That exchange has enormous legal significance. Had DOJ not concluded that the sitting President of the United States was incompetent to stand trial. Let me repeat that sentence because it's an astonishing 1. Had DOJ not concluded that the sitting President of the United States was incompetent to stand trial, that exchange would have featured prominently in the criminal trial convicting him of violating that law. You look at now what we're seeing with this her tape, and I go back to accountability. There are clearly people that were helping cover this up. (37:59–38:15)
CLAIM
Asserts that the DOJ concluded the sitting President was incompetent to stand trial, affecting a potential criminal trial.
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