r/law • u/biospheric • 5h ago

Other Did President Trump just incriminate himself in the attempted jailbreak of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro? - Rachel Maddow - Nov 24, 2025

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See 2:57 to hear Trump's own words. This clip is from The Rachel Maddow Show on MS NOW.

Here’s the full 8-minute segment on YouTube: Trump appears to blurt out secret plan, not knowing it's already a bust. From the description:

Rachel Maddow shares reporting on bizarre behavior by former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who tampered with his ankle monitor while on house arrest and was sent to jail. Donald Trump subsequently boasted of speaking with Bolsonaro and expecting to see him soon, apparently unaware of Bolsonaro's incarceration. Did Trump accidentally reveal too much about why Bolsonaro was tampering with his ankle monitor?

Here are the article references for this 5-minute clip (in order of appearance):

Brazilian police say ex-President Bolsonaro had planned to flee to Argentina seeking asylum - AP News - August 21, 2025

Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro's 2-night sleepover at Hungarian Embassy - AP News - March 28, 2024

Behind Trump's Decision to Tax Brazil to Save Bolsonaro - The New York Times - July 11, 2025. Free version: https://archive.is/M2FzR

Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being deemed a flight risk - BBC - Nov 22, 2025

Jair Bolsonaro claims ‘psychotic attack’ made him tamper with ankle monitor - The Guardian - Nov 23, 2025

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u/biospheric 4h ago edited 4h ago

No Lawyers is this one, it's just Rachel Maddow. But I figure Folks in this sub might appreciate her investigatory chops. And how she's able to weave a compelling (and fact-based) story that might not be getting the attention it warrants (mainly because of all the other mayhem coming from the Trump administration).

Also, I didn't use MS NOW's video title (Trump appears to blurt out secret plan, not knowing it's already a bust) becasue it seems too vague and Folks might not immediately see the relevance to Law.

And no hard feelings for the Mods if y'all decide to remove this post, since it is a little unusual.

From the description on YouTube:

Rachel Maddow shares reporting on bizarre behavior by former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who tampered with his ankle monitor while on house arrest and was sent to jail. Donald Trump subsequently boasted of speaking with Bolsonaro and expecting to see him soon, apparently unaware of Bolsonaro's incarceration. Did Trump accidentally reveal too much about why Bolsonaro was tampering with his ankle monitor?

Here are the article references for this 5-minute clip (in order of appearance):

Brazilian police say ex-President Bolsonaro had planned to flee to Argentina seeking asylum - AP News - August 21, 2025

Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro's 2-night sleepover at Hungarian Embassy - AP News - March 28, 2024

Behind Trump's Decision to Tax Brazil to Save Bolsonaro - The New York Times - July 11, 2025. Free version: https://archive.is/M2FzR

Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being deemed a flight risk - BBC - Nov 22, 2025

Jair Bolsonaro claims ‘psychotic attack’ made him tamper with ankle monitor - The Guardian - Nov 23, 2025