Jeremy Bash: Trump Defenders Are Saying that Giving Away ‘Nuclear Codes to Russia’ Is Not Impeachable

[clip starts HEINRICH This ░░░░░░░░ that you would take ░░░░░░░░ from a foreign government ░░░░░░░░ to impact an election ░░░░░░░░ then weaponize that or ░░░░░░░░ that because it may ░░░░░░░░ credible is I ve ░░░░░░░░ never heard anything like ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ unconscionable and I just ░░░░░░░░ we re in new ░░░░░░░░ clip ends BRZEZINSKI Ah ░░░░░░░░ Bash Ukrainians died in ░░░░░░░░ middle of this so ░░░░░░░░ drug deal that was ░░░░░░░░ down as aid was ░░░░░░░░ held up I have ░░░░░░░░ say that at this ░░░░░░░░ what the Republican defense ░░░░░░░░ saying is that it ░░░░░░░░ okay to hurt our ░░░░░░░░ and feed the interests ░░░░░░░░ our enemies Am I ░░░░░░░░ BASH That s right ░░░░░░░░ That s exactly right ░░░░░░░░ fact they re going ░░░░░░░░ step farther and they ░░░░░░░░ saying that going forward ░░░░░░░░ perfectly okay for this ░░░░░░░░ or any candidate for ░░░░░░░░ to accept foreign support ░░░░░░░░ an American election and ░░░░░░░░ not only obviously creates ░░░░░░░░ owing relationship an indebted ░░░░░░░░ between a president and ░░░░░░░░ foreign power which is ░░░░░░░░ from the optic of ░░░░░░░░ security but it undermines ░░░░░░░░ will of the American ░░░░░░░░ which is foundational to ░░░░░░░░ democracy Just to go ░░░░░░░░ step further Mika the ░░░░░░░░ Alan Dershowitz and Pat ░░░░░░░░ and the president s ░░░░░░░░ team argued this is ░░░░░░░░ a president can do ░░░░░░░░ as long as it ░░░░░░░░ not a clear violation ░░░░░░░░ our statute He could ░░░░░░░░ away the nuclear codes ░░░░░░░░ the Russian Federation and ░░░░░░░░ would not be an ░░░░░░░░ offense because it s ░░░░░░░░ the conduct of foreign ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ who would accept an ░░░░░░░░ president giving away our ░░░░░░░░ secrets to an adversary ░░░░░░░░