Former President Trump’s lawyer told NBC’s Chuck Todd on Sunday that a “technical violation of the Constitution” would not be a violation of criminal law. See potential bias and similarities in coverage from WashTimes, WSJ and NBCNews:
A lawyer defending Donald Trump against Jan. 6 charges related to the 2020 election argued Sunday that his client’s actions may amount to a violation of the Constitution but not criminal law.
Attorney John Lauro disputed that Mr. Trump asked former Vice President Mike Pence to act criminally by rejecting the election’s results. Mr. Lauro said the two men simply had disagreements about the certification process. “A technical violation of the Constitution is not a violation of criminal law,” Mr. Lauro said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “That’s just plain wrong, and to say that is contrary to decades of...
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