Blumenthal on Trump Firing Comey: ‘It May Well Produce Impeachment Proceedings’

COOPER Do you believe ░░░░░░░░ talked about this as ░░░░░░░░ looming constitutional crisis You ░░░░░░░░ by that You think ░░░░░░░░ s that serious BLUMENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ s a looming constitutional ░░░░░░░░ because it involves a ░░░░░░░░ confrontation as did Watergate ░░░░░░░░ the president and other ░░░░░░░░ of government And it ░░░░░░░░ well produce another United ░░░░░░░░ versus Nixon on a ░░░░░░░░ that went to the ░░░░░░░░ States Supreme Court It ░░░░░░░░ well produce impeachment proceedings ░░░░░░░░ we re very far ░░░░░░░░ that possibility and right ░░░░░░░░ the president has not ░░░░░░░░ charged and there is ░░░░░░░░ investigation under way which ░░░░░░░░ be given the kind ░░░░░░░░ integrity and independence that ░░░░░░░░ deserves COOPER Does the ░░░░░░░░ timeline their explanation of ░░░░░░░░ s firing make sense ░░░░░░░░ you On the one ░░░░░░░░ the White House s ░░░░░░░░ well the president has ░░░░░░░░ mulling this over for ░░░░░░░░ We re hearing from ░░░░░░░░ King obviously and others ░░░░░░░░ he was white hot ░░░░░░░░ s been been this ░░░░░░░░ he was angered at ░░░░░░░░ s testimony On the ░░░░░░░░ hand they re saying ░░░░░░░░ unilaterally expressed his concerns ░░░░░░░░ this letter and that ░░░░░░░░ day it so moved ░░░░░░░░ president that that is ░░░░░░░░ led him to fire ░░░░░░░░ BLUMENTHAL The Rosenstein letter ░░░░░░░░ is a ludicrous pretense ░░░░░░░░ this action COOPER You ░░░░░░░░ that s cover for ░░░░░░░░ the action BLUMENTHAL And ░░░░░░░░ reason I say it ░░░░░░░░ indeed that the actions ░░░░░░░░ are the subject of ░░░░░░░░ complaint and I was ░░░░░░░░ of Director Comey at ░░░░░░░░ time for the way ░░░░░░░░ did the Clinton e ░░░░░░░░ decision not to prosecute ░░░░░░░░ made the announcement He ░░░░░░░░ statements in the press ░░░░░░░░ are a violation of ░░░░░░░░ rules that apply to ░░░░░░░░ And he justified it ░░░░░░░░ the hearing that we ░░░░░░░░ recently by saying it ░░░░░░░░ a matter of intense ░░░░░░░░ interest But still as ░░░░░░░░ as I was I ░░░░░░░░ not consider it a ░░░░░░░░ to fire him then ░░░░░░░░ ten months afterward Donald ░░░░░░░░ actually expressed his faith ░░░░░░░░ director Comey So the ░░░░░░░░ and the timeline make ░░░░░░░░ sense here What makes ░░░░░░░░ sense is that he ░░░░░░░░ the investigation ongoing and ░░░░░░░░ expanding with a request ░░░░░░░░ more resources.”