Team Trump's legal lightweights could hand Merrick Garland his biggest win

Now is the perfect time for the Justice Department to lean on a rogues’ gallery of legal lightweights and turn them into cooperators. [View in browser]( [Image]( July 27, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] Team Trump's legal lightweights could hand Merrick Garland his biggest win]( by Joyce Vance After months of silence, new reporting suggests that the Justice Department's Jan. 6 investigation may finally be focusing on Donald Trump. But Attorney General Merrick Garland has his work cut out for him. As the Jan. 6 hearings have made clear, there are many many different lines of inquiry to pursue here. But there is one thread Garland and team should prioritize, [argues Joyce Vance](. And that is Team Trump's lawyers. From Jeffrey Clark to John Eastman to Rudy Giuliani, "these lawyers need to be held accountable for any criminal behavior. But beyond that, these inept and unscrupulous advisers may help lead investigators to those most culpable for the big lie and Jan. 6 insurrection," notes Vance. "Lean on this rogues’ gallery of legal lightweights and turn them into cooperators. Garland can make sure they are never allowed inside a courtroom again. And he can continue building toward the ultimate goal: holding the people who are most responsible for Jan. 6 to account." Read Joyce Vance'sfull analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/28518005.58393/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9kaWQtdHJ1bXAtY29tbWl0LW1hbnNsYXVnaHRlci1qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtZG9qLXNob3VsZC1maW5kLW4xMjk3MzE0P2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjIwNzI3JnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Dd111d2b6/email//link.msnbc.com/click/28518005.58393/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9kaWQtdHJ1bXAtY29tbWl0LW1hbnNsYXVnaHRlci1qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtZG9qLXNob3VsZC1maW5kLW4xMjk3MzE0P2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjIwNzI3JnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Fd111d2b6/email//link.msnbc.com/click/28518005.58393/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9kaWQtdHJ1bXAtY29tbWl0LW1hbnNsYXVnaHRlci1qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtZG9qLXNob3VsZC1maW5kLW4xMjk3MzE0P2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjIwNzI3JnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Hd111d2b6/email in your Wednesday [MSNBC Daily](. TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Ja'han Jones]( [With top aides testifying, Pence has Trump in the palm of his hand]( Team Pence may be the only thing separating the former president and his team from prison time. [Read More](. [Hayes Brown]( [This GOP congressman gave his gay son the worst wedding present ever]( He voted against protecting gay marriage — then attended his gay son's wedding. Make it make sense. [Read More.]( [Cynthia Miller-Idriss]( [Violent extremists are recruiting our soldiers. It's a problem the GOP would prefer to ignore.]( Germany is taking its problem with extremists in the military seriously. [Read More.]( [Steve Benen]( [Two Murdoch-owned newspapers highlight Trump's Jan. 6 wrongdoing]( Are the Jan. 6 committee's hearings making a difference? These editorial boards are helping answer the question. [Read More.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [All In]( Why Rep. Schiff's ears perked up at NBC News' Garland interview]( [Zerlina]( [Brittney Griner makes another appearance in court]( [Deadline: White House]( [New reporting suggests DOJ probe into Jan. 6 is making major strides]( [The Mehdi Hasan Show]( [Democrats are running ads that boost pro-Trump fringe candidates. Why?](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] MSNBC has dropped the first eight Jan. 6 hearings in full, plus our team's analysis before and after each hearing, as podcast episodes. Visit The Rachel Maddow Show's [podcast feed]( to catch up on every moment from the hearings to date.   From GPS systems, to weather forecasts, to the food we consume, the U.S. government plays a role in virtually every facet of our lives. What happens behind the scenes and how do these background actions impact our lives, good and bad? Seeking the answers to those questions is the project of "The G Word," a Netflix miniseries executive produced by former President Barack Obama and hosted by Adam Conover. Loosely based off of "The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy" by Michael Lewis, the six-part documentary explores the triumphs and failures of the government and how we might be able to change it. Conover joins WITHpod to discuss his creative process, maintaining editorial independence while working with Obama, his experiences getting rarely granted insider access of federal agencies and more.   [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)