Elizabeth Warren On Why Republicans Attempted To Silence Her

LET'S TURN TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM ELIZABETH WARREN.
OUR
CORRESPONDENT IN DC, RYAN, WAS ABLE TO LINK UP WITH HER AND
ASKED HER ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE AND WHAT SHE PLANS TO DO GOING
FORWARD.
HERE FIRST IS HER WALKING US THROUGH THE ACTUAL PROCESS.
IT'S A LETTER OF SUCH HEARTS AND SO I'M GOING TO GIVE MY
SPEECH, RIGHT.
SO I TALK A
LITTLE BIT, I GREET SEN.
KENNEDY'S STATEMENT AND I GOT
WARNS.
AND I THOUGHT WARNED?
I'M READING KENNEDY'S WORDS, AND I
THOUGHT WAIT A MINUTE, SEN.
KENNEDY SAID THAT STUFF IN 1986
AND YOU'RE TELLING ME I CAN'T
SAY IT NOW?
AND SO I DIDN'T QUITE KNOW WHAT TO DO. AND I
MOVE INTO CORETTA SCOTT KING'S
LETTER AND HERE'S THE LINE I READ, I READ, " MR.
SESSIONS HAS
USED THE AWESOME POWER OF HIS OFFICE TO CHILL THE FREE
EXERCISE OF THE VOTE BY BLACK CITIZENS."
AND THAT IS WHEN MITCH MCCONNELL SAYS YOU ARE OUT OF HERE.
LET'S HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM SEN.
WARREN.
THE RULE IS THAT YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO IMPUGN A SENATOR.
OKAY, I KIND OF TOOK THAT TO MEAN YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO CALL
SOMEBODY AN IDIOT OR A JERK OR A
LIAR.
AND I THOUGHT WAIT, I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I'M READING A STATEMENT OF FACT AND THE OPINION THAT CONCLUSION
OF A CIVIL RIGHTS ICON WHO WAS
THERE.
THIS LETTER HELPED A REPUBLICAN-LED SENATE BACK IN
1986 DECIDE NOT TO CONFIRM JEFF
SESSIONS FOR A JUDGESHIP, AND NOW IT CAN EVEN BE READ ON THE
FLOOR OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE?
MAYBE THAT IS HOW MUCH OUR COUNTRY HAS MOVED.
ALSO IT IS A
SIGN THAT WE HAVE SEEN TRUMP MAKING SOME MOVES IN TERMS OF
HIS EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT HE COULD'VE JUST GONE THROUGH THE
NORMAL LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND GOT IT PASSED.
HE JUST WANTS TO
DANCE WITH THE POWER HE HAS AS PRESIDENT.
A COULD BE THAT MITCH
MCCONNELL WANTED TO DEMONSTRATE THE CONTROL THEY HAVE IN THIS
WHOLE THING ABOUT HAVING A FUNCTIONING OPPOSITION PARTY TO
CHECK THE EXCESSES OF THOSE IN POWER, MAYBE THEY ARE DONE WITH
THAT.
MAYBE WE ARE MOVING ON FROM THAT CONCEPT IS
A COUNTRY?

Elizabeth Warren On Why Republicans Attempted To Silence Her

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