'Jeff Clark wasn't worthy': MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell answers Trump co-defendant's attack
It may have been a higher calling, but the chosen one wasn't worthy.
Former Justice Department official and Donald Trump co-defendant Jeffrey Clark had been texting with Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) back in 2020 to secure his support to protect then President Donald Trump's position in power.
And at one point questioned whether he was up to the task.
“I’m praying,” he confided to Perry, who would soon introduce Clark days later to meet the commander in chief, according to The Washington Post. “And wonder if I’m worthy or ready.”
Perry assured him it was God's will.
“You are the man. I have confirmed it," he explained. “God does what he does for a reason.”
Not so, according to Lawrence O'Donnell.
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"If God chose lawyers, God would never choose Jeffrey Clark, the indicted lawyer," said O'Donnell on his MSNBC show "The Last Word." "There is ample proof of that in the details of how Jeffrey Clark became an indicted co-defendant of Donald Trump's in Georgia."
"Jeffrey Clark was correct to quote, 'I wonder if I am worthy or ready?' He wasn't."
He goes on: "Jeffrey Clark wasn't worthy and was never going to be ready to become Acting Attorney General or to advise a president of United States about anything involving the law at anytime."
A mishap occurred in the brief unsealing of an unredacted version of a 51-page opinion on Wednesday by a federal appeals court in D.C. showcased that the exchange between the two main players suspected of being involved in attempts to subvert the election results.
The document remained viable on the public docket for "several hours" until it was put under seal by the court again, according to the Post.
While Clark is defending himself in Fulton County, Perry has yet to be charged with any crime.