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>> WHAT IS IT AND AS A RELATED MATTER, WHY DOES IT MAKE THEM SO
MATTER, WHY DOES IT MAKE THEM SO CRAZY
CRAZY CRAZY.
CRAZY. TOMORROW WILL BE FANTASTIC.
TOMORROW WILL BE FANTASTIC. THANKS TO YOU AT HOME FOR
THANKS TO YOU AT HOME FOR JOINING US.
JOINING US. SEPTEMBER 9th, 1998, A
SEPTEMBER 9th, 1998, A WEDNESDAY, TWO WHITE VANS PULLED
WEDNESDAY, TWO WHITE VANS PULLED UP TO CAPITOL HILL AND WHAT
UP TO CAPITOL HILL AND WHAT CAPITOL HILL POLICE OFFICERS
CAPITOL HILL POLICE OFFICERS OPENED UP THE BACK OF THE VANS,
OPENED UP THE BACK OF THE VANS, THEY STARTED PULLING OUT BIG
THEY STARTED PULLING OUT BIG BANKER-SIZED FILE BOXES AND
BANKER-SIZED FILE BOXES AND HAULING THEM INTO THE GERALD R.
HAULING THEM INTO THE GERALD R. FORD OFFICE BUILDING.
FORD OFFICE BUILDING. AND THAT DAY, THAT UNEXPECTED
AND THAT DAY, THAT UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL OF VANS CONTAINING BIG
ARRIVAL OF VANS CONTAINING BIG BANKER'S BOXES IS HOW THEIR
BANKER'S BOXES IS HOW THEIR LEARNED KEN STAR FINISHED HIS
LEARNED KEN STAR FINISHED HIS YEAR'S LONG REPORT ON CLINTON.
YEAR'S LONG REPORT ON CLINTON. HE WAS APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE
HE WAS APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE THE WHITE WATER REAL ESTATE DEAL
THE WHITE WATER REAL ESTATE DEAL THAT TO THIS DAY NOBODY
THAT TO THIS DAY NOBODY UNDERSTANDS.
UNDERSTANDS. ULTIMATELY, THOUGH, THAT
ULTIMATELY, THOUGH, THAT INVESTIGATION BY KEN STAR
INVESTIGATION BY KEN STAR MORPHED INTO AN INPOSITION WITH
MORPHED INTO AN INPOSITION WITH THE PRESIDENT OVER HIS AFFAIR
THE PRESIDENT OVER HIS AFFAIR WITH THE YOUNG WHITE HOUSE
WITH THE YOUNG WHITE HOUSE INTERN NAMED MONICA LEWINSKY.
INTERN NAMED MONICA LEWINSKY. THAT FOUR-YEARLONG INVESTIGATION
THAT FOUR-YEARLONG INVESTIGATION ENDED WITH AN EX PLA MANSION
ENDED WITH AN EX PLA MANSION POINT. --
POINT. -- EX
EX EXCLAMATION POINT.
EXCLAMATION POINT. A 445-PAGE LONG REPORT FROM KEN
A 445-PAGE LONG REPORT FROM KEN STAR AND HIS INVESTIGATORS
STAR AND HIS INVESTIGATORS TYPED, BOUND AND PRESENTED TO
TYPED, BOUND AND PRESENTED TO CONGRESS, BUT THOSE BOXES AND
CONGRESS, BUT THOSE BOXES AND BOXES AND BOXES PULLED OUT OF
BOXES AND BOXES PULLED OUT OF THOSE VEHICLES, THEY WERE NOT
THOSE VEHICLES, THEY WERE NOT MULL
MULL MULTIPLE COPIES OF THE 445-PAGE
MULTIPLE COPIES OF THE 445-PAGE LONG KEN STAR REPORT.
LONG KEN STAR REPORT. WHAT ALL OF THOSE BOXES
WHAT ALL OF THOSE BOXES CONTAINED WAS THE REPORT BUT
CONTAINED WAS THE REPORT BUT ALSO ALL THE ACCOMPANYING
ALSO ALL THE ACCOMPANYING EVIDENCE THAT WENT ALONG WITH
EVIDENCE THAT WENT ALONG WITH THE REPORT, AS WELL.
THE REPORT, AS WELL. >> TONIGHT, THE FUTURE OF THE
>> TONIGHT, THE FUTURE OF THE BILL CLINTON PRESIDENCY IS IN A
BILL CLINTON PRESIDENCY IS IN A LOCKED VAULT IN A CONGRESSIONAL
LOCKED VAULT IN A CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING.
OFFICE BUILDING. THE VA LUMREPORT OF KEN STAR HAS
THE VA LUMREPORT OF KEN STAR HAS DECEMBERS, VID DEPOSITIONS, VIDE
DECEMBERS, VID DEPOSITIONS, VIDE AUDIO AND INFORMATION THAT MAY
AUDIO AND INFORMATION THAT MAY SUPPORT IMPEACHMENT OF THE
SUPPORT IMPEACHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE WHITE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY
THE WHITE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY DENIED THAT CLAIM.
DENIED THAT CLAIM. >> THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL
>> THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL REPORT ARRIVED THIS AFTERNOON.
REPORT ARRIVED THIS AFTERNOON. 36 BOXES, TWO COPIES OF EACH
36 BOXES, TWO COPIES OF EACH PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT COULD
PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT COULD LEAD TO IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS
LEAD TO IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT.
AGAINST THE PRESIDENT. >> AFTER FOUR AND A HALF YEARS
>> AFTER FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OF INVESTIGATION, IT TOOK TWO
OF INVESTIGATION, IT TOOK TWO FBI VANS TO DELIVER THE
FBI VANS TO DELIVER THE EVIDENCE, 18 BOXES OF WHAT KEN
EVIDENCE, 18 BOXES OF WHAT KEN STAR AND PROSECUTORS SAY IS
STAR AND PROSECUTORS SAY IS PROOF OF IMPEACHABLE AND MORE
PROOF OF IMPEACHABLE AND MORE THAN 20 HOURS OF AUDIO TAPES OF
THAN 20 HOURS OF AUDIO TAPES OF MONICA LEWINSKY TELLING DETAILS
MONICA LEWINSKY TELLING DETAILS OF HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
OF HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRESIDENT WERE DELIVERED TO
PRESIDENT WERE DELIVERED TO CONGRESS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A
CONGRESS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COPY FOR EACH POLITICAL PARTY.
COPY FOR EACH POLITICAL PARTY. >> STARR AIDS SHED NO CON
>> STARR AIDS SHED NO CON CONFIDENTIAL LIGHT.
CONFIDENTIAL LIGHT. >> TOM, HOUSE LEADERS WILL MOVE
>> TOM, HOUSE LEADERS WILL MOVE QUICKLY TO MOVE ON THE STARR
QUICKLY TO MOVE ON THE STARR REPORT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
REPORT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. >> SO WHAT GOT DELIVERED THAT
>> SO WHAT GOT DELIVERED THAT DAY?
DAY? I SAID IT WAS WHITE VANS, OF
I SAID IT WAS WHITE VANS, OF USUALLY IT WAS A MIX OF WHITE
USUALLY IT WAS A MIX OF WHITE AND BLACK AND MAYBE BLUE VANS.
AND BLACK AND MAYBE BLUE VANS. HARD TO TELL.
HARD TO TELL. ANYWAY, I STAND CORRECTED.
ANYWAY, I STAND CORRECTED. WHAT ALL THOSE VANS BROUGHT UP
WHAT ALL THOSE VANS BROUGHT UP TO CAPITOL HILL, THAT WEDNESDAY
TO CAPITOL HILL, THAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 1998 WAS THE
AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 1998 WAS THE STARR REPORT ITSELF.
STARR REPORT ITSELF. MORE THAN 400 PAGES AND 18 BOXES
MORE THAN 400 PAGES AND 18 BOXES OF SUPPORTING EVIDENCE INCLUDING
OF SUPPORTING EVIDENCE INCLUDING EVERYTHING FROM AUDIO TAPES TO
EVERYTHING FROM AUDIO TAPES TO VIDEOTAPES TO TRANSCRIPTS OF
VIDEOTAPES TO TRANSCRIPTS OF WITNESS TESTIMONY BEFORE THE
WITNESS TESTIMONY BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
GRAND JURY. THEY MADE TWO COPIES OF ALL OF
THEY MADE TWO COPIES OF ALL OF THAT MATERIAL, SO 36 BOXES IN
THAT MATERIAL, SO 36 BOXES IN ALL.
ALL. 18 BOXES OF EVIDENCE.
18 BOXES OF EVIDENCE. THEY MADE A COPY TO GIVE ONE
THEY MADE A COPY TO GIVE ONE COMPLETE SET OF EVIDENCE AND ONE
COMPLETE SET OF EVIDENCE AND ONE COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE
COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE DEMOCRATS AND ONE COMPLETE SET
DEMOCRATS AND ONE COMPLETE SET OF EVIDENCE AND ONE COPY OF THE
OF EVIDENCE AND ONE COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE REPUBLICANS AND
REPORT TO THE REPUBLICANS AND THEY HAULED ALL OF THAT STUFF UP
THEY HAULED ALL OF THAT STUFF UP TO CONGRESS.
TO CONGRESS. ALL ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
ALL ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHEN THE PUBLIC
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHEN THE PUBLIC GOT THE REPORT?
GOT THE REPORT? FRIDAY.
FRIDAY. YEAH.
YEAH. I MEAN, ALL THE SUPPORTING
I MEAN, ALL THE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE, ALL THE GRAND JURY
EVIDENCE, ALL THE GRAND JURY MATERIAL, THAT WENT ONLY TO
MATERIAL, THAT WENT ONLY TO CONGRESS THAT DIDN'T GET
CONGRESS THAT DIDN'T GET DISBURSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT THE
DISBURSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT THE REPORT ITSELF, 445 PAGE WAS IN
REPORT ITSELF, 445 PAGE WAS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN LESS THAN 48
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN LESS THAN 48 HOURS AFTER KEN STARR FINISHED
HOURS AFTER KEN STARR FINISHED WITH IT AND SUBMITTED IT.
WITH IT AND SUBMITTED IT. I SHOULD SAY MORE OR LESS 48
I SHOULD SAY MORE OR LESS 48 HOURS.
HOURS. THE WAY CONGRESS CHOSE TO
THE WAY CONGRESS CHOSE TO RELEASE THAT REPORT TO THE
RELEASE THAT REPORT TO THE PUBLIC IN SEPTEMBER 1998 WAS BY
PUBLIC IN SEPTEMBER 1998 WAS BY USING A THEN QUITE NEWFANGLED
USING A THEN QUITE NEWFANGLED MACHINE CALLED THE INTERNET AND
MACHINE CALLED THE INTERNET AND IN 1998 REALLY NOBODY KNEW HOW
IN 1998 REALLY NOBODY KNEW HOW TO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING.
TO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING. A 400-PLUS PAGE DOCUMENT THEY
A 400-PLUS PAGE DOCUMENT THEY DIDN'T BREAK INTO SMALLER PARTS
DIDN'T BREAK INTO SMALLER PARTS TO MAKE IT AN EASYIER DOWNLOAD
TO MAKE IT AN EASYIER DOWNLOAD WAS AN IMPOSSIBLE MOUNT EVEREST
WAS AN IMPOSSIBLE MOUNT EVEREST OF AN ONLINE TASK FOR THE SLOW
OF AN ONLINE TASK FOR THE SLOW DIALUP MODEM SPEEDS WE HAD AT
DIALUP MODEM SPEEDS WE HAD AT THE TIME BUT THEY DID DO THEIR
THE TIME BUT THEY DID DO THEIR BEST TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE
BEST TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THAT FRIDAY AFTER THEY
PUBLIC THAT FRIDAY AFTER THEY RECEIVED IT ONLY TWO DAYS BEFORE
RECEIVED IT ONLY TWO DAYS BEFORE TRYING TO POST IT ONLINE, THEY
TRYING TO POST IT ONLINE, THEY CRASHED EVERY SERVER THEY POSTED
CRASHED EVERY SERVER THEY POSTED IT ON.
IT ON. NEWS ORGANIZATIONS ULTIMATELY
NEWS ORGANIZATIONS ULTIMATELY DID GET THEIR HANDS ON THE STARR
DID GET THEIR HANDS ON THE STARR REPORT AND DISTRIBUTED AS BEST
REPORT AND DISTRIBUTED AS BEST THEY COULD AND THE STARR REPORT
THEY COULD AND THE STARR REPORT WAS PUBLISHED AS A PAPER BACK,
WAS PUBLISHED AS A PAPER BACK, THAT IS HOW I READ IT AT THE
THAT IS HOW I READ IT AT THE TIME I REMEMBER.
TIME I REMEMBER. AND THEN I SHOWERED.
AND THEN I SHOWERED. BUT THE LEGACY THERE, THE
BUT THE LEGACY THERE, THE PRECEDENT THERE, IT WAS TURNED
PRECEDENT THERE, IT WAS TURNED AROUND IN TWO DAYS AFTER BEING
AROUND IN TWO DAYS AFTER BEING COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED AND
COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED AND THERE WAS IMMENSE PUBLIC
THERE WAS IMMENSE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE REPORT.
INTEREST IN THE REPORT. TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS REPORTEDLY READ THAT THING
REPORTEDLY READ THAT THING WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS OF IT BEING
WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS OF IT BEING RELEASED.
RELEASED. BUT THAT IS APPARENTLY NOWHERE
BUT THAT IS APPARENTLY NOWHERE NEAR WHAT WE ARE DOING THIS TILE
NEAR WHAT WE ARE DOING THIS TILE WITH THIS REPORT ON THIS SCANDAL
WITH THIS REPORT ON THIS SCANDAL INVOLVING THIS PRESIDENT.
INVOLVING THIS PRESIDENT. IT HAS NOW BEEN SIX DAYS SINCE
IT HAS NOW BEEN SIX DAYS SINCE THE SPECIAL COUNSEL'S REPORT
THE SPECIAL COUNSEL'S REPORT FROM ROBERT MUELLER WAS
FROM ROBERT MUELLER WAS COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED AND THIS
COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED AND THIS TIME THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
TIME THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION APPEARS TO BE IN NO RUSH
APPEARS TO BE IN NO RUSH WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE ANYONE
WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE ANYONE ACCESS TO IT.
ACCESS TO IT. I MEAN, FORGET THE PUBLIC.
I MEAN, FORGET THE PUBLIC. THEY ARE NOT EVEN LETTING
THEY ARE NOT EVEN LETTING CONGRESS SEE IT.
CONGRESS SEE IT. AFTER RELEASING A LESS THAN
AFTER RELEASING A LESS THAN FOUR-PAGE DOCUMENT FROM TRUMP'S
FOUR-PAGE DOCUMENT FROM TRUMP'S NEWLY APPOINTED ATTORNEY
NEWLY APPOINTED ATTORNEY GENERAL, WHICH PROVIDES A
GENERAL, WHICH PROVIDES A LARGELY BUT VAGUELY SUMMERY HE
LARGELY BUT VAGUELY SUMMERY HE SAYS ON ROBERT MUELLER'S
SAYS ON ROBERT MUELLER'S FINDINGS, NOW NEARLY A WEEK
FINDINGS, NOW NEARLY A WEEK AFTER MUELLER'S ACTUAL REPORT
AFTER MUELLER'S ACTUAL REPORT WAS COMPLETED, THE REPORT
WAS COMPLETED, THE REPORT REMAINS TOTALLY UNSEEN AND GIVEN
REMAINS TOTALLY UNSEEN AND GIVEN THE HISTORICAL PRESSCEDENT FOR H
THE HISTORICAL PRESSCEDENT FOR H THINGS HAVE BEEN HANDLED IN THE
THINGS HAVE BEEN HANDLED IN THE PAST AND THE INTENSITY OF THE
PAST AND THE INTENSITY OF THE MATTER AND THE STRANGELY VAGUE
MATTER AND THE STRANGELY VAGUE NON-SPECIFIC BUT DEFINITELY
NON-SPECIFIC BUT DEFINITELY SUPPOSED TO BE EXCULPATORY
SUPPOSED TO BE EXCULPATORY SUMMERY WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO
SUMMERY WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO SWALLOW, THIS EFFORT BY THEM TO
SWALLOW, THIS EFFORT BY THEM TO KEEP THE ACTUAL MUELLER REPORT
KEEP THE ACTUAL MUELLER REPORT COMPLETELY UNDER WRAPS
COMPLETELY UNDER WRAPS INDEFINITELY, WELL AS OF TODAY
INDEFINITELY, WELL AS OF TODAY IT'S SHOWING ITS FIRST CRACKS.
IT'S SHOWING ITS FIRST CRACKS. TODAY FOR EXAMPLE WE GOT THE
TODAY FOR EXAMPLE WE GOT THE FIRST CREDIBLE REPORTS ABOUT THE
FIRST CREDIBLE REPORTS ABOUT THE ROUGH SIZE THE MUELLER REPORT
ROUGH SIZE THE MUELLER REPORT MIGHT BE.
MIGHT BE. IF YOU SQUINT FROM A DISTANCE OR
IF YOU SQUINT FROM A DISTANCE OR GET UP CLOSE, COULD YOU TELL THE
GET UP CLOSE, COULD YOU TELL THE GENERAL SIZE OF IT?
GENERAL SIZE OF IT? "THE NEW YORK TIMES" WAS FIRST
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" WAS FIRST ON THE SPOT THE SIZE OF THE
ON THE SPOT THE SIZE OF THE MUELLER REPORT STORY TODAY BUT
MUELLER REPORT STORY TODAY BUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY, WE
OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY, WE GOT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SOURCES
GOT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SOURCES AND LEAKS SAYING MUELLER'S
AND LEAKS SAYING MUELLER'S REPORT IS MULTIPLE HUNDREDS OF
REPORT IS MULTIPLE HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF LONG.
PAGES OF LONG. ULTIMATELY A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
ULTIMATELY A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON DID CONFIRM, YES,
SPOKESPERSON DID CONFIRM, YES, IT'S OVER 300 PAGES:.
IT'S OVER 300 PAGES:. THAT'S YOUR RANGE.
THAT'S YOUR RANGE. MINIMUM NUMBER IS 301 AND
MINIMUM NUMBER IS 301 AND MAXIMUM IS INFINITY.
MAXIMUM IS INFINITY. SOMEWHERE IN THERE.
SOMEWHERE IN THERE. THAT OF COURSE, EVEN THAT TELLS
THAT OF COURSE, EVEN THAT TELLS US NOTHING ABOUT THE CONTENT OF
US NOTHING ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE REPORT AND DOESN'T TELL US
THE REPORT AND DOESN'T TELL US THE MINIMUM LENGTH OF IT.
THE MINIMUM LENGTH OF IT. THE PAGES COULD BE THE SIZE OF A
THE PAGES COULD BE THE SIZE OF A POSTAGE STAMP OR THE SIZE OF A
POSTAGE STAMP OR THE SIZE OF A BED SHEET.
BED SHEET. THE PRINT COULD BE LIKE A
THE PRINT COULD BE LIKE A BILLBOARD OR LIKE INSCRIBED ON
BILLBOARD OR LIKE INSCRIBED ON THE HEAD OF A PEN.
THE HEAD OF A PEN. I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S A MINIMUM OF 301 PAGES.
IT'S A MINIMUM OF 301 PAGES. THAT DOUBLE-SIDED?
THAT DOUBLE-SIDED? SINGLE SPACED?
SINGLE SPACED? WE DON'T KNOW.
WE DON'T KNOW. WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.
WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT. BUT WITH A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
BUT WITH A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMING THIS ONE
SPOKESPERSON CONFIRMING THIS ONE BARELY USEFUL MET TRICKRIC ABOUT
BARELY USEFUL MET TRICKRIC ABOUT MUELLER REPORT, THAT IS SHOWING
MUELLER REPORT, THAT IS SHOWING THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP IT
THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP IT SECRET.
SECRET. IF THEY ARE CONFIRMING THE THING
IF THEY ARE CONFIRMING THE THING IS OVER 300 PAGES LONG.
IS OVER 300 PAGES LONG. THAT DOESN'T TELL US ANYTHING
THAT DOESN'T TELL US ANYTHING WHAT IS IN IT BUT RAISES FURTHER
WHAT IS IN IT BUT RAISES FURTHER QUESTIONS WHY THUS FAR WE ARE
QUESTIONS WHY THUS FAR WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO SEE THE LESS
ONLY ALLOWED TO SEE THE LESS THAN 50 WORDS OF IT THAT WERE
THAN 50 WORDS OF IT THAT WERE QUOTED IN WILLIAM BARR'S
QUOTED IN WILLIAM BARR'S STATEMENT ABOUT IT.
STATEMENT ABOUT IT. WHICH IS NUTS.
WHICH IS NUTS. RIGHT?
RIGHT? I MEAN, ON WHAT BASIS HAS HE
I MEAN, ON WHAT BASIS HAS HE SELECTED THOSE 42 WORDS AS THE
SELECTED THOSE 42 WORDS AS THE ONLY ONES WE'RE ALLOWED TO SEE
ONLY ONES WE'RE ALLOWED TO SEE INDEFINITELY?
INDEFINITELY? CONGRESS, THOSE ARE THE ONLY
CONGRESS, THOSE ARE THE ONLY WORDS IN THE MUELLER REPORT THEY
WORDS IN THE MUELLER REPORT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SEE.
ARE ALLOWED TO SEE. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE ONE
ESPECIALLY SINCE THE ONE STATEMENT WILLIAM BARR QUOTED
STATEMENT WILLIAM BARR QUOTED FROM MUELLER THAT THE WHITE
FROM MUELLER THAT THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE CONSERVATIVE MEDIA
HOUSE AND THE CONSERVATIVE MEDIA ARE COMING APART AT THE SEAMS
ARE COMING APART AT THE SEAMS OVER, SO EXCITED TO THE GROUNDS
OVER, SO EXCITED TO THE GROUNDS IN WHICH THEY ARE DECLARING THIS
IN WHICH THEY ARE DECLARING THIS SCANDAL TO BE OVER AND SUBTLE
SCANDAL TO BE OVER AND SUBTLE AND THE PRESIDENT TO BE
AND THE PRESIDENT TO BE HEROICALLY EXONERATED, THAT ONE
HEROICALLY EXONERATED, THAT ONE QUOTE FROM MUELLER THAT APPEARED
QUOTE FROM MUELLER THAT APPEARED IN BARR'S LETTER IS NOT EVEN A
IN BARR'S LETTER IS NOT EVEN A FULL SENTENCE.
FULL SENTENCE. YOU NOTICE THAT, RIGHT?
YOU NOTICE THAT, RIGHT? I MEAN, IN BARR'S REPORT, THEY
I MEAN, IN BARR'S REPORT, THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE LINE HE
ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE LINE HE QUOTES FROM MUELLER.
QUOTES FROM MUELLER. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT
THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT ESTABLISH MEMBERS OF THE TRUMP
ESTABLISH MEMBERS OF THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN INSPIRED OR COORDINATED
CAMPAIGN INSPIRED OR COORDINATED WITH THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IN
WITH THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IN ITS ELECTION INTERFERENCE
ITS ELECTION INTERFERENCE ACTIVITIES.
ACTIVITIES. LOOK AT THE FIRST LETTER OF THE
LOOK AT THE FIRST LETTER OF THE QUOTE.
QUOTE. THEY HAD TO PUT THE FIRST LETTER
THEY HAD TO PUT THE FIRST LETTER IN BRACKETS TO MAKE IT A CAPITAL
IN BRACKETS TO MAKE IT A CAPITAL LETTER AND LOOK LIKE THAT WAS
LETTER AND LOOK LIKE THAT WAS THE START OF A SENTENCE AND THAT
THE START OF A SENTENCE AND THAT IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE BUT THE
IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE BUT THE BRACKETS MEAN THERE ISN'T
BRACKETS MEAN THERE ISN'T ACTUALLY A CAPITAL LETTER THERE,
ACTUALLY A CAPITAL LETTER THERE, WHICH MEANS THAT ISN'T WHERE THE
WHICH MEANS THAT ISN'T WHERE THE SENTENCE STARTS, WHICH MEANS
SENTENCE STARTS, WHICH MEANS THIS STATEMENT ABOUT THERE BEING
THIS STATEMENT ABOUT THERE BEING NO CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
NO CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY ESTABLISHED BY THE INVESTIGATION
ESTABLISHED BY THE INVESTIGATION IS THE BACK HALF OF A SENTENCE
IS THE BACK HALF OF A SENTENCE THAT STARTS SOME OTHER WAY.
THAT STARTS SOME OTHER WAY. BUT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO KNOW
BUT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO KNOW HOW THAT SENTENCE STARTS.
HOW THAT SENTENCE STARTS. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO KNOW WHAT
WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO KNOW WHAT ELSE IS IN THAT SENTENCE.
ELSE IS IN THAT SENTENCE. I MEAN, LITERALLY AT THIS POINT
I MEAN, LITERALLY AT THIS POINT ON THE RIGHT AND IN THE
ON THE RIGHT AND IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, THEY ARE
REPUBLICAN PARTY, THEY ARE HANGING THE ENTIRE TRUMP
HANGING THE ENTIRE TRUMP PRESIDENCY ON THAT FRAGMENT OF
PRESIDENCY ON THAT FRAGMENT OF THE SENTENCE AND NOT LETTING US
THE SENTENCE AND NOT LETTING US SEE.
SEE. WHY IS THAT?
WHY IS THAT? WHY DO WE ONLY HAVE WILLIAM
WHY DO WE ONLY HAVE WILLIAM BARR'S STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT
BARR'S STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT MUELLER FOUND INSTEAD OF
MUELLER FOUND INSTEAD OF ANYTHING AT ALL FROM MUELLER?
ANYTHING AT ALL FROM MUELLER? >> I HAVE SAID AND I'LL SAY
>> I HAVE SAID AND I'LL SAY AGAIN, NO THANK YOU, MR.
AGAIN, NO THANK YOU, MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ATTORNEY GENERAL. WE DO NOT NEED YOUR
WE DO NOT NEED YOUR INTERPRETATION SHOW US THE
INTERPRETATION SHOW US THE REPORT AND WE CAN DRAW OUR OWN
REPORT AND WE CAN DRAW OUR OWN CONCLUSIONS.
CONCLUSIONS. WE DON'T NEED YOU INTERPRETING
WE DON'T NEED YOU INTERPRETING FOR US.
FOR US. THAT WAS CONDESCENDING, IT WAS
THAT WAS CONDESCENDING, IT WAS ARROGANT AND WASN'T THE RIGHT
ARROGANT AND WASN'T THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
THING TO DO. >> DO YOU FEEL THAT THE
>> DO YOU FEEL THAT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD STILL BE FULL
COMMITTEE SHOULD STILL BE FULL STEAM AHEAD ON THE ISSUE OF
STEAM AHEAD ON THE ISSUE OF COLLUSION OR GIVEN THE
COLLUSION OR GIVEN THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE MUELLER
DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE MUELLER REPORT AND SUMMERY SHOULD IT BE
REPORT AND SUMMERY SHOULD IT BE ON OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE?
ON OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE? >> HOW CAN I SAY THIS MORE
>> HOW CAN I SAY THIS MORE CLEARLY?
CLEARLY? SHOW US THE REPORT.
SHOW US THE REPORT. SHOW US THE REPORT.
SHOW US THE REPORT. >> NANCY PELOSI SPEAKING TO
>> NANCY PELOSI SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AND GETTING MORE AND
REPORTERS AND GETTING MORE AND MORE BLUNT ABOUT IT WITH EACH
MORE BLUNT ABOUT IT WITH EACH PASSING PHRASE AT THE END, SHOW
PASSING PHRASE AT THE END, SHOW US THE REPORT.
US THE REPORT. THIS IS NOT THAT HARD.
THIS IS NOT THAT HARD. THIS IS NOT THAT COMPLICATED.
THIS IS NOT THAT COMPLICATED. I CAN'T SAY THIS ANY MORE
I CAN'T SAY THIS ANY MORE CLEARLY.
CLEARLY. SHOW US THE THING.
SHOW US THE THING. I MEAN, IT IS AMAZING THAT AS OF
I MEAN, IT IS AMAZING THAT AS OF TOMORROW, WE WILL BE A WEEK INTO
TOMORROW, WE WILL BE A WEEK INTO THE EXISTENCE OF THE COMPLETED
THE EXISTENCE OF THE COMPLETED MUELLER REPORT AND THEY ARE
MUELLER REPORT AND THEY ARE STILL SITTING ON IT TRYING NOT
STILL SITTING ON IT TRYING NOT TO RELEASE IT, NOT TO RELEASE
TO RELEASE IT, NOT TO RELEASE ANY OF IT.
ANY OF IT. DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS TODAY STARTED
STAFFERS TODAY STARTED CIRCULATING LISTS OF PREVIOUS
CIRCULATING LISTS OF PREVIOUS REPORTS INTO PRESIDENT'S
REPORTS INTO PRESIDENT'S SCANDALS AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SCANDALS AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH SCANDALS AND HOW LONG, HOW THOSE
SCANDALS AND HOW LONG, HOW THOSE REPORTS HAD BEEN HANDLED ON
REPORTS HAD BEEN HANDLED ON CAPITOL HILL AND IN TERMS OF
CAPITOL HILL AND IN TERMS OF PUBLIC ACCESS.
PUBLIC ACCESS. THE LAST TIME THERE WAS A
THE LAST TIME THERE WAS A SPECIAL COUNSEL, WHICH IS WHAT
SPECIAL COUNSEL, WHICH IS WHAT ROBERT MUELLER IS WAS JOHN
ROBERT MUELLER IS WAS JOHN DANFORTH'S REPORT ABOUT WACO.
DANFORTH'S REPORT ABOUT WACO. IT WAS RELEASED PUBLICLY AND
IT WAS RELEASED PUBLICLY AND THEN BEFORE THAT KEN STARR, HIS
THEN BEFORE THAT KEN STARR, HIS REPORT WAS PROVIDED ON A
REPORT WAS PROVIDED ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND RELEASED
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC ON A FRIDAY
TO THE PUBLIC ON A FRIDAY MORNING.
MORNING. EVEN AS THE GRAND JURY MATERIAL
EVEN AS THE GRAND JURY MATERIAL AND UNDERLYING EVIDENCE WAS HELD
AND UNDERLYING EVIDENCE WAS HELD JUST WITHIN CONGRESS AND NOT
JUST WITHIN CONGRESS AND NOT RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC, THE
RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC GOT THE REPORT CONGRESS
PUBLIC GOT THE REPORT CONGRESS GOT ALL THE UNDERLYING EVIDENCE
GOT ALL THE UNDERLYING EVIDENCE AND IT HAPPENED ZIP, ZIP BEFORE
AND IT HAPPENED ZIP, ZIP BEFORE THAT, IT WAS THE INDEPENDENT
THAT, IT WAS THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL LAWRENCE WALSH AND HIS
COUNSEL LAWRENCE WALSH AND HIS REPORT ABOUT OLIVER NORTHTRA SCA
REPORT ABOUT OLIVER NORTHTRA SCA LESSER KNOWN ONES HENRY THAT WAS
LESSER KNOWN ONES HENRY THAT WAS RELEASED FULLY TO CONGRESS AND
RELEASED FULLY TO CONGRESS AND RELEASED WITH VERY LIMITED
RELEASED WITH VERY LIMITED REDACTIONS TO THE PUBLIC.
REDACTIONS TO THE PUBLIC. THERE WAS AN INDEPENDENT COUNSEL
THERE WAS AN INDEPENDENT COUNSEL REPORT INTO AN AGRICULTURE
REPORT INTO AN AGRICULTURE SECRETARY THAT WAS RELEASED
SECRETARY THAT WAS RELEASED FULLY TO THE PUBLIC.
FULLY TO THE PUBLIC. IT'S JUST THE MUELLER REPORT
IT'S JUST THE MUELLER REPORT THEY WANT TO SIT ON.
THEY WANT TO SIT ON. THIS ISN'T HOW THINGS LIKE THIS
THIS ISN'T HOW THINGS LIKE THIS ARE PREVIOUSLY HANDLED.
ARE PREVIOUSLY HANDLED. BUT FOR THIS ONE, WE'RE
BUT FOR THIS ONE, WE'RE HEADING -- TOMORROW IT WILL BE A
HEADING -- TOMORROW IT WILL BE A WEEK AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF
WEEK AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF IT.
IT. A FEW DAYS AGO HERE ON THE SHOW
A FEW DAYS AGO HERE ON THE SHOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT OF
WE TALKED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT OF THE WATERGATE REPORT THAT CAME
THE WATERGATE REPORT THAT CAME TO BE KNOWN AS THE ROAD MAP TO
TO BE KNOWN AS THE ROAD MAP TO NIXON'S IMPEACHMENT.
NIXON'S IMPEACHMENT. THIS IS A DOCUMENT DRAWN UP BY
THIS IS A DOCUMENT DRAWN UP BY WATERGATE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
WATERGATE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR THAT HE CONVENED TO HEAR
THAT HE CONVENED TO HEAR EVIDENCE IN THE WATERGATE
EVIDENCE IN THE WATERGATE SCANDAL AND THIS ONE WAS A
SCANDAL AND THIS ONE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SPECIAL CASE.
LITTLE BIT OF A SPECIAL CASE. THIS WAS PURELY GRAND JURY
THIS WAS PURELY GRAND JURY INFORMATION AND A FEDERAL JUDGE
INFORMATION AND A FEDERAL JUDGE SIGNED OFF ON THAT GRAND JURY
SIGNED OFF ON THAT GRAND JURY CONVEYING THE INFORMATION THEY
CONVEYING THE INFORMATION THEY HAD COLLECTED ABOUT THE
HAD COLLECTED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT DIRECTLY TO CONGRESS
PRESIDENT DIRECTLY TO CONGRESS AND A CONFIDENTIAL MANNER SO
AND A CONFIDENTIAL MANNER SO CONGRESS COULD LOOK AT THAT
CONGRESS COULD LOOK AT THAT GRAND JURY INFORMATION AND
GRAND JURY INFORMATION AND CONSIDER WHAT IT MEANT IN TERMS
CONSIDER WHAT IT MEANT IN TERMS OF DRAWING UP POTENTIAL ARTICLES
OF DRAWING UP POTENTIAL ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST NIXON.
OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST NIXON. THAT WIN IT TOOK US A LONG TIME
THAT WIN IT TOOK US A LONG TIME TO GET ACCESS TO THE 62-PAGE
TO GET ACCESS TO THE 62-PAGE STACK OF GRAND JURY MATERIAL
STACK OF GRAND JURY MATERIAL THAT DID FORM THE BASIS OF THE
THAT DID FORM THE BASIS OF THE IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES AGAINST
IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES AGAINST NIXON BUT HONESTLY, THE
NIXON BUT HONESTLY, THE PRECEDENT STILL STANDS HERE
PRECEDENT STILL STANDS HERE BECAUSE THAT INFORMATION ON
BECAUSE THAT INFORMATION ON NIXON, THAT WASN'T KEPT SECRET
NIXON, THAT WASN'T KEPT SECRET AND PUT IN A VAULT INSIDE
AND PUT IN A VAULT INSIDE NIXON'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WHERE
NIXON'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WHERE ONLY HIS APPOINTEES WERE ALO LOU
ONLY HIS APPOINTEES WERE ALO LOU TO LOOK WHICH IS WHAT WE GOT
TO LOOK WHICH IS WHAT WE GOT NOW.
NOW. LEON ROAD MAP WAS CONVEYED TO
LEON ROAD MAP WAS CONVEYED TO CONGRESS AS SOON AS THE GRAND
CONGRESS AS SOON AS THE GRAND JURY ASSEMBLED IT.
JURY ASSEMBLED IT. THEY ASKED THE JUDGE'S
THEY ASKED THE JUDGE'S PERMISSION, WE WOULD LIKE TO
PERMISSION, WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THIS TO CONGRESS, JOURNAL.
GIVE THIS TO CONGRESS, JOURNAL. THE JUDGE SAID YES AND IT WENT
THE JUDGE SAID YES AND IT WENT TO CONGRESS THAT DAY.
TO CONGRESS THAT DAY. IN THIS CASE, WE'RE NOT GETTING
IN THIS CASE, WE'RE NOT GETTING THE MUELLER REPORT BUT CONGRESS
THE MUELLER REPORT BUT CONGRESS ISN'T GETTING IT, EITHER.
ISN'T GETTING IT, EITHER. ONLY TRUMP APPOINTEES GET TO SEE
ONLY TRUMP APPOINTEES GET TO SEE IT AND ASSURE US IT'S GOOD NEWS
IT AND ASSURE US IT'S GOOD NEWS FOR THE PRESIDENT.
FOR THE PRESIDENT. DON'T WORRY YOUR PRETTY LITTLE
DON'T WORRY YOUR PRETTY LITTLE HEADS ABOUT IT.
HEADS ABOUT IT. WE'LL JUST KEEP THIS RIGHT HERE
WE'LL JUST KEEP THIS RIGHT HERE TO OURSELVES.
TO OURSELVES. NBC NEWS HAD INTERESTING
NBC NEWS HAD INTERESTING REPORTING ON DEMOCRATS PLANS NOT
REPORTING ON DEMOCRATS PLANS NOT JUST TO TRY TO OBTAIN WHATEVER
JUST TO TRY TO OBTAIN WHATEVER VERSION OF THE MUELLER REPORT
VERSION OF THE MUELLER REPORT TRUMP'S ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS
TRUMP'S ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS TO ALLOW THEM TO SEE, THEY PLAN
TO ALLOW THEM TO SEE, THEY PLAN IN ADDITION TO TRY TO OBTAIN
IN ADDITION TO TRY TO OBTAIN BOTH THE MUELLER REPORT AND ANY
BOTH THE MUELLER REPORT AND ANY GRAND JURY INFORMATION THAT
GRAND JURY INFORMATION THAT WILLIAM BARR PLANS TO CUT OUT OF
WILLIAM BARR PLANS TO CUT OUT OF IT.
IT. ALSO, AS IN THE CASE OF THE
ALSO, AS IN THE CASE OF THE STARR REPORT, THEY WANT ALL OF
STARR REPORT, THEY WANT ALL OF THE UNDERLYING EVIDENCE THAT LED
THE UNDERLYING EVIDENCE THAT LED TO MUELLER'S FINDINGS.
TO MUELLER'S FINDINGS. THEY WANT VANS UNLOADING BOXES
THEY WANT VANS UNLOADING BOXES OF EVIDENCE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT.
OF EVIDENCE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. THEY ARE NOW SITING THAT
THEY ARE NOW SITING THAT PRESIDENT OF LEON JAWORSKI AND
PRESIDENT OF LEON JAWORSKI AND 19D 94 AND
19D 94 AND 19
19 1994 THEY CAN BY PASS THEM ALL
1994 THEY CAN BY PASS THEM ALL TOGETHER AS JAWORSKI AND HIS
TOGETHER AS JAWORSKI AND HIS GRAND JURY DID IN 1974 TO GET A
GRAND JURY DID IN 1974 TO GET A FEDERAL JUDGE TO CLEAR THE
FEDERAL JUDGE TO CLEAR THE RELEASE OF GRAND JURY MATERIALS
RELEASE OF GRAND JURY MATERIALS DIRECTLY TO THE HOUSE JUDICIARY
DIRECTLY TO THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SO THAT COMMITTEE CAN
COMMITTEE SO THAT COMMITTEE CAN ON BEHALF OF CONGRESS ASSESS THE
ON BEHALF OF CONGRESS ASSESS THE PRESIDENT'S BEHAVIOR AS A
PRESIDENT'S BEHAVIOR AS A CO-EQUAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT.
CO-EQUAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. THINK ABOUT WHERE THIS IS GOING
THINK ABOUT WHERE THIS IS GOING NOW.
NOW. IF TRUMP'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
IF TRUMP'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO TRY TO KEEP THE
CONTINUES TO TRY TO KEEP THE MUELLER REPORT SECRET, AND IF
MUELLER REPORT SECRET, AND IF THEY TRY TO KEEP GRAND JURY
THEY TRY TO KEEP GRAND JURY INFORMATION FROM THAT REPORT AND
INFORMATION FROM THAT REPORT AND THE UNDERLYING EVIDENCE FOR THAT
THE UNDERLYING EVIDENCE FOR THAT REPORT SECRET, AND THE DEMOCRATS
REPORT SECRET, AND THE DEMOCRATS AND CONGRESS WILL GO NOT JUST TO
AND CONGRESS WILL GO NOT JUST TO FIGHT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
FIGHT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS, THEY WILL GO TO THE
ABOUT THIS, THEY WILL GO TO THE COURTS DIRECTLY TO GO AROUND THE
COURTS DIRECTLY TO GO AROUND THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TO GET THAT
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TO GET THAT MATERIAL, THIS IS GOING TO BE A
MATERIAL, THIS IS GOING TO BE A RIP ROARING FIGHT ABOUT WHETHER
RIP ROARING FIGHT ABOUT WHETHER AND WHEN WE GET TO SEE THIS
AND WHEN WE GET TO SEE THIS STUFF AND WHETHER AND WHEN
STUFF AND WHETHER AND WHEN CONGRESS GETS TO SEE IT, TOO.
CONGRESS GETS TO SEE IT, TOO. AND MEANWHILE, DEMOCRATS ARE NOT
AND MEANWHILE, DEMOCRATS ARE NOT PLAYING ALONG WITH THE WHITE
PLAYING ALONG WITH THE WHITE HOUSE EFFORT AND EFFORT THAT
HOUSE EFFORT AND EFFORT THAT CONSERVATIVE MEDIA TO DECLARE
CONSERVATIVE MEDIA TO DECLARE THIS OVER BASED ON ONE SENTENCE
THIS OVER BASED ON ONE SENTENCE FRAGMENT ABOUT THE PRESIDENT AND
FRAGMENT ABOUT THE PRESIDENT AND RUSSIA AND ONE FULL SENTENCE
RUSSIA AND ONE FULL SENTENCE THAT BARR QUOTED ABOUT
THAT BARR QUOTED ABOUT OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. A FULL SENTENCE INCIDENTALLY IN
A FULL SENTENCE INCIDENTALLY IN WHICH ROBERT MUELLER SAYS THE
WHICH ROBERT MUELLER SAYS THE PRESIDENT IS NOT EXONERATED ON
PRESIDENT IS NOT EXONERATED ON OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. TODAY THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE
TODAY THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE CONVENED AN OPEN
COMMITTEE CONVENED AN OPEN HEARING ON RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE
HEARING ON RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE AND RUSSIAN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS
AND RUSSIAN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS AROUND THE WORLD AND HOW THOSE
AROUND THE WORLD AND HOW THOSE WORK.
WORK. HOUSE REPUBLICANS AT THE OUTSET
HOUSE REPUBLICANS AT THE OUTSET TRIED TO SORT OF HIJACK THE
TRIED TO SORT OF HIJACK THE HEARING TO DECLARE THE RUSSIA
HEARING TO DECLARE THE RUSSIA SCANDAL OVER TO DECLARE THE
SCANDAL OVER TO DECLARE THE PRESIDENT TOTALLY EXONERATED AND
PRESIDENT TOTALLY EXONERATED AND IN SO DOING, THEY DECIDED TO
IN SO DOING, THEY DECIDED TO DECLARE THAT THEY WERE DEMANDING
DECLARE THAT THEY WERE DEMANDING THE RESIGNATION OF INTELLIGENCE
THE RESIGNATION OF INTELLIGENCE CHAIRMAN ADAM SCHIFF FOR HIM
CHAIRMAN ADAM SCHIFF FOR HIM HAVING TAMIRITY TO INVESTIGATE
HAVING TAMIRITY TO INVESTIGATE AND BECAUSE THEY ARE LISTENING
AND BECAUSE THEY ARE LISTENING TO WHITE HOUSE STATEMENTS, I'LL
TO WHITE HOUSE STATEMENTS, I'LL GUESSING REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF
GUESSING REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD
CONGRESS THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE A BIG MOMENT FOR THEM.
BE A BIG MOMENT FOR THEM. I THINK THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD
I THINK THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD SCORE BIG WITH THEIR CHEST
SCORE BIG WITH THEIR CHEST POUNDING DEMAND TODAY THAT ADAM
POUNDING DEMAND TODAY THAT ADAM SCHIFF HAD TO RESIGN FROM THE
SCHIFF HAD TO RESIGN FROM THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE THE RUSSIA
COMMITTEE BECAUSE THE RUSSIA STUFF IS ALL FINE AND CLEARED
STUFF IS ALL FINE AND CLEARED UP, EVERYTHING IS GOOD.
UP, EVERYTHING IS GOOD. THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN
THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND
HEARING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONSERVATIVE MEDIA BECAUSE
CONSERVATIVE MEDIA BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN
THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN HEARING, I'M QUITE SURE THEY
HEARING, I'M QUITE SURE THEY WERE NOT EXPECTING WHAT THEY
WERE NOT EXPECTING WHAT THEY ACTUALLY GOT FROM ADAM SCHIFF IN
ACTUALLY GOT FROM ADAM SCHIFF IN RESPONSE AND PART OF THE WAY YOU
RESPONSE AND PART OF THE WAY YOU CAN TELL IS HOW ABSOLUTELY
CAN TELL IS HOW ABSOLUTELY FLABBERGASTED THEY WERE BY WHAT
FLABBERGASTED THEY WERE BY WHAT ADAM SCHIFF SAID.
ADAM SCHIFF SAID. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOME OF ADAM
YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOME OF ADAM SCHIFF'S REMARKS TODAY AND
SCHIFF'S REMARKS TODAY AND COVERAGE THAT THIS SORT OF
COVERAGE THAT THIS SORT OF REMARKABLE MOMENT HAPPENED IN
REMARKABLE MOMENT HAPPENED IN CONGRESS TODAY BUT I -- YOU MAY
CONGRESS TODAY BUT I -- YOU MAY NOT HAVE SEEN HOW REPUBLICANS
NOT HAVE SEEN HOW REPUBLICANS RESPONDED AT THE END.
RESPONDED AT THE END. THIS WAS INCREDIBLE.
THIS WAS INCREDIBLE. TWO THINGS -- NO, THERE IS THREE
TWO THINGS -- NO, THERE IS THREE THINGS TO WATCH HERE.
THINGS TO WATCH HERE. FIRST, WATCH WHAT SCHIFF SAYS,
FIRST, WATCH WHAT SCHIFF SAYS, WHICH IS SORT OF STUNNING THIS
WHICH IS SORT OF STUNNING THIS RIFF.
RIFF. RIGHT?
RIGHT? TWO, WATCH HOW THE PEOPLE AROUND
TWO, WATCH HOW THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM AT THAT MOMENT RESPOND
HIM AT THAT MOMENT RESPOND INCLUDING LIKE HIS FELLOW
INCLUDING LIKE HIS FELLOW DEMOCRATS, AT ONE POINT YOU'LL
DEMOCRATS, AT ONE POINT YOU'LL SEE VAL DEMINGS SITTING AND
SEE VAL DEMINGS SITTING AND WATCH TO SEE HOW SHE REACTS TO
WATCH TO SEE HOW SHE REACTS TO WHAT IS ERUPTING FROM ADAM
WHAT IS ERUPTING FROM ADAM SCHIFF IN THE HEARING ROOM TODAY
SCHIFF IN THE HEARING ROOM TODAY AND THE THIRD THING THAT YOU
AND THE THIRD THING THAT YOU REALLY HAVE TO SEE IS WATCH
REALLY HAVE TO SEE IS WATCH REPUBLICANS COMPLETELY
REPUBLICANS COMPLETELY BAMBOOZLED AND UPSET AND
BAMBOOZLED AND UPSET AND SPUTTERING WITH WHAT HE SERVES
SPUTTERING WITH WHAT HE SERVES UP TO THEM.
UP TO THEM. THEY CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S SAYING
THEY CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S SAYING THIS STUFF AND GOSH, WHEN YOU
THIS STUFF AND GOSH, WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY IT SOUNDS
PUT IT THAT WAY IT SOUNDS TERRIBLE AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE
TERRIBLE AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE MEAN.
MEAN. YOU -- STOP TALKING ABOUT IT
YOU -- STOP TALKING ABOUT IT LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. OH, GEE.
OH, GEE. THIS WAS JUST A SIGNAL MOMENT, I
THIS WAS JUST A SIGNAL MOMENT, I THINK, IN THIS WHOLE
THINK, IN THIS WHOLE TWO-YEARLONG SAGA.
TWO-YEARLONG SAGA. THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE. SIT DOWN AND WATCH THIS.
SIT DOWN AND WATCH THIS. >> WE HAD NO FAITH IN YOUR
>> WE HAD NO FAITH IN YOUR ABILITY TO DISCHARGE DUTIES AND
ABILITY TO DISCHARGE DUTIES AND CONSISTENT WITH YOUR
CONSISTENT WITH YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND URGE IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION
AND URGE IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE.
AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. THIS LET SER SIGNTER IS SIGNED B
THIS LET SER SIGNTER IS SIGNED B NINE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND
NINE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND COMMITTEE AND ASK IT TO BE
COMMITTEE AND ASK IT TO BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD OF
ENTERED INTO THE RECORD OF TODAY'S HEARING.
TODAY'S HEARING. >> I GO BACK.
>> I GO BACK. WITHOUT ON JUNCTION, I'M GOING
WITHOUT ON JUNCTION, I'M GOING TO TURN TO OUR WITNESSES WHO ARE
TO TURN TO OUR WITNESSES WHO ARE THE SUB OF THE HEARING TODAY BUT
THE SUB OF THE HEARING TODAY BUT AS YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO SIMPLY
AS YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO SIMPLY ATTACK ME CONSISTENT WITH THE
ATTACK ME CONSISTENT WITH THE PRESIDENT'S ATTACKS, I DO WANT
PRESIDENT'S ATTACKS, I DO WANT TO RESPOND IN THIS WAY.
TO RESPOND IN THIS WAY. MY COLLEAGUES MAY THINK IT'S
MY COLLEAGUES MAY THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THE RUSSIANS OFFERED
OKAY THAT THE RUSSIANS OFFERED DIRT ON A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
DIRT ON A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT AS PART OF WHAT
FOR PRESIDENT AS PART OF WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS THE RUSSIAN
WAS DESCRIBED AS THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT'S EFFORT TO HELP THE
GOVERNMENT'S EFFORT TO HELP THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN.
TRUMP CAMPAIGN. YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY. MY COLLEAGUES MIGHT THINK IT'S
MY COLLEAGUES MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT WHEN THAT WAS OFFERED
OKAY THAT WHEN THAT WAS OFFERED TO THE SON OF THE PRESIDENT WHO
TO THE SON OF THE PRESIDENT WHO HAD A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE
HAD A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE CAMPAIGN, THAT THE PRESIDENT'S
CAMPAIGN, THAT THE PRESIDENT'S SON DID NOT CALL THE FBI.
SON DID NOT CALL THE FBI. HE DID NOT ADAMANTLY REFUSE THAT
HE DID NOT ADAMANTLY REFUSE THAT FOREIGN HELP.
FOREIGN HELP. NO, INSTEAD THAT SON SAID HE
NO, INSTEAD THAT SON SAID HE WOULD LOVE TO HELP WITH THE
WOULD LOVE TO HELP WITH THE RUSSIANS.
RUSSIANS. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT HE TOOK THAT MEETING.
HE TOOK THAT MEETING. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT PAUL MANAFORT, THE CAMPAIGN
PAUL MANAFORT, THE CAMPAIGN CHAIR SUMMED WITH GREAT
CHAIR SUMMED WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE IN RUNNING CAMPAIGNS
EXPERIENCE IN RUNNING CAMPAIGNS ALSO TOOK THAT MEETING.
ALSO TOOK THAT MEETING. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THE PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW ALSO
THE PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW ALSO TOOK THAT MEETING.
TOOK THAT MEETING. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THEY CONCEALED IT FROM THE
THEY CONCEALED IT FROM THE PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THEIR ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT AFTER
THEIR ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT AFTER THAT MEETING WAS THAT THE DIRT
THAT MEETING WAS THAT THE DIRT THEY RECEIVED ON HILLARY CLINTON
THEY RECEIVED ON HILLARY CLINTON WASN'T BETTER.
WASN'T BETTER. YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY WHEN
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED A YEAR LATER
IT WAS DISCOVERED A YEAR LATER THAT THEN LIED ABOUT THAT
THAT THEN LIED ABOUT THAT MEETING AND SAID IT WAS ABOUT
MEETING AND SAID IT WAS ABOUT ADOPTIONS.
ADOPTIONS. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THE
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THE PRESIDENT IS REPORTED TO HAVE
PRESIDENT IS REPORTED TO HAVE HELPED DICTATE THAT LIE.
HELPED DICTATE THAT LIE. YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY. I DON'T.
I DON'T. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THE CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN OF A
THE CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN OF A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WOULD
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WOULD OFFER INFORMATION ABOUT THAT
OFFER INFORMATION ABOUT THAT CAMPAIGN TO A RUSSIAN OLIGARCH
CAMPAIGN TO A RUSSIAN OLIGARCH IN EXCHANGE FOR MONEY OR DEBT
IN EXCHANGE FOR MONEY OR DEBT FORGIVENESS.
FORGIVENESS. YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT'S OKAY. I DON'T.
I DON'T. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THAT CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN OFFERED
THAT CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN OFFERED POLLING DATA, CAMPAIGN POLLING
POLLING DATA, CAMPAIGN POLLING DATA TO SOMEONE LINKED TO
DATA TO SOMEONE LINKED TO RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE.
RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE. I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF CALLED ON
THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF CALLED ON RUSSIA TO HACK HIS OPPONENT'S
RUSSIA TO HACK HIS OPPONENT'S E-MAILS IF THEY WERE LISTENING.
E-MAILS IF THEY WERE LISTENING. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY LATER
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY LATER THAT DAY THE RUSSIANS ATTEMPTED
THAT DAY THE RUSSIANS ATTEMPTED TO HACK A SERVER AFFILIATED WITH
TO HACK A SERVER AFFILIATED WITH THAT CAMPAIGN.
THAT CAMPAIGN. I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY. YOU MIGHT THINK THAT IT'S OKAY
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT IT'S OKAY THAT THE PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW
THAT THE PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH A SECRET
SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH A SECRET BACK CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATIONS
BACK CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE RUSSIANS THROUGH A
WITH THE RUSSIANS THROUGH A RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC FACILITY.
RUSSIAN DIPLOMATIC FACILITY. I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S OKAY. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT AN ASSOCIATE OF THE PRESIDENT
AN ASSOCIATE OF THE PRESIDENT MADE DIRECT CONTRACT WITH THE
MADE DIRECT CONTRACT WITH THE GRU THROUGH WIKILEAKS AND
GRU THROUGH WIKILEAKS AND CONSIDERED THAT IT'S CONSIDERED
CONSIDERED THAT IT'S CONSIDERED A HOSTILE INTEL JNSLIGENCE AGENC
A HOSTILE INTEL JNSLIGENCE AGENC YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY A
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY A SENIOR CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL WAS
SENIOR CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL WAS INSTRUCTED TO REACH THAT
INSTRUCTED TO REACH THAT ASSOCIATE AND FIND OUT WHAT THAT
ASSOCIATE AND FIND OUT WHAT THAT HOSTILE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY HAD
HOSTILE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY HAD TO SAY IN TERMS OF DIRT ON HIS
TO SAY IN TERMS OF DIRT ON HIS OPPONENT.
OPPONENT. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY THAT THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DESIGNATION CONFERRED ABOUT
DESIGNATION CONFERRED ABOUT UNDERMINING U.S. SANCTIONS AND
UNDERMINING U.S. SANCTIONS AND YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY HE
YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S OKAY HE LIED ABOUT IT TO THE FBI.
LIED ABOUT IT TO THE FBI. YOU MIGHT SAY THAT'S ALL OKAY.
YOU MIGHT SAY THAT'S ALL OKAY. YOU MIGHT SAY THAT'S JUST WHAT
YOU MIGHT SAY THAT'S JUST WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN.
YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN. BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY.
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY. I THINK IT'S IMMORAL.
I THINK IT'S IMMORAL. UNETHICAL.
UNETHICAL. UNPATRIOTIC AND YES, I THINK
UNPATRIOTIC AND YES, I THINK IT'S CORRUPT.
IT'S CORRUPT. AND EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION.
AND EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION. NOW I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT THE
NOW I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THIS AMOUNTS
QUESTION OF WHETHER THIS AMOUNTS TO PROOF OF CONSPIRACY WAS
TO PROOF OF CONSPIRACY WAS ANOTHER MATTER.
ANOTHER MATTER. WHETHER THE SPECIAL COUNSEL
WHETHER THE SPECIAL COUNSEL COULD PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE
COULD PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THE PROOF OF THAT CRIME
DOUBT THE PROOF OF THAT CRIME WOULD BE UP TO THE SPECIAL
WOULD BE UP TO THE SPECIAL COUNSEL AND I WOULD ACCEPT THIS
COUNSEL AND I WOULD ACCEPT THIS DECISION AND I DO.
DECISION AND I DO. HE'S A GOOD AND HONORABLE MAN
HE'S A GOOD AND HONORABLE MAN AND HE'S A GOOD PROSECUTOR BUT I
AND HE'S A GOOD PROSECUTOR BUT I DO NOT THINK THAT CONDUCT,
DO NOT THINK THAT CONDUCT, CRIMINAL OR NOT IS OKAY AND THE
CRIMINAL OR NOT IS OKAY AND THE DAY WE DO THINK THAT'S OKAY IS
DAY WE DO THINK THAT'S OKAY IS THE DAY WE WILL LOOK BACK AND
THE DAY WE WILL LOOK BACK AND SAY THAT IS THE DAY AMERICA LOST
SAY THAT IS THE DAY AMERICA LOST ITS WAY.
ITS WAY. AND I WILL TELL YOU ONE MORE
AND I WILL TELL YOU ONE MORE THING THAT IS OF THE HEARING
THING THAT IS OF THE HEARING TODAY, I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY
TODAY, I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY DURING A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
DURING A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MR. TRUMP SOUGHT THE KREMLIN'S
MR. TRUMP SOUGHT THE KREMLIN'S HELP TO HAVE A REAL ESTATE DEAL
HELP TO HAVE A REAL ESTATE DEAL IN MOSCOW THAT WOULD MAKE HIM A
IN MOSCOW THAT WOULD MAKE HIM A FORTUNE.
FORTUNE. ACCORDING TO THE SPECIAL COUNSEL
ACCORDING TO THE SPECIAL COUNSEL HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY HE
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY HE CONCEALED IT FROM THE PUBLIC AND
CONCEALED IT FROM THE PUBLIC AND ADVOCATING A MORE AND FAVORABLE
ADVOCATING A MORE AND FAVORABLE POLICY TO THE RUSSIANS EVEN AS
POLICY TO THE RUSSIANS EVEN AS HE WAS SEEKING THE RUSSIANS
HE WAS SEEKING THE RUSSIANS HELP, THE KREMLIN'S HELP TO MAKE
HELP, THE KREMLIN'S HELP TO MAKE MONEY.
MONEY. I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY HIS
I DON'T THINK IT'S OKAY HIS ATTORNEY LIED TO OUR COMMITTEE.
ATTORNEY LIED TO OUR COMMITTEE. THERE IS A DIFFERENT WORD FOR
THERE IS A DIFFERENT WORD FOR THAT THAN COLLUSION.
THAT THAN COLLUSION. AND IT'S CALLED COMPROMISE.
AND IT'S CALLED COMPROMISE. AND THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF OUR
AND THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF OUR HEARING TODAY.
HEARING TODAY. MR. ALMBASSADOR, I WILL NOT
MR. ALMBASSADOR, I WILL NOT YIELD --
YIELD -- >> WILL YOU YIELD YOU MADE UP
>> WILL YOU YIELD YOU MADE UP THINGS ABOUT ALL OF US -- WE
THINGS ABOUT ALL OF US -- WE THINK --
THINK -- >> YOU CAN USE YOUR FIVE MINUTES
>> YOU CAN USE YOUR FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
TO SPEAK. YOU ATTACKED ME IN YOUR OPENING
YOU ATTACKED ME IN YOUR OPENING STATEMENT.
STATEMENT. >> I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
>> I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND AT ALL ETC. SPECIALSP
TO RESPOND AT ALL ETC. SPECIALSP BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU THINK.
BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU THINK. >> MR. ATTORNEY, YOU'RE NOT
>> MR. ATTORNEY, YOU'RE NOT RECOGNIZED, AMBASSADOR McFAUL,
RECOGNIZED, AMBASSADOR McFAUL, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> AND THUS BEGAN THE HEARING ON
>> AND THUS BEGAN THE HEARING ON HOW RUSSIA USES ITS VARIOUS
HOW RUSSIA USES ITS VARIOUS POINTS OF LEVERAGE TO COMPROMISE
POINTS OF LEVERAGE TO COMPROMISE PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE
PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE INCLUDING POTENTIALLY PEOPLE IN
INCLUDING POTENTIALLY PEOPLE IN OUR OWN GOVERNMENT.
OUR OWN GOVERNMENT. THE GENTLEMAN WILL NOT YIELD.
THE GENTLEMAN WILL NOT YIELD. AND UNTIL THE MUELLER REPORT
AND UNTIL THE MUELLER REPORT ACTUALLY GETS RELEASED, ANY OF
ACTUALLY GETS RELEASED, ANY OF IT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY SHOULD

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