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BE DOING. >> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL JOINED NOW BY THE
REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR WHOSE DISTRICT IS HOLE TO THE TRUMP
GOLF CLUB WHERE THE PRESIDENT IS CURRENTLY SPENDING THE NIGHT.
ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE ANY FACE TIME WITH THE PRESIDENT?
>> I DON'T THINK SO. >> THAT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HELP
YOU IN YOUR DISTRICT. >> THE PRESIDENT IS ENJOYING HIS
WEEKEND AND I HOPE THE GOLF TOURNAMENT IS A SUCCESS.
>> BUT IT WOULDN'T HELP YOU. >> SECRETARY CLINTON CARRIED THE
DISTRICT BY 3,800 VOTES AND I WAS HONORED TO CARRY IT BY
38,000 POINTS. >> I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CREATE A
MENTAL MODEL OF A REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN DURING THIS WEEK.
AND YOU'RE DOING YOUR THING. YOU PASS A DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
ACT THAT HEALTH CARE -- I WOULD NOT, I DON'T LIKE BEING LIED TO
AS A PERSON. IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD BE ANGRY
ABOUT BEING LIED TO. ARE YOU ANGRY ABOUT BEING LIED
TO? >> I CERTAINLY THINK WE SHOULD
GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. >> I'M ASKING YOU A PERSONAL
QUESTION. THEY HAVE TOLD A STORY THAT'S
DEMONSTRABLY FALSE AND WE KNOW THEY KNOW IT WAS FALSE AND
THEY'RE TELL EVERYONE THAT, INCLUDING YOU, AND ALL THE
PEOPLE IN THE PARTY WHO ARE BEING ASKED TO DEAR WATER FOR
THEM. THAT WOULD ANGER ME TO BE LIED
TO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT BEING LIED
TO IN. >> I NEVER LIKE BEING LIED TO.
I HOPE WE GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.
THAT'S WHY I HOPE AND EXPECT DONALD TRUMP JR. AND OTHERS WILL
TESTIFY BEFORE AN OPEN COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS.
PERHAPS SENATOR GRASSLEY'S COMMITTEE AND PERHAPS THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONGRESS.
>>> I'VE WATCHED REPUBLICANS SOMEWHAT TO TO MY SHOCK SAY, OH
ANYONE WOULD TAKE MEETING. WOULD YOU TAKE MEETING?
>> NO. I WOULD NOT TAKE THAT MEETING.
>> WHY? >> BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD NOT
BE INVOLVED IN THAT TYPE OF SITUATION AND I PROBABLY WOULD
CALL THE FBI. >> YOU THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE
CALLED THE FBI. >> YES.
>> HERE'S THE QUESTION. I THINK IF I WERE A REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSMAN, OR A STAFFER AT THE WHITE HOUSE RIGHT NOW, MY
OPERATING ASSUMPTION WOULD BE THAT THE PRESIDENT'S CAMPAIGN
DID ENGAGE IN SOME SORT OF COORDINATED SYSTEMATIC EFFORT.
AND THAT WOULD BE MY SPUMINGS I
WOULD USE TO GUIDE MY BEHAVIOR, HOPING THAT ISN'T TRUE.
IS THAT THE ASSUMPTION GUIDING YOU AT THIS POINT?
>> I WANT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FACTS.
I'M NOT THERE YET BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE CONGRESS, A
A CO-EQUAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.
>> CAN YOU DEFINITIVELY SAY THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CAMPAIGN DID
NOT ENGAGE IN A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY WITH A FOREIGN AM RAT
US? >> NO.
I CANNOT. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO GET TO THE
BOTTOM OF THAT. >> THINK ABOUT HOW REMARKABLE IT
IS. I'M ASKING YOU, YOU CANNOT 100%
SAY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DEFINITELY DID NOT
ENGAGE IN A VAST CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY IN COORDINATION WITH
A FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE APPARATUS.
>> THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID THAT HE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE
MEETING. >> YOU CAN'T BE SURE THAT'S
TRUE. >> I'VE TRIED TO TAKE PEOPLE AT
THEIR WORD. CERTAINLY --
>> DO YOU TAKE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AT HIS WORD WHEN
HE SAYS HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT MEETING?
>> I HOPE HE'S BEING ACCURATE AND TRUTHFUL.
CERTAINLY DONALD TRUMP JR. WILL BE ASKED ABOUT THAT WHEN HE
COMES BEFORE THE CONGRESS IN AN OPEN COMMITTEE HEARING.
>> ARE YOU -- ARE PEOPLE ON CAPITOL HILL, ARE YOU IN THE
CLOAK ROOM TALKING ON EACH OTHER ABOUT THIS?
>> WE TALK ABOUT A LOT OF MATTERS AND WE CERTAINLY TALK
ABOUT THE FACT WE WANT TO BE AN INDEPENDENT, CO-EQUAL BRANCH OF
GOVERNMENT AND WE WANT THE COMMITTEES TO GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF IT. ALSO, I WAS THE FIRST REPUBLICAN
ON CAPITOL HILL TO SAY THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOULD RECUSE
HIMSELF IN THIS MATTER AND THAT IS WHAT BROUGHT ABOUT MR.
MUELLER'S APPOINTMENT. AND I THINK MR. MUELLER SHOULD
GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. >> AT THE SAME TIME THAT'S
HAPPENED, THE HOUSE HAS PASSED A HEALTH CARE BILL THAT WOULD
DRAMATICALLY CHANGE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE, 24 MILLION WOULD
LOSE COVERAGE. YOU VOTED AGAINST THAT.
AM I CORRECT? >> YOU ARE CORRECT.
>> YOU WERE THERE FOR THE MARK-UP.
YOU WERE ON BOARD DURING THE MARK-UP BUT YOU VOTED AGAINST
IT. IT IS IN THE SENATE.
ON THE PRECIPICE OF BEING PASSED.
IT SEEMS TO ME IF WRIT TO PASS AMIDST WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH
THIS INVESTIGATION, AND WE LATER FIND OUT THE WORST, THAT PUBLIC
WOULD BE FACING A LEGITIMACY CRISIS.
IF YOU CANNOT TELL ME DEFINITIVELY THAT THE PRESIDENT
DID NOT ENGAGE IN CONSPIRACY, THAT WERE HE TO SIGN A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION ONLY TO FIND OUT AFTER WHAT PRODUCE A LEGITIMACY
CRISIS IN THE COUNTRY. >> I DON'T THINK THE HEALTH CARE
BILL IN THE SENATE IS LIKELY TO PASS THE SENATE IN ITS CURRENT
FORM. >> NOT DEAD YET.
>> THAT'S ACCURATE. BUT CERTAINLY, I THINK THAT THE
BILL MIRRORS MUCH OF WHAT IS IN THE HOUSE BILL.
AND I WOULD NOT SUPPORT IT. I DO NOT BELIEVE.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE FINAL RESULT IS BUT I DID NOT VOTE FOR
THE HOUSE BILL. >> BUT DO YOU SEE MY POINT?
THERE'S A HUGE CHUNK OF VOTERS. THEY'RE WATCHING THIS AND
SAYING, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT, HE TELLS ME HE ISN'T QUITE, HE'S
NOT 100% SURE THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CAMPAIGN DID NOT ENGAGE IN
CONSPIRACY. WHILE THAT'S HANGING OVER
EVERYONE'S HEAD, WE'LL PASS THIS HEALTH CARE BILL.
DO YOU KNOW WHY THAT MIGHT MAKE PEOPLE FRUSTRATED?
>> I THINK WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO GOVERN.
AND THE CONGRESS HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO GOVERN AND THE
PRESIDENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO GOVERN.
NOT ONLY ON HEALTH CARE BUT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
ACT. WHICH I THINK IS A CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION. THAT'S THE SUBSTANCE OF WHAT THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE DOES THIS WEEK.
I'M VERY PROUD OF IT. AND IT SENDS A MESSAGE TO
RUSSIA. AND AS YOU KNOW, THE SENATE
PASSED SIGNIFICANT NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA.
AND I HOPE THAT WE IN THE HOUSE WILL DO SO AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. >> APPARENTLY THE WHITE HOUSE

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