Even if Trump didn't purchase the Glock he still violated the law: Ex-FBI counsel
Former FBI general counsel Andrew Weissmann thinks Donald Trump is daring the judges overseeing his cases to do something to stop him.
Speaking to Jen Psaki on her first Monday night show, Weissmann said that under the law, Trump doesn't need to purchase the gun that he said he wanted to buy on Monday in South Carolina.
The golden Glock with Trump's face on it was transported from where they made it to South Carolina for the gun show.
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"He has done a number of things," explained Weissmann when he was describing ways in which Trump has broken the conditions of his bail. "He has made the statements about the former chair of the joint chiefs of staff. Again it's unfathomable that we are sitting here having that conversation. He has been on air today, about possessing a firearm. You and I were on air together when in the D.C. case, he said, the most important thing is, when you are out on, bail do not commit another crime. Well, it is a crime for somebody who is charged with the felony, just charged with a felony to receive a gun. There are pictures on Twitter of him holding the gun."
Psaki interjected saying that his campaign released a statement saying Trump didn't purchase the gun. Weissmann said that it doesn't matter.
"But that's not the law. It's not that you can't buy a gun," said Weissmann. "The law is that you cannot — 922(n), to be a nerd. It's that you cannot receive a gun, that has traveled in interstate commerce. That means it's traveled across state lines, and a Glock has traveled across state lines because they're either made overseas or they're made in Georgia, but they're not made in South Carolina."
Psaki clarified that even if Trump didn't purchase it, it could violate the law.
"That happens a lot," explained the legal eagle. "There are other parts of the statute that apply to people who are convicted, and they cannot possess a gun. So, the issue here is not that he would be charged with that separate offense, it's that while this motion is pending, what Judge [Tanya] Chutkan will have in front of her is not just the [Gen. Mark] Milley statements, but also someone who has flagrantly boasted about doing something. So, to me, he is really daring the court to do something. It's like a child, except it's much more serious because it's somebody who's out on bail on 91 felony counts."
See the full comments from Weissmann in the video below or at the link here.
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