Donald Trump’s legal team on Tuesday filed to delay his upcoming federal trial, on charges related to his unlawful possession of classified documents, until after the 2024 election. And later in the day, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes discussed the move in detail, ultimately comparing the legal strategy to “a chase movie, where he’s running from the law.”
Hayes’ point is that Trump’s plan is to win the 2024 election, and then kill the trial entirely, escaping any accountability for the crimes he has been charged with. And that makes this trial not just a matter of accountability, Hayes argued, but the literal health of America.