Nadler: ‘We’re Now in a Constitutional Crisis’

NADLER We cannot have ░░░░░░░░ government where all the ░░░░░░░░ is in the executive ░░░░░░░░ where the American people ░░░░░░░░ the Congress are stonewalled ░░░░░░░░ information that they need ░░░░░░░░ make decisions and to ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ while this is stonewalling ░░░░░░░░ with respect to the ░░░░░░░░ attack on our democracy ░░░░░░░░ 2016 with respect to ░░░░░░░░ President s campaign cooperation ░░░░░░░░ that attack to the ░░░░░░░░ s obstructions of justice ░░░░░░░░ seeking to stop an ░░░░░░░░ of that attack it ░░░░░░░░ far broader than that ░░░░░░░░ s an attack on ░░░░░░░░ ability of the American ░░░░░░░░ to know what the ░░░░░░░░ Branch is doing and ░░░░░░░░ have responsible government It ░░░░░░░░ an attack on the ░░░░░░░░ of our democracy and ░░░░░░░░ must oppose this with ░░░░░░░░ fiber of our being ░░░░░░░░ that s why we ░░░░░░░░ referred a contempt citation ░░░░░░░░ the House floor The ░░░░░░░░ will have to vote ░░░░░░░░ contempt citation to begin ░░░░░░░░ court battle There can ░░░░░░░░ no higher stakes than ░░░░░░░░ attempt to arrogate all ░░░░░░░░ to the executive Branch ░░░░░░░░ from Congress and more ░░░░░░░░ away from the American ░░░░░░░░ We ve talked for ░░░░░░░░ long time about approaching ░░░░░░░░ constitutional crisis We are ░░░░░░░░ in it We are ░░░░░░░░ in a constitutional crisis ░░░░░░░░ Franklin in 1787 was ░░░░░░░░ when he exited the ░░░░░░░░ convention what type of ░░░░░░░░ have you given us ░░░░░░░░ By a woman who ░░░░░░░░ him the question He ░░░░░░░░ a republic ma am ░░░░░░░░ you can keep it ░░░░░░░░ is the time of ░░░░░░░░ whether we can keep ░░░░░░░░ republic or whether this ░░░░░░░░ is destined to change ░░░░░░░░ a different more tyrannical ░░░░░░░░ of government as other ░░░░░░░░ have over the centuries ░░░░░░░░ must resists this This ░░░░░░░░ for broader than Republican ░░░░░░░░ Democratic or even the ░░░░░░░░ of Congress This is ░░░░░░░░ we can put limits ░░░░░░░░ the power of the ░░░░░░░░ any president and the ░░░░░░░░ Branch and hold the ░░░░░░░░ any president accountable That ░░░░░░░░ what is at stake ░░░░░░░░ We cannot flinch and ░░░░░░░░ will not flinch.”