MSNBC legal analyst revels in Bannon's summer experience in prison

SiriusXM radio host Dean Obeidallah referred to potentially uncomfortable prison conditions for Trump ally Steve Bannon as a “bright side” during a conversation with MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner.

(Video credit: The Dean Obeidallah Show)

The cruel comment came at the end of a conversation about the Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. Kirschner implied that if former President Donald Trump were re-elected, he could round up his political enemies and that the law would be powerless to do anything about it.

“But look on the bright side. Steve Bannon is in jail right now and it's very hot in Washington, D.C. So there was some accountability,” Obeidallah said. “And I mean, what's your reaction when he finally goes and the Supreme Court doesn't protect him? And I guess he's never been president, so they didn't care.”

“Yes, a little responsibility is a beautiful thing,” Kirschner replied. “And, you know, listen, it's not fun to serve time. I've been in more detention facilities as a former career prosecutor, both civilian facilities and military facilities, than I can count. They're not places nice to be in. And I don't welcome anyone walking into any of them.”

“What I will say is that it must be especially hot for Steve Bannon because he's got one, I guess he's wearing three overalls,” the former federal prosecutor continued. “So, you know, it's not going to be a fun four months for him. But he's so richly earned this prison term. And let's not forget that when he gets out, he's on trial in New York for stealing money from Donald Trump's supporters, making to see that Steve Bannon would build a wall when instead he was just building his bank account.

Kirshner went on to point out that Bannon received a pardon, and that's something a prosecutor may bring up during his upcoming legal battles.

“And that is, they are crimes for which he accepted a pardon. A federal pardon, of course, now he's being prosecuted by New York State authorities because he also committed crimes in violation of New York State law,” he said. “Boy, if I'm a prosecutor, one of the issues I'm litigating is his decision to accept the pardon, which the Supreme Court in 1915 said carries an imputation of guilt and is an admission of guilt when he accepts it.This is relevant to his state guilty minded? You're absolutely right, and I hope a judge will rule it that way.”

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