>>> ONLY THREE PRESIDENTS OF THE
>>> ONLY THREE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN ACCUSED
UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF FEDERAL CRIMES BY A SPECIAL
OF FEDERAL CRIMES BY A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR -- BY A FEDERAL
PROSECUTOR -- BY A FEDERAL PROSECUTOR OF ANY KIND WHILE IN
PROSECUTOR OF ANY KIND WHILE IN OFFICE, AND DONALD TRUMP IS NOW
OFFICE, AND DONALD TRUMP IS NOW ONE OF THEM.
ONE OF THEM. BILL CLINTON WAS ACCUSED OF
BILL CLINTON WAS ACCUSED OF PERJURY AND OBSTRUCTION OF
PERJURY AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE BY SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
JUSTICE BY SPECIAL PROSECUTOR KENNETH STAR, AND THAT WAS
KENNETH STAR, AND THAT WAS ENOUGH TO GET BILL CLINTON
ENOUGH TO GET BILL CLINTON IMPEACHED BY THE HOUSE OF
IMPEACHED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
REPRESENTATIVES. RICHARD NIXON WAS NAMED AN
RICHARD NIXON WAS NAMED AN UNINDICTED COCONSPIRATOR BY THE
UNINDICTED COCONSPIRATOR BY THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR AND THEN
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR AND THEN VOTED ARTICLES OF ILPEACHMENTMPE
VOTED ARTICLES OF ILPEACHMENTMPE AGAINST RICHARD NIXON.
AGAINST RICHARD NIXON. SO WHAT HAPPENS TO DONALD TRUMP,
SO WHAT HAPPENS TO DONALD TRUMP, NOW THAT HE’S THE THIRD AMERICAN
NOW THAT HE’S THE THIRD AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO BE ACCUSED BY
PRESIDENT TO BE ACCUSED BY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS OF
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS OF COMMITTING CRIMES, WILL HE NOW
COMMITTING CRIMES, WILL HE NOW BE THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT
BE THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT ACCUSED BY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS
ACCUSED BY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS OF COMMITTING CRIMES WHOSE
OF COMMITTING CRIMES WHOSE CRIMES ARE THEN IGNORED BY
CRIMES ARE THEN IGNORED BY CONGRESS?
CONGRESS? JOINING OUR DISCUSSION NOW
JOINING OUR DISCUSSION NOW DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN STEVE
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN STEVE CORN OF TENNESSEE.
CORN OF TENNESSEE. YOUR REACTION TO WHAT WE LEARNED
YOUR REACTION TO WHAT WE LEARNED TODAY ABOUT THE PRESIDENT OF THE
TODAY ABOUT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE MICHAEL
UNITED STATES IN THE MICHAEL COHEN CASE.
COHEN CASE. >> I THINK THAT WHAT WE’VE
>> I THINK THAT WHAT WE’VE LEARNED TODAY IS WHAT MANY OF US
LEARNED TODAY IS WHAT MANY OF US HAVE KNOWN FOR AT LEAST TWO
HAVE KNOWN FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AND SOME FOR MANY 10 OR
YEARS AND SOME FOR MANY 10 OR 15, THAT DONALD TRUMP IS A
15, THAT DONALD TRUMP IS A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE.
CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE. THE TRUMP FAMILY IS CRIMINAL
THE TRUMP FAMILY IS CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE AND THAT MOST OF THE
ENTERPRISE AND THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE HE’S INVOLVED WITH LIKE
PEOPLE HE’S INVOLVED WITH LIKE MICHAEL COHEN AND MANAFORT ARE
MICHAEL COHEN AND MANAFORT ARE SHADY FOLKS.
SHADY FOLKS. AND IT’S ASTONISHING THEY’VE
AND IT’S ASTONISHING THEY’VE TAKEN THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE
TAKEN THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE CONTRAST GEORGE HUB RTERBERT WAL
CONTRAST GEORGE HUB RTERBERT WAL BUSH, A MAN OF DISTINCTION AND
BUSH, A MAN OF DISTINCTION AND CLASS AND THIS MAN SO MANIFEST.
CLASS AND THIS MAN SO MANIFEST. >> AS THE PROSECUTORS OF NEW
>> AS THE PROSECUTORS OF NEW YORK THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
YORK THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CHARGE THE PRESIDENT OF THE
CHARGE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FORMALLY WITH
UNITED STATES FORMALLY WITH CRIMES, INDICT THE PRESIDENT OF
CRIMES, INDICT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE UNITED STATES. THAT REMEDY IS LEFT ONLY TO YOU
THAT REMEDY IS LEFT ONLY TO YOU IN CONGRESS ACCORDING TO THE WAY
IN CONGRESS ACCORDING TO THE WAY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEES THIS
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEES THIS NOW, THAT GIVEN THAT THOSE
NOW, THAT GIVEN THAT THOSE CRIMES HAVE BEEN OUTLINED, IS
CRIMES HAVE BEEN OUTLINED, IS THIS ENOUGH REASON FOR THE HOUSE
THIS ENOUGH REASON FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO BEGIN AN
OF REPRESENTATIVES TO BEGIN AN IMPEACHMENT INVESTIGATION?
IMPEACHMENT INVESTIGATION? >> WE’RE GOING TO START
>> WE’RE GOING TO START INVESTIGATIONS IN MANY
INVESTIGATIONS IN MANY COMMITTEES IN PARTICULAR OF
COMMITTEES IN PARTICULAR OF JUDICIARY IN TRUMP ACTIVITIES.
JUDICIARY IN TRUMP ACTIVITIES. WE’RE NOT GOING TO START WITH
WE’RE NOT GOING TO START WITH IMPEACHMENT.
IMPEACHMENT. YOU KNOW, I FEEL HE’S COMMITTED
YOU KNOW, I FEEL HE’S COMMITTED MANY IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES, AND
MANY IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES, AND THERE’S NO QUESTION -- EVEN
THERE’S NO QUESTION -- EVEN WRITTEN THE OTHER DAY HE’S NOT
WRITTEN THE OTHER DAY HE’S NOT THE MOST LIBERAL GUY AND HE MOST
THE MOST LIBERAL GUY AND HE MOST BE THE MOST IMPEACHABLE
BE THE MOST IMPEACHABLE PRESIDENT EVER.
PRESIDENT EVER. IT MIGHT NOT COME OUT, IT MAY
IT MIGHT NOT COME OUT, IT MAY NOT COME OUT.
NOT COME OUT. BUT IT COULD COME OUT THROUGH
BUT IT COULD COME OUT THROUGH HEARINGS IN THE JUDICIARY
HEARINGS IN THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, INFORMATION THAT
COMMITTEE, INFORMATION THAT SHOWS TO THE REPUBLICANS THAT
SHOWS TO THE REPUBLICANS THAT THIS MANS AN ALBATROSS AND THEY
THIS MANS AN ALBATROSS AND THEY NEED TO JETTISON HIM OR THE WAVE
NEED TO JETTISON HIM OR THE WAVE IN 2020 IS GOING TO BE EVEN
IN 2020 IS GOING TO BE EVEN GREATER AND IT’S GOING TO BE A
GREATER AND IT’S GOING TO BE A WAVE THAT’S GOING TO HIT THE
WAVE THAT’S GOING TO HIT THE SENATE.
SENATE. I THINK THE PROOF IS GOING TO
I THINK THE PROOF IS GOING TO COME OUT.
COME OUT. THEY PROBABLY HAVE RECORDINGS OF
THEY PROBABLY HAVE RECORDINGS OF TRUMP THAT MICHAEL COHEN HAD.
TRUMP THAT MICHAEL COHEN HAD. THEY PROBABLY HAVE RECORDINGS OF
THEY PROBABLY HAVE RECORDINGS OF OTHER PEOPLE, THE FAMILY
OTHER PEOPLE, THE FAMILY MEMBERS.
MEMBERS. AND IT’S GOING TO BE SO CLEAR
AND IT’S GOING TO BE SO CLEAR THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CRIMINAL
THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE FROM DAY ONE WITH THE
ENTERPRISE FROM DAY ONE WITH THE RUSSIANS AND TRUMP, THAT THE
RUSSIANS AND TRUMP, THAT THE REPUBLICANS WILL JUMP OFF OF THE
REPUBLICANS WILL JUMP OFF OF THE SHIP AND SAY WE’VE GOT TO GET
SHIP AND SAY WE’VE GOT TO GET RID OF THIS GUY.
RID OF THIS GUY. SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE HEARINGS
SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE HEARINGS THAT’S GOING TO BE LIKE
THAT’S GOING TO BE LIKE IMPEACHMENT BECAUSE IT’S GOING
IMPEACHMENT BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO BRING OUT THE FACTS.
TO BRING OUT THE FACTS. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS.
>> LET ME ASK YOU THIS. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET AN
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET AN IMPEACHMENT HEARING AGAINST THIS
IMPEACHMENT HEARING AGAINST THIS PRESIDENT?
PRESIDENT? HE’S ACCUSED OF FEDERAL CRIMES
HE’S ACCUSED OF FEDERAL CRIMES BY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN NEW
BY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN NEW YORK CITY.
YORK CITY. THAT MAKES HIM ONE OF THREE
THAT MAKES HIM ONE OF THREE PRESIDENTS IN HISTORY.
PRESIDENTS IN HISTORY. ARE THE DEMOCRATS PREPARED TO
ARE THE DEMOCRATS PREPARED TO ALLOW THIS TO BE THE ONLY
ALLOW THIS TO BE THE ONLY PRESIDENT IN HISTORY WHO GETS
PRESIDENT IN HISTORY WHO GETS ACCUSED OF FEDERAL CRIMES LIKE
ACCUSED OF FEDERAL CRIMES LIKE THIS WHO THEN DOES NOT FACE AN
THIS WHO THEN DOES NOT FACE AN IMPEACHMENT HEARING IN THE HOUSE
IMPEACHMENT HEARING IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
OF REPRESENTATIVES? >> I DON’T THINK THAT WILL
>> I DON’T THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. I THINK IT’S GOING TO HAVE TO BE
I THINK IT’S GOING TO HAVE TO BE SPEAKER PELOSI AND CHAIRMAN
SPEAKER PELOSI AND CHAIRMAN NADLER TO BE THE LEADERS.
NADLER TO BE THE LEADERS. NOTHING GETS SCHEDULED IN
NOTHING GETS SCHEDULED IN JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WITHOUT
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WITHOUT CHAIRMAN NADLER, THE CHAIRMAN
CHAIRMAN NADLER, THE CHAIRMAN MAKING IT ON THE AGENDA.
MAKING IT ON THE AGENDA. AND HE WOULD NOT DO THAT WITHOUT
AND HE WOULD NOT DO THAT WITHOUT CONSULTATION WITH THE SPEAKER
CONSULTATION WITH THE SPEAKER AND I’M SURE THE MAJORITY LEADER
AND I’M SURE THE MAJORITY LEADER AND MR. CLIEBERBER AS WELL.
AND MR. CLIEBERBER AS WELL. >> IS IT THE DEMOCRAT’S POSITION
>> IS IT THE DEMOCRAT’S POSITION DEMOCRATS WILL NOT TAKE ANY
DEMOCRATS WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF
ACTION WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF REPUBLICANS BOTH IN THE HOUSE OF
REPUBLICANS BOTH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE,
REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE, AND THEREFORE DEMOCRATS ARE
AND THEREFORE DEMOCRATS ARE SIMPLY SURRENDERING THEIR OWN
SIMPLY SURRENDERING THEIR OWN POWERS IN THE HOUSE OF
POWERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE CONTROL
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE CONTROL OF REPUBLICANS?
OF REPUBLICANS? >> I DON’T THINK THAT’S THE
>> I DON’T THINK THAT’S THE CASE, LAWRENCE, BECAUSE I THINK
CASE, LAWRENCE, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT IT IS WE WANT TO SEE SOME
WHAT IT IS WE WANT TO SEE SOME REPUBLICANS EITHER HAVE THEIR
REPUBLICANS EITHER HAVE THEIR EYES OPENED OR THEIR BACKBONES
EYES OPENED OR THEIR BACKBONES RE-INSTALLED AND COME FORTH AND
RE-INSTALLED AND COME FORTH AND SHOW THEY’RE WILLING TO AT LEAST
SHOW THEY’RE WILLING TO AT LEAST SHOULDER SOME OF THE
SHOULDER SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY AND BE OPEN TO
RESPONSIBILITY AND BE OPEN TO THIS --
THIS -- >> AND IF THEY DON’T BECAUSE
>> AND IF THEY DON’T BECAUSE THIS IS PARTY THAT DOES NOT
THIS IS PARTY THAT DOES NOT SHOULDER RESPONSIBILITY UNDER
SHOULDER RESPONSIBILITY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES -- IF THEY
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES -- IF THEY DON’T, ARE THE DEMOCRATS IN
DON’T, ARE THE DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS PREPARED TO ESTABLISH
CONGRESS PREPARED TO ESTABLISH THE PRECEDENT THAT PRESIDENTS
THE PRECEDENT THAT PRESIDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO COMMIT FEDERAL
ARE ALLOWED TO COMMIT FEDERAL CRIMES THE WAY DONALD TRUMP HAS
CRIMES THE WAY DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN CHARGED IN NEW YORK WITH
BEEN CHARGED IN NEW YORK WITH THIS FEDERAL CRIME, THAT
THIS FEDERAL CRIME, THAT DEMOCRATS WOULD THEN ESTABLISH
DEMOCRATS WOULD THEN ESTABLISH THAT AS AN ACCEPTABLE PRECEDENT
THAT AS AN ACCEPTABLE PRECEDENT BY PRESIDENTS NOT TO BE
BY PRESIDENTS NOT TO BE CHALLENGED BY THE OPPOSING PARTY
CHALLENGED BY THE OPPOSING PARTY IN CONGRESS?
IN CONGRESS? >> I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I WILL
>> I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I WILL BE ON THE INSIDE URGING THAT WE
BE ON THE INSIDE URGING THAT WE TAKE ACTION AND THAT WE NOT WAIT
TAKE ACTION AND THAT WE NOT WAIT TOO LONG AND THAT WE DEVELOP --
TOO LONG AND THAT WE DEVELOP -- THAT THE PROOF BE DEVELOPED AND
THAT THE PROOF BE DEVELOPED AND THE FACTS BE OUT THERE WHERE THE
THE FACTS BE OUT THERE WHERE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SAYS IT’S BEEN
AMERICAN PUBLIC SAYS IT’S BEEN TOO MUCH.
TOO MUCH. AND I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO FIND
AND I THINK YOU’RE GOING TO FIND SOME REPUBLICANS WHO ARE GOING
SOME REPUBLICANS WHO ARE GOING TO SAY THEIR SKIN COMES AROUND.
TO SAY THEIR SKIN COMES AROUND. THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED IN
THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED IN WATERGATE.
WATERGATE. THAT WAS A CANCER ON THE
THAT WAS A CANCER ON THE PRESIDENCY.
PRESIDENCY. AND THERE’S A CANCER ON THE
AND THERE’S A CANCER ON THE PRESIDENCY NOW OR THE WHITE
PRESIDENCY NOW OR THE WHITE HOUSE BUT IT EXISTS AGAIN.
HOUSE BUT IT EXISTS AGAIN. AND WE SHOULD HAVE THIS MAN COME
AND WE SHOULD HAVE THIS MAN COME TO HAVE TO RESPOND AND BE
TO HAVE TO RESPOND AND BE IMPEACHED, BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO
IMPEACHED, BUT YOU DON’T WANT TO NECESSARILY HAVE IT BE BEFORE
NECESSARILY HAVE IT BE BEFORE IT’S SO OBVIOUS TO EVEN MEMBERS
IT’S SO OBVIOUS TO EVEN MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THAT
