Ed Henry Hammers DNC Adviser: How Is Flynn Bigger than Watergate?

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Ed President ░░░░░░░░ has been in office ░░░░░░░░ less than four weeks ░░░░░░░░ claim the White House ░░░░░░░░ already in crisis mode ░░░░░░░░ a democratic congressman is ░░░░░░░░ talking about removing Donald ░░░░░░░░ from office Then there ░░░░░░░░ the DNC Senior advisors ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Russia kid ░░░░░░░░ connection as bigger than ░░░░░░░░ You seem to be ░░░░░░░░ calm reasonable guy But ░░░░░░░░ the hysterical charge on ░░░░░░░░ 26 I do not ░░░░░░░░ it is hysterical Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about this The ░░░░░░░░ Ed We knew weeks ░░░░░░░░ that they interjected themselves ░░░░░░░░ officials were in communication ░░░░░░░░ the Kremlin Not just ░░░░░░░░ Kremlin the intelligence services ░░░░░░░░ help Donald Trump get ░░░░░░░░ Ed We have heard ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ have I want to ░░░░░░░░ the full context of ░░░░░░░░ you said earlier on ░░░░░░░░ lives I am director ░░░░░░░░ the Trump war room ░░░░░░░░ at the DNC over ░░░░░░░░ last 48 hours the ░░░░░░░░ has confirmed what many ░░░░░░░░ us already suspected Donald ░░░░░░░░ and his aides have ░░░░░░░░ to lie about their ░░░░░░░░ with Russia One of ░░░░░░░░ biggest political scandals in ░░░░░░░░ history This is bigger ░░░░░░░░ Watergate Ed He said ░░░░░░░░ Trump has repeatedly lied ░░░░░░░░ contact with Russia When ░░░░░░░░ the president lie On ░░░░░░░░ 11th On January 6 ░░░░░░░░ Trump Ed What d ░░░░░░░░ say He was asked ░░░░░░░░ his aides had contact ░░░░░░░░ the Kremlin and that ░░░░░░░░ five days after he ░░░░░░░░ an intelligence briefing where ░░░░░░░░ said the exact opposite ░░░░░░░░ CIA and FBI informed ░░░░░░░░ that in fact his ░░░░░░░░ and senior aides did ░░░░░░░░ contact with intelligence agencies ░░░░░░░░ only Donald Trump lied ░░░░░░░░ Pence lied as well ░░░░░░░░ January 15th he was ░░░░░░░░ the question whether a ░░░░░░░░ aide had communication with ░░░░░░░░ Kremlin And he said ░░░░░░░░ Again this is after ░░░░░░░░ 6th when he was ░░░░░░░░ part of briefing where ░░░░░░░░ said the exact opposite ░░░░░░░░ The story in The ░░░░░░░░ York Times today said ░░░░░░░░ officials interviewed in recent ░░░░░░░░ said that so far ░░░░░░░░ had seen no evidence ░░░░░░░░ evidence of such cooperation ░░░░░░░░ may have the Trump ░░░░░░░░ on contact but there ░░░░░░░░ no collusion Maybe Donald ░░░░░░░░ and I m not ░░░░░░░░ he did he suggested ░░░░░░░░ was no contact and ░░░░░░░░ are saying there was ░░░░░░░░ I m still not ░░░░░░░░ this as bigger than ░░░░░░░░ Let s be clear ░░░░░░░░ how the scandal has ░░░░░░░░ We first learned about ░░░░░░░░ it was J jt ░░░░░░░░ Russians interfered in the ░░░░░░░░ Not that they had ░░░░░░░░ Trump Then I I ░░░░░░░░ it that he helped ░░░░░░░░ but there was no ░░░░░░░░ between the Kremlin and ░░░░░░░░ top eight aides What ░░░░░░░░ need to do is ░░░░░░░░ out more information which ░░░░░░░░ why we need indndendent ░░░░░░░░ investigations that can start ░░░░░░░░ get to the bottom ░░░░░░░░ this Ed There are ░░░░░░░░ talking about impeachment I ░░░░░░░░ still not hearing what ░░░░░░░░ Watergate There are parallels ░░░░░░░░ Watergate just as you ░░░░░░░░ seems like talking points ░░░░░░░░ going around CNN said ░░░░░░░░ aides were in constant ░░░░░░░░ with Russian officialal but ░░░░░░░░ emphasize communinition between campaign ░░░░░░░░ and representatives of foreign ░░░░░░░░ are not unusual This ░░░░░░░░ not unusual That s ░░░░░░░░ CNN said And then ░░░░░░░░ s look at the ░░░░░░░░ of what happened in ░░░░░░░░ I will give you ░░░░░░░░ much time as you ░░░░░░░░ A total of 69 ░░░░░░░░ were charged with crimes ░░░░░░░░ 48 people pleadeduilty Some ░░░░░░░░ those convicted were major ░░░░░░░░ The attorney general White ░░░░░░░░ counsel Dozens of people ░░░░░░░░ whole list on the ░░░░░░░░ there You have CNN ░░░░░░░░ it is not unusual ░░░░░░░░ there to B B ░░░░░░░░ between the campaign and ░░░░░░░░ government Number two The ░░░░░░░░ York Times themselves screamer ░░░░░░░░ a story there is ░░░░░░░░ evidence of collusion How ░░░░░░░░ this Watergate What you ░░░░░░░░ missing here What is ░░░░░░░░ is the frequency of ░░░░░░░░ contact as well as ░░░░░░░░ level of the senior ░░░░░░░░ of the aides and ░░░░░░░░ with the Russian intelligence ░░░░░░░░ have already been three ░░░░░░░░ Gegeral Flynn Paul Manafort ░░░░░░░░ had Ed He said ░░░░░░░░ spoke to one Russian ░░░░░░░░ He did not resign ░░░░░░░░ that He did not ░░░░░░░░ over that He got ░░░░░░░░ out of the campaign ░░░░░░░░ absolutely did resign over ░░░░░░░░ Paul Manafort resigned amidst ░░░░░░░░ FBI closing in on ░░░░░░░░ communication and potentialal coordination ░░░░░░░░ the Russians Ed Maybe ░░░░░░░░ will happen we have ░░░░░░░░ heard anything official And ░░░░░░░░ thereres Carter page a ░░░░░░░░ policy advisor who resigned ░░░░░░░░ the campaign after meeting ░░░░░░░░ Russian officials who were ░░░░░░░░ sanctions including the Russian ░░░░░░░░ who was supposedly in ░░░░░░░░ of the intelligence gaththings ░░░░░░░░ the U S Election ░░░░░░░░ You are throwing out ░░░░░░░░ kinds of things You ░░░░░░░░ saying it is bigger ░░░░░░░░ tergate and there should ░░░░░░░░ an investigation There are ░░░░░░░░ several congressional committees I ░░░░░░░░ to make another point ░░░░░░░░ was a panel formed ░░░░░░░░ look at how to ░░░░░░░░ a president from office ░░░░░░░░ said in part he ░░░░░░░░ concerned about the amendmentnt ░░░░░░░░ after growing worried over ░░░░░░░░ s behavior He pointed ░░░░░░░░ Trump claim that there ░░░░░░░░ a sunny weather during ░░░░░░░░ inauguration when in fact ░░░░░░░░ rained What is going ░░░░░░░░ in the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ now If the president ░░░░░░░░ it was Sunday are ░░░░░░░░ Y ready to remove ░░░░░░░░ from office It still ░░░░░░░░ exercise by democratic congressman ░░░░░░░░ do not know anything ░░░░░░░░ that comomttee A select ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan select committee ░░░░░░░░ is formed specifically to ░░░░░░░░ Ed The magically say ░░░░░░░░ are for an independent ░░░░░░░░ investigation of all ofhis ░░░░░░░░ Democratic National Committee has ░░░░░░░░ come out to say ░░░░░░░░ is bigger than Watergate ░░░░░░░░ prejudge that investigation have ░░░░░░░░ not The investigation has ░░░░░░░░ much to uncover Ed ░░░░░░░░ called it bigger than ░░░░░░░░ before it is uncovered ░░░░░░░░ It has not even ░░░░░░░░ started They are investigating ░░░░░░░░ the Kremlin has funneled ░░░░░░░░ to the Trump campaign ░░░░░░░░ Let s point out ░░░░░░░░ senator said he is ░░░░░░░░ of the drivel of ░░░░░░░░ Trump s Russia story ░░░░░░░░ of it is concerning ░░░░░░░░ of it is very ░░░░░░░░ I m acknowledging to ░░░░░░░░ there are Republicans saying ░░░░░░░░ could be a problem ░░░░░░░░ be You are oututhere ░░░░░░░░ will give you before ░░░░░░░░ happens you a a ░░░░░░░░ first and asking questions ░░░░░░░░ You have prejudged the ░░░░░░░░ 26 days into his ░░░░░░░░ We know that his ░░░░░░░░ are pro Russian and ░░░░░░░░ regime on TV He ░░░░░░░░ the sasations on the ░░░░░░░░ community on russiaia spies ░░░░░░░░ has attacacd NATO and 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