Public Appearances and Events
Minnesota Criminal Defense Attorney Jack Rice has spent decades in the legal trenches and is frequently called upon to explain how the system works to media outlets across Minnesota and the planet including The New York Times, Reuters, Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, Univision, CNN, BBC, Newsweek, CBC, NBC Nightly, MSNBC, CNBC, CBS, Court TV, Wall Street Journal, Times of London, Fox News, Al Jazeera, Kare 11, WCCO, KSTP, NPR, MPR, AM950 & more.
The U.S. Transfer of Power - I Appear in Middle East Media to Discuss
For some time now, many of us were wondering if there would be a clean transfer of power from Trump to Biden. To be honest, with 9 days left as of this writing, we are still holding our breath a little. However, after Trump’s followers rioted in the Capitol this last week, a few seem to acknowledge, finally, that something is fundamentally wrong here. We are now talking resignation, 25th Amendment or Impeachment. Who knows as there isn’t much time left.
I appear on one of the biggest channels in the Middle East today to discuss. Its always interested as it is a live 25 minute one on one interview conducted in Arabic. I will have an interpreter into my ear and then interpreting back in Arabic. Its quick, complicated and takes a lot of focus. However, honestly, it is also a lot of fun.
If you happen to be in the Middle East, hope you might be able to catch it.
The World Watches as Trump Tries to Foment a Riot. I appear in the Middle East to discuss.
While the trigger was pulled on January 6th, Trump’s efforts to foment a rebellion began before he took office and he did not do this alone. He has been beating the drum from the beginning.
What he did in Charlottesville
What he did in Pittsburgh
What he did with the Proud Boys, White Supremacists being good guys and to stand by
Calling the Democrats, the Media, his political enemies traitors
What he did in Michigan again the Governor when these same people were planning a kidnapping and murder
When he continued lying regardless of 60 plus lawsuits that were slapped down
Calling a rally on January 6th, the date of the Certification Not far from the Capitol.
Ramping them up
Having Trump Jr say “History is watching” and “Be a Hero, not a zero”
Telling them to go to the Capitol
Telling them to get tough
Making sure he didn’t call out the Guard. He never did
Finally , after the riot started, saying “These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously stripped away from great patriots . . .”.
And then telling the Rioters, “We love you.”
So much for American exceptionalism. America has long argued that we were the shining city o the hill and somehow different from the rest of the world. Of course, it wasn’t true and now, as if there was plenty of proof available, it is pretty undeniable now.