MSNBC’s Kasie Hunt: ‘Democrats, Quite Frankly, Were Running Away from Our Cameras Today’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT does T ░░░░░░░░ in terms of the ░░░░░░░░ do you think there ░░░░░░░░ be an ethics committee ░░░░░░░░ of this incident from ░░░░░░░░ tour for the USO ░░░░░░░░ It seems like it ░░░░░░░░ on track Chris for ░░░░░░░░ to be an investigation ░░░░░░░░ in both parties are ░░░░░░░░ that s what needs ░░░░░░░░ happen Obviously Franken himself ░░░░░░░░ that This is a ░░░░░░░░ rare thing though and ░░░░░░░░ almost never really get ░░░░░░░░ glimpse at looking at ░░░░░░░░ investigating You know examples ░░░░░░░░ there have been you ░░░░░░░░ significant consequences out of ░░░░░░░░ of this are relatively ░░░░░░░░ and far between There ░░░░░░░░ a senator expelled back ░░░░░░░░ the 1860s Most of ░░░░░░░░ senators that have ever ░░░░░░░░ expelled were expelled for ░░░░░░░░ the confederacy So then ░░░░░░░░ recommend that Packwood be ░░░░░░░░ out the Senate Packwood ░░░░░░░░ before he allowed that ░░░░░░░░ happen So this is ░░░░░░░░ something where you can ░░░░░░░░ that members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ trying to figure out ░░░░░░░░ some ways what is ░░░░░░░░ right thing to say ░░░░░░░░ this new reality I ░░░░░░░░ Democrats quite frankly were ░░░░░░░░ away from our cameras ░░░░░░░░ Chuck Schumer canceled a ░░░░░░░░ conference Amy Klobuchar the ░░░░░░░░ senator from Minnesota who ░░░░░░░░ ve talked to actually ░░░░░░░░ times in recent days ░░░░░░░░ sexual harassment issues on ░░░░░░░░ Hill and who was ░░░░░░░░ a resolution through the ░░░░░░░░ to try to change ░░░░░░░░ over there kind of ░░░░░░░░ to some lengths to ░░░░░░░░ cameras as she was ░░░░░░░░ today So you know ░░░░░░░░ haven t really had ░░░░░░░░ chance to hear from ░░░░░░░░ lot of these members ░░░░░░░░ you know Republicans have ░░░░░░░░ dealing with their own ░░░░░░░░ around this Roy Moore ░░░░░░░░ a different case than ░░░░░░░░ Franken primarily because it ░░░░░░░░ a child And clearly ░░░░░░░░ is not the case ░░░░░░░░ this point with Al ░░░░░░░░ So there is that ░░░░░░░░ But at the same ░░░░░░░░ you know this is ░░░░░░░░ completely new world that ░░░░░░░░ the country is living ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ allegations And you heard ░░░░░░░░ from Leeann herself today ░░░░░░░░ she said look this ░░░░░░░░ 11 years ago I ░░░░░░░░ I would get annihilated ░░░░░░░░ I came forward and ░░░░░░░░ anything And now you ░░░░░░░░ she feels empowered to ░░░░░░░░ And that that is ░░░░░░░░ very very powerful thing ░░░░░░░░ you can tell that ░░░░░░░░ you know are definitely ░░░░░░░░ who are nervous And ░░░░░░░░ think re evaluating some ░░░░░░░░ the things that have ░░░░░░░░ in their past So ░░░░░░░░ know I personally am ░░░░░░░░ to see what Al ░░░░░░░░ says when he does ░░░░░░░░ publicly about this It ░░░░░░░░ going to be unavoidable ░░░░░░░░ a certain extent He ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ it at some point ░░░░░░░░ he approaches it what ░░░░░░░░ his tone Because I ░░░░░░░░ quite frankly there are ░░░░░░░░ lot of powerful men ░░░░░░░░ are grappling in new ░░░░░░░░ And he put out ░░░░░░░░ statements today The first ░░░░░░░░ was very short Came ░░░░░░░░ this morning not long ░░░░░░░░ the allegations were first ░░░░░░░░ online pinpoint essentially said ░░░░░░░░ that photo it was ░░░░░░░░ meant to be funny ░░░░░░░░ clearly that the statement ░░░░░░░░ t go over well ░░░░░░░░ 90 minutes later they ░░░░░░░░ out a much longer ░░░░░░░░ clearly much more thought ░░░░░░░░ I think that even ░░░░░░░░ you a little bit ░░░░░░░░ this, Chris.