Matt Schlapp: McCabe, Strzok and Comey Should Be in that Courtroom, Not Flynn

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SMITH For ░░░░░░░░ on this let s ░░░░░░░░ Matt Schlapp chairman of ░░░░░░░░ American Conservative Union and ░░░░░░░░ White House political director ░░░░░░░░ thank you for coming ░░░░░░░░ this morning as we ░░░░░░░░ this sentencing You know ░░░░░░░░ ve all had a ░░░░░░░░ to look over the ░░░░░░░░ that were turned in ░░░░░░░░ night And we re ░░░░░░░░ to learn more What ░░░░░░░░ you expect a few ░░░░░░░░ from now SCHLAPP Well ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ was on your show ░░░░░░░░ when Michael Flynn walked ░░░░░░░░ this courtroom and pled ░░░░░░░░ this charge of lying ░░░░░░░░ the FBI And after ░░░░░░░░ this period of time ░░░░░░░░ feel bad about I ░░░░░░░░ worse for Michael Flynn ░░░░░░░░ I ever have The ░░░░░░░░ information comes forward the ░░░░░░░░ I ve come to ░░░░░░░░ conclusion that the wrong ░░░░░░░░ are in that courtroom ░░░░░░░░ Actually I don t ░░░░░░░░ it should be General ░░░░░░░░ who is being sentenced ░░░░░░░░ any wrongdoing I actually ░░░░░░░░ it s McCabe and ░░░░░░░░ and Comey who should ░░░░░░░░ in that courtroom This ░░░░░░░░ the greatest travesty of ░░░░░░░░ I ve seen in ░░░░░░░░ SMITH Eli Lake wrote ░░░░░░░░ piece for Bloomberg echoing ░░░░░░░░ similar sentiment Michael Flynn ░░░░░░░░ owed an apology More ░░░░░░░░ a year after pleading ░░░░░░░░ lying to the FBI ░░░░░░░░ is still no evidence ░░░░░░░░ is a traitor In ░░░░░░░░ piece he asked So ░░░░░░░░ did Washington get sucked ░░░░░░░░ believing that Michael Flynn ░░░░░░░░ betrayed his country SCHLAPP ░░░░░░░░ is right Sandra The ░░░░░░░░ of this collusion which ░░░░░░░░ not a legal term ░░░░░░░░ Alan Dershowitz walked through ░░░░░░░░ his interview with you ░░░░░░░░ Bill what they are ░░░░░░░░ charging President Trump and ░░░░░░░░ Flynn of is treason ░░░░░░░░ are accusing them of ░░░░░░░░ a foreign interest over ░░░░░░░░ interests of the American ░░░░░░░░ That s quite a ░░░░░░░░ That s the most ░░░░░░░░ charge you could level ░░░░░░░░ somebody in public office ░░░░░░░░ there is no proof ░░░░░░░░ it Instead what you ░░░░░░░░ are these infractions Pulling ░░░░░░░░ mattress tags jaywalking parking ░░░░░░░░ they re finding anything ░░░░░░░░ can to to delve ░░░░░░░░ these people s careers ░░░░░░░░ legally blackmail them to ░░░░░░░░ to crimes None of ░░░░░░░░ crimes have anything to ░░░░░░░░ with the fundamental charge ░░░░░░░░ somehow Donald Trump or ░░░░░░░░ team committed treason by ░░░░░░░░ the interests of Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ above Americans This has ░░░░░░░░ end There is nothing ░░░░░░░░ I hope Mike Flynn ░░░░░░░░ true justice today SMITH ░░░░░░░░ much gray area as ░░░░░░░░ comes to this case ░░░░░░░░ Michael Mukasey talked about ░░░░░░░░ on this program Here ░░░░░░░░ is on why Flynn ░░░░░░░░ guilty SCHLAPP The question ░░░░░░░░ whether they prosecuted this ░░░░░░░░ because or agreed to ░░░░░░░░ no jail because their ░░░░░░░░ as to this statement ░░░░░░░░ kind of weak But ░░░░░░░░ question really is why ░░░░░░░░ pleaded guilty If he ░░░░░░░░ guilty the avoid something ░░░░░░░░ the question becomes what ░░░░░░░░ the something worse SMITH ░░░░░░░░ is the question SCHLAPP ░░░░░░░░ is the question And ░░░░░░░░ me just say this ░░░░░░░░ federal prosecutors want to ░░░░░░░░ you they can get ░░░░░░░░ None of us have ░░░░░░░░ perfect lives I remember ░░░░░░░░ involved in a special ░░░░░░░░ investigation when I worked ░░░░░░░░ president Bush and through ░░░░░░░░ lawyer the F B ░░░░░░░░ Told me if I ░░░░░░░░ any dirt on my ░░░░░░░░ they would leave me ░░░░░░░░ That s kind of ░░░░░░░░ a legal blackmail And ░░░░░░░░ s face it none ░░░░░░░░ us are perfect people ░░░░░░░░ run our businesses pay ░░░░░░░░ taxes There will always ░░░░░░░░ something there What the ░░░░░░░░ people have to do ░░░░░░░░ look at this fairly ░░░░░░░░ say does this have ░░░░░░░░ to do with the ░░░░░░░░ why the special counsel ░░░░░░░░ impaneled You look with ░░░░░░░░ of the progress or ░░░░░░░░ we ve made over ░░░░░░░░ course of the last ░░░░░░░░ none of it has ░░░░░░░░ to do with this ░░░░░░░░ question of tampering with ░░░░░░░░ election They ve what ░░░░░░░░ aren t focusing on ░░░░░░░░ the wrongdoing to stop ░░░░░░░░ I think general mukasey ░░░░░░░░ a point What other ░░░░░░░░ do they have on ░░░░░░░░ Flynn I don t ░░░░░░░░ I m sure I ░░░░░░░░ unless it relates to ░░░░░░░░ question about collusion in ░░░░░░░░ 2016 election.”