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Checking in on how Republican Party primary voting is going in South Carolina on Saturday, MSNBC host Alex Witt seemed genuinely stunned by a rambling rant by one supporter of Donald Trump.

In the clip filmed in Myrtle Beach, the unidentified woman was asked, "Do you believe the 2020 election results were illegitimate?"

Walking toward her interviewer she asked, "No. Are you kidding me? All of the illegal, okay, absentee votes. All the illegal votes that were allowed. And all of the illegal votes that showed up later? That were for Donald Trump that were not counted!"

"It is a lie," she continued as her companion walked away from her. "Donald Trump is our president."

Returning to her later, she was asked, "In 2024, do you think there is any way Joe Biden could legitimately, fair and square win the election this time around?"

According to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Donald Trump's appeal to Judge Aileen Cannon that charges of obstructing justice brought by special counsel Jack Smith should be dismissed because he has presidential immunity is so deeply "flawed" it shouldn't even be considered.

Speaking with MSNBC host Katie Phang, the legal analyst pointed out it was another obvious ploy to delay his trial.

"He [Trump] also raised an interesting argument that he declassified the classified materials, with his mind, of course, the Jedi mind trick that he does," host Phang began, "and then he made them personal records, so he's able to take them wherever the hell he wanted to. Talk about that."

"Yeah, so this argument is flawed, it is deeply flawed," Vance replied. "For one thing at best, it would apply to the charges in the indictment that he took the documents from the White House with him. They don't have any force against the obstruction charges."

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"But they're more deeply flawed than that, to the extent that he suggests that he had the power to do this," she continued. "You know, you can't convert classified material into some sort of personal property of a president or something covered by the Presidential Records Act and this motion has only one purpose. It will come as no surprise to you, Katie. It is to delay the proceedings because in the hands of Judge Aileen Cannon, who's not shown a willingness to move quickly."

"She can sit on this motion for some period of time and it will likely be one of the nails in the coffin that removes this case from a trial track for May," she predicted.

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The entire panel on MSNBC's "The Weekend" had a good laugh on Saturday morning over comments Donald Trump attorney Alina Habba made about fighting the massive financial fraud penalty her client was saddled with which has now surpassed $454 million.

During a panel discussion with former DOJ official Mary McCord on how quickly the embattled former president needs to come up with cash for an appeals bond, co-host Michael Steele cited an interview Habba gave to "The Hill" where she called Trump "one of the smartest businessmen, one of the greatest president we have ever seen."

Singling out Habba also claiming, "If she [New York AG Letitia James] thinks she is going to take him down. If that was her goal, which we all know very well it was and she got a strong assist there in court. But I will tell you this, that goal will not be successful and that is the message I can give to everyone listening here. It will not be successful,” Steele joked, "She got paid extra to say that."

He continued, "So, in what part of this process does the court call BS? That is, essentially, where we are."

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"I think that is kind of what Judge [Arthur] Engoron did yesterday when he rejected the request to stay this judgment for 30 days," McCord replied. "And he's like, you haven't given me any good reason, take it up with a court of appeals if you want to take it up, right?"

"Again, if they post the bond and appeal it will be stayed pending that, they just need to take those steps," she added.

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During an MSNBC panel discussion on the hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest Donald Trump is racking up each day he doesn't pay his massive penalty for committing financial fraud, "The Weekend" co-host Alicia Menendez pointed to comments New York Attorney General Letitia James made about how she will make sure the state gets paid.

While speaking with former DOJ official Mary McCord, Menendez ran a clip of James explaining, "If he [Trump] does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek a judgment enforcement mechanism in court and we will ask the judge to seize his assets."

She then added, "We are prepared to make sure the judgment is paid to New Yorkers. Yes, I look at 40 Wall Street each and every day."

For the benefit of her viewers, the MSNBC host pointed out that 40 Wall Street is the address for The Trump Building.

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"Two important pieces," Menendez suggested. "Make sure the judgment is paid to New Yorkers because often one of the things you heard from Trump's team is this is a victimless crime. So the idea that there are actually citizens who need to be repaid is one piece of this. And then the comment that must haunt Trump's dreams now is, 'Yes, I look at 40 Wall Street each and every day.'"

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Appearing on MSNBC's "The Weekend" just moments after correspondent Garrett Haake claimed Donald Trump may have created a "real problem" with borderline racist remarks before a Black crowd on Friday night, the chair of the South Carolina Republican first tried to duck addressing the issue then scrambled to blow it off.

SC GOP Chair Drew McKissick was invited to talk about the former president's speech before the Black Conservative Federation's Annual BCF Honors Gala on Friday night and co-host Symone D. Sanders-Townsend immediately put him on the defensive.

Donald Trump's borderline racist comments to a crowd at the Black Conservative Federation's Annual BCF Honors Gala in South Carolina may have been given a pass by the conservatives in attendance, but they won't play nationally according to an MSNBC analyst.

During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Weekend," analyst Garrett Haake agreed with the hosts that Trump received tepid applause to some of his more outlandish remarks and said the former president may have turned off Black voters even more as he tries to peel them away from President Joe Biden.

After watching a clip of Trump telling the crowd, "These lights are so bright in my eyes I can't see too many people out there... I can only see the Black ones. I can't see any white ones. That's how far I've come. That's a long way isn't it?" Haake stated remarks like that are problematic.

"Garrett, the comments the president made to that room, what was the reaction inside the room? Because from what I could hear from the clip, it wasn't this overwhelming," co-host Michael Steele prompted. "It was like 'Oh, okay. is that what we're doing now?' The idea that he could stand in front of a Black audience and make comments like I can't see anybody, you know, because the white lights are too bright, but I could see the black people — I don't know how that translates to that room. What was the feedback? What did you hear from that?"

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"Michael, here's the thing: in that room, I mean, this is sort of a self-selected audience ... this is a room full of Trump supporters, right?" the MSNBC correspondent pointed out. "So I think this is a different audience than the broader audience that he's trying to reach where's there's a little bit of an 'Oh, shrug it off, that's how Trump talks in the room."'

"When these clips are played around the country to that broader African-American audience whom he is desperately trying to make some inroads with, I think that's when you have the real problem here," he added.

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