AOC: ‘This Ukraine Situation Is Head and Shoulders One of the Most Serious and Urgent Allegations’ Against Trump

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Sources tell ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Pelosi said today ░░░░░░░░ wants them to focus ░░░░░░░░ allegations on Ukraine So ░░░░░░░░ does one of the ░░░░░░░░ progress of members of ░░░░░░░░ caucus feel about her ░░░░░░░░ Let s ask congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez Welcome back ░░░░░░░░ to be here Thank ░░░░░░░░ these are big decisions ░░░░░░░░ move big burden of ░░░░░░░░ on your party How ░░░░░░░░ you feel about let ░░░░░░░░ focus on Ukraine and ░░░░░░░░ set of circumstances I ░░░░░░░░ it s an understandable ░░░░░░░░ The Judiciary Committee has ░░░░░░░░ been investigating many of ░░░░░░░░ violations of the president ░░░░░░░░ this Ukraine allegation is ░░░░░░░░ and shoulders one of ░░░░░░░░ most serious and urgent ░░░░░░░░ that we have seen ░░░░░░░░ out of this administration ░░░░░░░░ date And so I ░░░░░░░░ it s completely understandable ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen this ░░░░░░░░ think it s an ░░░░░░░░ that frankly has united ░░░░░░░░ members of the party ░░░░░░░░ impeachment than any other ░░░░░░░░ for that I think ░░░░░░░░ s an understandable decision ░░░░░░░░ we make That being ░░░░░░░░ I do think it ░░░░░░░░ important that we continue ░░░░░░░░ tell the story of ░░░░░░░░ other violations whether it ░░░░░░░░ emoluments whether it s ░░░░░░░░ diplomats staying at Trump ░░░░░░░░ I think all of ░░░░░░░░ things need to be ░░░░░░░░ into but this Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ is incredibly serious and ░░░░░░░░ urgent So explain to ░░░░░░░░ audience why it rises ░░░░░░░░ the other ones We ░░░░░░░░ get the irony that ░░░░░░░░ Mueller stuff trying to ░░░░░░░░ out if the Russians ░░░░░░░░ the president in the ░░░░░░░░ But he was reaching ░░░░░░░░ to a foreign power ░░░░░░░░ a way that seemed ░░░░░░░░ his political fortunes going ░░░░░░░░ We get that Why ░░░░░░░░ it rise about all ░░░░░░░░ other things One of ░░░░░░░░ things we ve been ░░░░░░░░ by the president is ░░░░░░░░ has been engaging in ░░░░░░░░ escalating disturbing behaviors This ░░░░░░░░ a very serious matter ░░░░░░░░ national security We re ░░░░░░░░ about the president using ░░░░░░░░ full power of the ░░░░░░░░ States government in order ░░░░░░░░ pursue and manufacture a ░░░░░░░░ motivated investigation against a ░░░░░░░░ opponent But what also ░░░░░░░░ this urgent is that ░░░░░░░░ is about something that ░░░░░░░░ going to happen The ░░░░░░░░ election We have the ░░░░░░░░ to act now to ░░░░░░░░ a profoundly destabilizing action ░░░░░░░░ intervention in our democracy ░░░░░░░░ it happens I think ░░░░░░░░ is a profoundly urgent ░░░░░░░░ that we need to ░░░░░░░░ right now and everything ░░░░░░░░ is just as serious ░░░░░░░░ of these transgressions against ░░░░░░░░ democracy are extremely serious ░░░░░░░░ we are investigating things ░░░░░░░░ that have already happened ░░░░░░░░ it comes to Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ are talking about potentially ░░░░░░░░ in the 2020 election ░░░░░░░░ has still yet to ░░░░░░░░