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Peter Baker on the Indictments: Trump Surrounded Himself with People Who Want to ‘Help Him Carry Out His Goals’
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MSNBC / MS NOW
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Alex Witt Reports
Name: Alex Witt Reports
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Peter Baker
, Christina Ruffini
Name: Peter Baker
Employment: The New York Times
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Name: Christina Ruffini
Employment: NBC
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10/11/2025 07:59 pm
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT RUFFINI Peter ░░░░░░░░ m going to turn ░░░░░░░░ you I want to ░░░░░░░░ you a bit of ░░░░░░░░ prediction from legendary Watergate ░░░░░░░░ Bob Woodward Let s ░░░░░░░░ s take a listen ░░░░░░░░ what he has to ░░░░░░░░ about all this WOODWARD ░░░░░░░░ will find people Who ░░░░░░░░ do his bidding and ░░░░░░░░ what he might do ░░░░░░░░ Trump has Got this ░░░░░░░░ control and the total ░░░░░░░░ I agree eventually is ░░░░░░░░ to bury his presidency ░░░░░░░░ I mean we ve ░░░░░░░░ the word unprecedented so ░░░░░░░░ I feel like we ░░░░░░░░ wearing holes in it ░░░░░░░░ I m wondering if ░░░░░░░░ s any concern in ░░░░░░░░ White House even among ░░░░░░░░ allies that this Trump ░░░░░░░░ agenda whatever we want ░░░░░░░░ call it might actually ░░░░░░░░ too far BAKER Not ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard No ░░░░░░░░ think he s surrounded ░░░░░░░░ in this second term ░░░░░░░░ people who share his ░░░░░░░░ of view who want ░░░░░░░░ enable and embolden and ░░░░░░░░ him carry out his ░░░░░░░░ rather than the other ░░░░░░░░ around The first term ░░░░░░░░ had people around him ░░░░░░░░ Republicans professional civil servants ░░░░░░░░ star generals and the ░░░░░░░░ who tried to to ░░░░░░░░ to you know temper ░░░░░░░░ instincts for revenge Who ░░░░░░░░ to him yeah okay ░░░░░░░░ understand but this isn ░░░░░░░░ something we can do ░░░░░░░░ know he had two ░░░░░░░░ generals and Jeff Sessions ░░░░░░░░ Bill Barr both very ░░░░░░░░ men very experienced conservatives ░░░░░░░░ said look we can ░░░░░░░░ prosecute people just because ░░░░░░░░ want us to We ░░░░░░░░ to actually follow facts ░░░░░░░░ and follow the law ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ around him who try ░░░░░░░░ suggest that maybe this ░░░░░░░░ t the wisest course ░░░░░░░░ the the most you ░░░░░░░░ legally sustainable course He ░░░░░░░░ created an offense for ░░░░░░░░ people he wants to ░░░░░░░░ after And Charles knows ░░░░░░░░ better than I do ░░░░░░░░ m not a lawyer ░░░░░░░░ they can all say ░░░░░░░░ look at this The ░░░░░░░░ United States is ordering ░░░░░░░░ to prosecute me even ░░░░░░░░ the career people said ░░░░░░░░ s no case there ░░░░░░░░ I can t imagine ░░░░░░░░ if he really wants ░░░░░░░░ prosecute these people if ░░░░░░░░ really thinks they ve ░░░░░░░░ something wrong he hasn ░░░░░░░░ helped that case.”
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