether it's a skill or just money, who knows. But I will not get my hopes up.

[@jaxsterminator8634]

HE WONT BE CHARGED FOR SOMETHING HE DIDNT DO

[@werk62]

@@jaxsterminator8634 ok, boomer

[@Youtubeisntlettingmeuseczech]

@@jaxsterminator8634 You really do like spamming in here, don't you ?

[@jaxsterminator8634]

@@KZbinisntlettingmeuseczech I WOULDNT BE DOING THIS IF EVERYONE WASNT A BUNCH OF LEFT-LEANING NIGGAS WHO CAN’T FUNCTION

[@theinquisitor18]

Minor correction. Andrew Johnson couldn't have been referred to the United States Department of Justice because it did not exist until 1870. Lol.

[@ae_sko88]

Could have been convicted after, since it was only a year after his term. Much like this is happening after his “presidency “

[@lawrenceredmacher4382]

that's not a correction, he was still never referred

[@theinquisitor18]

@@lawrenceredmacher4382, even then, the law that lead to his impeachment was ruled unconstitutional. Plus, he died in 1875.

[@MoonFairy929]

Oddly excited to hear of Nebula’s growth. Been subscribed since 2020!

[@gzer0x]

Eastman was a professor at my university. He publicly sued the Uni for real money that same week because so many students and community members were complaining about him staging a coup. The university gave him an undisclosed amount of money to shut up and leave the school. the bastard.

[@Sonichero151]

If he ever pubically gave out his home address...... well, reclaiming that money is less of a crime and more an obligation.

[@nathanielgreer2764]

Any chance you will do a video on Miranda Vs. Arizona? The case is so important it actually changed our language and yet few people know anything about it.

[@RHCole]

I second this request.

[@jclindsay007]

OOO that could be a cool, if niche, idea. A history series on important cases/legal proceedings.

[@CityPlannerPlaysChair]

A series on big name cases that people might not know/misunderstand (including Miranda) would be cool

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

Been a long time since his last Real Law Review. Bis treatment of the classic lawschool case of Palsgraf was great. There are a ton of great cases I'd love to see. Here's a short list (some well known, some obscure): Symphony Space (great charity buys their building for a dollar because the owner screws up his attempt to dodge his taxes). Vanna White v. Samsung (Samsung makes a Vanna White robot and she sues for use of her likeness) Don't have time to list more now, but maybe I'll add more later. Feel free to reply.

[@camwyn256]

I believe he did do one for Nebula, but not for KZbin. Not sure. I don't have Nebula and can't check

[@stmisbehavin662]

*applause for the visual Electoral Count gag*

[@matthewdopler8997]

It is an oversimplification though in attempt to devalue the electoral college.

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

Honestly given all that we've seen I feel like a simple sheet of paper with "PLEASE ARREST THIS DUDE" written on it should have sufficed.

[@benjamincoyle5316]

I think it's good that this video largely refrained from the edutainment angle of interspersing the facts with jokes. This is a serious matter and deserves to be discussed seriously.

[@justalurkr]

The TL;DW(atch) version of the Jan 6 Committee. Thank you! I love your content because you answer "there ought to be a law" with "there is! this one right here!"

[@WatchingVideos107]

I love your content, the way you present information in a non biased manner while still getting across all the information is masterful. You’re the reason why I want to attend law school.

[@birdknight6616]

It's crazy how speaking the plain truth is praiseworthy nowadays.

[@camwyn256]

Typically non-biased. I've seen Devin very angry and his bias slips in occasionally, but, in general, he does strive to not be biased

[@jakebocaj]

@@camwyn256 typically when it does get through, it's pretty common sense shit

[@jaxsterminator8634]

He’s pretty biased. He’s saying all of this false stuff about Trump.

[@jaxsterminator8634]

@@birdknight6616 Nah he’s lying

[@pieter-bashoogsteen2283]

I must say I really love that description you put underneath all of your videos, befitting of a lawyer’s KZbin channel.

[@FlashNorton]

13:44 they signed an invalid document under the pretense it might become valid in the future? Cmon that’s not how it works. That’s like me signing a contract to buy an apartment and then when I am sued for not paying say “oh I thought that contract only went into effect if I made the money”

[@Megan-bt9pm]

This has caused so much recent drama in my parents' house right before Christmas (they have opposing views of Trump). Hoping to survive Christmas this year.

[@RuSosan]

No one has "opposing views" on Trump. They're either anti-Trump or *wrong.*

[@Megan-bt9pm]

@@RuSosan yup and my dad is wrong.

[@zerofox975]

I wish you the best during these trying times!

[@RuSosan]

@@Megan-bt9pm That's rough indeed. 😐 Hopefully he can see reason correct his stance at some point. He hasn't donated the _actually bad_ orange man any money has he? The whole Trumpet-sphere has sunken really deep into outright culty tendencies ever since he got booted out of the white house and tramp has been milking them for every dime he can get so that's just a general concern. Oh yeah, and happy holidays. I wish you strength of sanity for the upcoming family gathering.

[@Diphenhydra]

@@zerofox975 can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time

[@AegixDrakan]

The fact that any of this is still "in question" for some people is utter insanity. The fact that trump isn't even the most potentially dangerous GOP candidate for the next election is even MORE horrifying.

[@jaxsterminator8634]

TRUMP DID NOTHING WRONG

[@J4MJ4M5]

I knew the second i saw that Congress sent that referral to the doj that u would cover it in great detail. Thanks for everything u do in the name of public knowledge!

[@ThePownageMaster]

Did he mention anything about how Nancy Pelosi was in charge of capital police that day? If he's ran through this pony show she should also be.

[@babecat2000]

@@ThePownageMaster right wing troll.

[@MoramothHauntz]

Appreciate the video and channel Devon especially in these strange times. 🤟

[@RHCole]

Elon allegedly allowed an outside party to see EU PII and I would love to hear your take on that 👍🏻

[@emenesu]

Tf is eu pii

[@retched]

@@emenesu European Union, Personal Identifiable Information.

[@StrumVogel]

So contractors?

[@retched]

@@StrumVogel Possible.

[@RHCole]

@@StrumVogel From what I have heard EU law in this regard is extremely strict and complicated so I, for one, would love to hear an experts opinion on this subject.

[@macwade2755]

Hey LegalEagle! Your videos are great! Would you be willing to do a whole video on 12 Angry Men at some point in the future? Thank you for all your hard work!

[@carollel.ternus1926]

Yes, PLEASE!

[@RobotProctor]

This is a really great summary. Thank you for your work 👍

[@sockatume]

I continue to be in awe of the way you handle sponsor messages.

[@andrewwest3204]

Have you heard about the David Eastman Jr court case in alaska? Both Stewart Rhodes and John Eastman (the key Jan 6 guy) testified. At issue is a loyalty clause in the Alaska constitution. Eastman Jr is a lifetime member of the oathkeepers and has refused to renounce them. The lawsuit argue Eastman Jr is ineligible to serve as a state Legislator because he is a member of an organization that seeks to violently overthrow the government. Would love your take on the case!

[@rtqii]

I read the 150 page summary report... And I have a copy of the full report, but I have not made time to plow through all 850 pages... I very much appreciate your timely review.

[@Viviko]

I’m still reading through it. Quite a lot.

[@TheFingerFrame]

The amusing thing about LegalEagle videos (and other Nebula creators) is that while Devin is one of the main creators on Nebula and asks people there to give him feedback, there is no comment or chat function on Nebula. You have to come to KZbin to make comments on the same video posted here. So here goes... Personally, I think the J6 committee was a success in that it documented what happened and who was to blame, but it's somewhat limited power means that for it's work to reach fulfillment, it requires the Justice Department and courts to act on its information.

[@williamf7401]

The people need to send people to jail so we don't have to go through this again

[@user-wp8yx]

I don't think that would stop the movement. See many Americans are very unhappy with the country and they're trying to tear it apart. And they don't need Trump is a leader, anyone will do.

[@OveranalyzingEverything]

Let's start with the Clintons and fauci. And all the people on the list regarding epstein no matter what party

[@Draezeth]

@@OveranalyzingEverything No, let's very much start with the one who tried to overthrow the peaceful transfer of power. THEN we can worry about the Clintons et al.

[@OveranalyzingEverything]

@@Draezeth lol. Biggest reach since the beginning of time

[@williamf7401]

@Aralash Baelwe need to put people that need to be. Let the non violent drug offenses out to make room for white collar crimanals

[@THATGuy5654]

I wish I could believe that one damn piece of this would stick to Trump. With the future of democracy at stake, this is one of those instances where it's not just important to see justice done, but to be downright mean about it. "Make an example." Discourage the next would-be Trump.

[@jaxsterminator8634]

WE NEED TRUMP

[@Bruced82]

@@jaxsterminator8634 IN JAIL

[@THATGuy5654]

@Jaxsterminator That is a horrifying sentiment for someone who, I assume, lives in the same democracy I live in. Even if he was a competent, moral human being, we wouldn't NEED him, or anyone.

[@jaxsterminator8634]

@@Bruced82 NEVER HE DIDNT COMMIT ANY CRIMES

[@jaxsterminator8634]

@@THATGuy5654 WE DO NEED HIM HES OUR GOD

[@jackhemsworth7515]

They've now updated the 1887 law further clarifying that the role of the VP is purely ministerial

[@JoeOvercoat]

And the right wing seized upon that as “proof” that Pence could’ve stopped the certification.

[@jackhemsworth7515]

@@JoeOvercoat funny how they all say the election was false, but don't contest the states they won in.

[@Steve_V1066]

"Perfect phone call" makes my eye twitch.

[@user-eo5sn9yt1u]

Same here, I’m not one to follow the crowd but his word choice is revolting and childish.

[@livenandlove1980]

Thank you for making this video. It's hard to really comprehend the news when I don't have the legal background knowledge. This was clarifying.

[@jasonsmith2759]

I love LegalEagle. He explains things based on the facts as presented and then refers to the laws as they exist. Not a ton of hyperbole or opinion. Makes it easy to understand the stuff. This is a very important moment in our history.

[@ToadboyVlogs]

Don't forget he has bias! Never forget he has bias! he is not in the middle politically, he is a Democrat.

[@jasonsmith2759]

@@ToadboyVlogs sure he has a bias, every single one of us does. But just because he has a bias doesn't mean he is wrong. Devon has gone on record saying that he endorsed Biden but not for party reasons but rather because Trump doesn't believe in law and order and has actively tried to subvert the things we hold dearest in the country

[@ToadboyVlogs]

@@jasonsmith2759 his bias means he will only tell one part of a story or half truths. People place too much trust in him cause he's a lawyer...who really at this point is a political content creator likely paid off by political figures because well...that's usually how these things go.

[@jasonsmith2759]

@@ToadboyVlogs please tell us all where he is factually wrong or the other side of the story. Be sure to cite sources.

[@etoinedevries7583]

"Makes it easy to understand the stuff", I've listened to 8 minutes so far and I have not a single clue what any of this really means. But ofcourse, I'm not American.

[@patron40silver]

I appreciate your channel, immensely. You pack all the important legal information I'm interested in into a video that even I can understand. Thank you, Team LegalEagle.

[@unclvinny]

"Even Nixon wasn't referred to the Justice Dept for criminal prosecution." Somewhere in Hell, Nixon cracks a wry smile, looks up and pats the bench beside him. "We're saving a spot for you, Don."

[@PRubin-rh4sr]

Americans go to a different kind of hell, they just reincarnate as black

[@jcskyknight2222]

Wait wait wait… That was news to me… You are telling me that while they were surrounded he was phoning them to ask them to change the outcome? Surely there isn’t much more needed 🤣

[@Strider91]

Not to mention his attempts to replace key public figures, during the insurrection with loyalists who would back his coup. What more do you need

[@Draezeth]

The red tape is endless... Anyone else would have seen consequences a hundred times by now. Not Trump though.

[@iamjustkiwi]

@@Strider91 what we need is to seriously reconsider how judges are appointed, make appeals less easy for cases like this, and make it illegal to pay for lawyers...appointed lawyers for everyone. Those are just my ideas though, I'm sure there are plenty of problems with them too.

[@bryanalexander3184]

@@iamjustkiwi you don't have to bar him from paying for lawyers, trump stiffs the bill every time

[@mechamahou8467]

@@bryanalexander3184 looool good point

[@geekfreak2000]

Thanks for posting this analysis, I appreciate you condensing and explaining this in such a succinct manner

[@andra2377]

Why isn't anyone talking to the secret service guys around him? Are they not allowed to say anything?

[@Martigore1]

One publicly came out saying he offered to testify and they didn't let him. He was in the car with Trump and completely debunked that Trump tried to take the wheel.

[@my3dprintedlife]

Going to watch your video on Nebula now! Thanks Legal Eagle!

[@Moose92411]

I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time

[@marymorris6897]

This is a very good summary of the committee's work. Thank you for putting it together.

[@ThePownageMaster]

The committee is witch hunt cuz they know they can't stop Trump from winning a third term!

[@JoshuaC923]

Would love to see that clown in jail

[@jaxsterminator8634]

HE ISNT A CLOWN HES YOUR GOD HE DIDNT DO ANYTHING WRONG HE DIDNT CAUSE THE INSURRECTION BIDEN DID

[@SonsOfLorgar]

I'd prefer to see him on an injection table...

[@JoshuaC923]

@@michaelmurdock4607 good point👍🏻

[@jaxsterminator8634]

@@michaelmurdock4607 HE DIDNT LOSE ANYTHING HE CANT RUN IN 24 BECAUSE YOU CANT RUN FOR 12 YEARS HES YOUR CURRENT PRESIDENT WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT HES NOT A JOKE WE ARENT FOIL HAT WEARING NUTS

[@triopsate3]

1:35 That notification sound had me checking literally everything trying to figure out what I had a notification for xD

[@ejrich7016]

This is the best explanation of this topic I've seen. 👏

[@misterpink8099]

Anywhere else in the world this kind of thing would have been dealt with immediately... not almost 3 years later... the hypocrisy is so thick. You know I do get it... if they pursue it then they have to stop their own corrupt back door deals and we can't have that now can we.

[@ummacnai]

Well, also, if they pursue it, how many people are going to be killed in the riots that follow? There is absolutely some real world implications to be considered.

[@Phroggster]

"The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine."

[@TheAssirra]

@@Phroggster Nah, once you are high enough on the totem pole the wheels of justice don't do anything. This has been proven time and time again. I wish something would come off this, but I doubt it very much.

[@misterpink8099]

@@TheAssirra Agreed. Sad truth of life.

[@mikolmisol6258]

Most of us Europeans are watching this happen in horror, trust me.

[@DrakeFaust]

Could the fact that he didn't act on the insurrection for 3 hours be something that they consider for the "aiding and comforting" charges? His inaction certainly contributed to just how far they got, and likely emboldened some of them with how little resistance they were met with. Sort of like a security chief having the on-shift watchman "just ignore that jewel thief over there", as it were.

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

I think so-- and him telling people he supported it, and that Pence deserved it, and that he was watching it unfold live and did nothing [despite almost everyone around him, including his dear soul mate [Ivanka], telling him to call them off]. These are all meaningful factors in providing comfort/aid to insurrectionists. In a functional Republic, he would be tried for treason by a military court

[@lyndiwilson2334]

Or telling them "we love you," and that they were "very special ppl?" Lol

[@ummacnai]

I think that's part of what they're relying on, yes. The question is whether practical inaction is an actionable offence. It generally isn't an offence to stand by and let an offence happen, so did he have a legal duty to act that he didn't fulfill? Moral duty, certainly, and that might be enough for civil responsibility, but may not be enough for criminal responsibility.

[@viator1987]

NO. Don't be stupid. No one can be charged for not doing something. All these pathetic corrupt politicians would be in jail just over the George Floyd riots if this was the case. Politicians even said to do something, which is worse. They didn't get charged, or botted from office.

[@Zanzibar_Dallax]

It's hilarious to me that, after 9/11, our country invested BILLIONS of dollars into hardening federal buildings. A riot of rednecks still got into one of the most important buildings in Washington. Donald Trump didn't control the security, so... How is it his fault?

[@kiwilerner]

First, thank you for this rundown and explanation of the referral document--it was very straightforward and helpful (albeit at superspeed!). But next, an objection! The CuriosityStream/Nebula combo isn't available at the $12/year subscription level; it requires a Premium account at $42/year. Still a good deal but just wanted to let Team LegalEagle know in case they want to update Devin's promo script. 😀

[@cameronostrander7140]

This guy is awesome! Love his videos, they are informative and helpful. Thank you!

[@tosmok]

enjoy the wash

[@rthj6446]

After watching a fair portion of the Jan6 committee: If you Americans dont convict this dude, then your legal system is just a joke.

[@Smartass012]

Try watching nine propaganda. Like ray Epps John Sullivan. Look at Death told and who and how. Look at more photos of the 2 foot . noose for mike pence. The committees own videos contradict their violent narrative. . Also videos The protest shows it was capitol police pushed the violence as things were calming down and video of them waving people in and handing out weapons. . . But yeah credible a source's such crazy Cassidy says Trump has Mr fantastic stretching powers. Hay if lock him up what's to stop him from using more if his comic book powers to escape.

[@FEKana]

Sadly he's a white man with money. Pretty much guaranteed to walk free from all that money.

[@skylersloves]

its been a joke, sadly.

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

Just the fact that it's taking this long shows that is.

[@Smartass012]

@@FEKana so he can't get away with Arson and beating people to death. He can't get away with rioting. And released next morning.

[@turkicnomad5632]

Impressive you got this out so quickly. I haven’t even made a dent in the 845 pages released last night.

[@accuratealloys]

He has a staff to help him. Still, he knocks it out of the park.

[@DarkTempler1]

been waiting for this!

[@whaaaat_scoobs]

I have a sub to nebula and curiosity stream, and I love the services but for whatever reason I always end up back on KZbin. Maybe it’s the sheer volume of content on KZbin that I haven’t found on nebula yet. Keep building it though, I’ll keep watching, and renewing my sub because I do want to support the platform and you creators! Good job legal Eagle!

[@jonathanchang4909]

I was waiting for your vid LegalEagle. I have never clicked on a notification so fast in my life

[@ThePownageMaster]

Why cuz you hate America so much you'd rather put in a dementia patient that is Biden?

[@neocelestia]

Showing a pic of Pence with The Count while talking about Pence’s role in counting votes was bloody brilliant!! 😂

[@zogar8526]

"What were the Jan 6th committee basing their criminal referral on?" It was based on the crime we all watched him commit on live TV. I know in lawyer speak there is a lot to talk about here. Just saying, he is guilty. As guilty as a murderer caught on live tape killing the victim with a close up on their face while doing the deed.

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

Charles Manson I find is a good comparison.

[@nemo9540]

I'm sorry but if this was literally ANYONE ELSE in the public they would be remanded in custody or bailed, had their moment in court and convicted months after January 6th. Instead this is just another example of the rich and powerful being treated differently to everyone else. Everyone should be held to the same level of treatment within the realms of justice and the law regardless of income, status or title in fact shouldn't the president be held to a higher standard as he is responsible for abiding by and defending the constitution above all?

[@splinte111]

problems is that if Democrats starts legally going after republicans then Republicans will go after Democrats people like the Clinton Emails or Pelosi's insane insider trading. They don't wanna open up that pandoras box of rooting out corruption because the shotgun will eventually land on them and have most of their senior people jailed.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

And in this case, he should be held to the same standards as Bin Ladin since the car terrorist at the Charlotte ralley protests.

[@shugotenchi]

A lot of this is various groups bending over backwards to "protect the sanctity of the office of the president", regardless of whether the man occupying it is a professional grifter or not...

[@peterf9006]

Welcome to the real world, sadly.

[@tosmok]

??? biden isnt in jail

[@Codex_of_Wisdom]

If it does go to trial, how would you even begin to form an impartial jury for something like this?

[@wendighoul]

Good point, anyone who claims not to have a pre-existing opinion of Trump is either a liar or a moron.

[@redbarchetta8782]

It can be done.

[@baseupp12]

Use a jury from us territories like Puerto Rico that cant vote on the President.

[@DuckyyFuzzz]

Probably will end up with a settlement anyways

[@paperburn]

It will not even see a jury, bets bet would be a judicial panel. A judicial panel is a group of judges selected from all the judges of a particular court. Usually, this panel refers to the three-judge panel that constitutes a federal appellate court in accordance with Section 46 of the Judiciary and Judicial Procedure of the United States Code.

[@effen_aey_man]

I've seen people trying to pretend that this all happened over night... Completely ignoring the 2 years that this has spent being kicked around in the court system...

[@tosmok]

bc they have nothing

[@effen_aey_man]

@@tosmok Watch the video then tell me that

[@tosmok]

@@effen_aey_man yeah they have literally nothing. ive seen all this crap before. it's all lies, made up, leftist narrative fiction. he doesnt even bother going into the other side at all. it's not hard to look up what actually happened, thats why you saps depend on this guy

[@effen_aey_man]

@@tosmok You're funny. Like if you seriously believe these are lies you have a rude awakening when you realize Trump only sees you as a dollar sign

[@tosmok]

@@effen_aey_man he said while putting all his money into pelosis pocket

[@eiddon]

Merrick Garland: Now now, calm down, these are just the 'crimes' of a couple of young and silly men, some as young as 70 or even 60 years old. There's no reason to ruin their lives because of some silly mistakes, like doing violent treason.

[@mystronghand4038]

Imagine being one of the cultists rotting in prison because you believed the lies of a grifting NFT salesman 🤷

[@jaxsterminator8634]

IKR Biden should be in jail

[@samfinnell6070]

They're probably rattling the bars screaming about Hilary's emails

[@williamemerick6060]

They are saying the same things the people arrested and charged for blm riots are saying......wait they let the blm people out on no bonds, so if your on one side it's fine.

[@superk9letsplays419]

​@@samfinnell6070 what did Hilary do that made people so mad? I'm missing something big

[@Isaic02]

@@superk9letsplays419 She incompetently handled emails, which got leaked. A rather large issue with many congressmen, since they're almost all old. Trump's daughter had the same issue with leaked emails, but it was glossed over in the rolling news that was Trump. They all might be corrupt af, but the email issue isn't the smoking gun many think it is.

[@kelgreen99]

You are one of the few attorneys that is always on point with the ability to explain to us non legalise speaking masses!

[@tosmok]

he literally says nothing but leftist policies

[@secularthinker]

@@tosmok When truth is leftist you know your in the looney bin

[@tosmok]

@@secularthinker thats the funny thing, its not. its the wing of lies that so many losers want to be the truth

[@LordSandwich27]

@@tosmok If republicans weren't such crooks then maybe we would be hearing more of their points from him

[@tosmok]

@@LordSandwich27 name some things theyve done and compare that to pelosi and co

[@ickysan]

Thank you for this.⚖️❤🇺🇸

[@waldowallace9102]

The really question is if Garland will actually do anything. A lot of this information has been known to the justice department for, well, the better part of a year. Still waiting for.... anything.

[@wildweavergaming9404]

Merry Christmas Mr. Eagle.

[@southernfriedwestcoaster]

Thanks for simplifying important events and helping educate the population in a fun and creative way

[@tosmok]

LOL

[@Joe-dw1zf]

Thank you Mr. Roy

[@AdrianColley]

The 1863 case referred to at 14:42 was US v. Greathouse, in which a learned Supreme Court justice somehow got confused about the nature of treason. Treason is the third category of crime, above felony and misdemeanor. A conviction for treason permits not just a death penalty, but a cruel and unusual death ("hanged, drawn and quartered"), and seizure of the traitor's wealth and any other rights ("attainder"). §2383 and similar felonies may cover the same ground as the constitutional limits on charging treason, but that doesn't elevate them to treason. Imagine trying to apply the Greathouse reasoning to a misdemeanor that resembled a felony: "Your Honor, dropping a lit cigarette in a wooded area may indeed be littering, but it also counts as arson, so this misdemeanor charge is improper."

[@bananawarriorwootwoot]

Trump's run was so exhaustive as I was on the h1b visa and half the time people were worried about getting deported and the other half called his bluff. It was tiring to explain to my family in India and debunk all the crazy headlines. I got tired of politics when he left and Biden took over. I don't care for the current pres either. Boy what a draining experience. Politicians can go to hell.

[@mr.x2567]

And so can everyone that supports and believes politicians.

[@TheCheeseman1983]

I don’t particularly care for Biden myself, but after the fiasco of the previous administration, I didn’t have high expectations in the first place. As long as I can go to bed every night without worrying about my President starting a nuclear war, I’m satisfied.

[@bananawarriorwootwoot]

@@TheCheeseman1983 Well nuclear war for you and deportation for me. Experts say that it might take me 90-150 years to get the Green Card. I think I'll just leave the US in a decade or under if that turns out to be true. Immigration is exhausting.

[@troymann5115]

I can sympathize from a managerial point of view. During the Trump administration all of my best workers kept getting their visas pulled. Its been hard to find talent ever since.

[@davidojeda830]

OMG I LOVE watching your videos. Between you, Michael Smerconish I can feel some sense of sanity. Happy Holidays and a Great New Year

[@jodycarter7308]

Try Beau of the fifth column.

[@CheshireCad]

@@jodycarter7308 - I love that Beau has a genuinely "redneck" appearance, while also spitting straight sensible facts. Speaking as a bearded Arkansan honkey myself, trumpers still sometimes try to get friendly with me, assuming that I'm "one of them". I love to see the horror in their eyes as they gradually realize that they're in a conversation with a leftist queer.

[@jodycarter7308]

@@CheshireCad his foreign policy, and policing takes I find particularly insightful.

[@gamesthatiplay9083]

idk, the more I see of LegalEagle, the more he feels like a guy in a suit, and not an actual lawyer.

[@nomoreprospecting]

@@gamesthatiplay9083 He's incredibly BIAS to the LIBERAL side. He fails to notice the VOTE COUNTS on FOX/CNN etc... subtracting Trump & giving those subtracted to Biden --- Gee -- kind of left that out! He is a total DEEP STATER guy!

[@shaunmcisaac782]

It should be pointed out that it is not just congress who referred Trump to the DOJ. A sitting federal judge in another case specifically wrote that the former president likely broke laws.

[@groovinhooves]

9:22 - As an experienced carpenter and joiner, I just want to say - you know what? Never mind...

[@louistherrien4483]

Merry Christmas!

[@echotango4591]

Legal eagle explaining why what DJT did was criminal… feels like 2016 all over again 🥰

[@Smartass012]

Yet supports numerous election criminal. Such Sharpies giving voters bad advice. Threatening election officials to certify connecting to internet as most security election in us history. For the democrats it was

[@echotango4591]

@@Smartass012 take your meds, Bill.

[@trevorduran90]

Bot

[@Smartass012]

@@echotango4591 it's the name . You need to start taking redpills. Learn 60 yes were lying 🤥. Was a red pill

[@jaxsterminator8634]

HE ISN’T A CRIMINAL

[@waynestallard2917]

I like how you do legal reviews of tv shows. It would be interesting if you did a legal review of someone like Ben Shipiro!

[@johnl5350]

Hey, who doesn't bring 4x4's to throw together a gallows during a protest or tour? Usually it goes, build gallows, climb walls, smash out windows, crap on floor, hunt VP. Pretty normal day.

[@Michaelmercado64]

I'm a simple man. LegalEagle uploads, I am happy.

[@maridambrosio523]

Let's start saying the truth: He lost in a LANDSLIDE. 8 MILLION VOTERS

[@sallyphilpin4939]

In the UK 'Trump' is slang for 'fart' which is apt as both are full of stinky hot air.

[@michaelkennedyjr.6127]

I have one for you to review. "From the Hip". Judd Nelson 1987. One of my favorite lawyer movies.