Carl Bernstein Says Trump’s Call to Raffensperger Is ‘The Ultimate Smoking Gun’ from a ‘Criminal President’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Joining me ░░░░░░░░ Carl Bernstein the reporter ░░░░░░░░ helped break the Watergate ░░░░░░░░ Is this deja Vu ░░░░░░░░ hear this kind of ░░░░░░░░ of the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States a sitting ░░░░░░░░ trying to change the ░░░░░░░░ trying to instigate overturning ░░░░░░░░ election results in Georgia ░░░░░░░░ s not deja Vu ░░░░░░░░ was something far worse ░░░░░░░░ Watergate We have both ░░░░░░░░ criminal president of the ░░░░░░░░ States and a subversive ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ the same time one ░░░░░░░░ subverting the very basis ░░░░░░░░ our democracy and willing ░░░░░░░░ act criminally in that ░░░░░░░░ But more important what ░░░░░░░░ hear on this tape ░░░░░░░░ is the ultimate smoking ░░░░░░░░ tape It is the ░░░░░░░░ with the evidence of ░░░░░░░░ this president is willing ░░░░░░░░ do toll undermine the ░░░░░░░░ system and illegally improperly ░░░░░░░░ immorally try to instigate ░░░░░░░░ coup to remain president ░░░░░░░░ the United States In ░░░░░░░░ other presidency this tape ░░░░░░░░ be evidence enough to ░░░░░░░░ in the impeachment of ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ his conviction in the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ really an immediate call ░░░░░░░░ the members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ of his own party ░░░░░░░░ he resign immediately That ░░░░░░░░ really what we ought ░░░░░░░░ be hearing Mr President ░░░░░░░░ leave the White House ░░░░░░░░ is unconscionable it is ░░░░░░░░ and we of your ░░░░░░░░ will not permit it ░░░░░░░░ won t hear it ░░░░░░░░ might from a few ░░░░░░░░ but that s what ░░░░░░░░ really called from here ░░░░░░░░ heroes of the Watergate ░░░░░░░░ Republicans who would not ░░░░░░░░ Richard Nixon s conduct ░░░░░░░░ to a parallel a ░░░░░░░░ might be through Brad ░░░░░░░░ who is willing to ░░░░░░░░ up to he is ░░░░░░░░ up to the president ░░░░░░░░ no Mr President our ░░░░░░░░ saying this your numbers ░░░░░░░░ be different and then ░░░░░░░░ go to the court ░░░░░░░░ the courts have already ░░░░░░░░ fit that our numbers ░░░░░░░░ correct But the president ░░░░░░░░ on the tape defiant ░░░░░░░░ threatens the secretary of ░░░░░░░░ and the attorney saying ░░░░░░░░ blank it would be ░░░░░░░░ great risk to you ░░░░░░░░ do other than what ░░░░░░░░ m instructing First of ░░░░░░░░ your implication is correct ░░░░░░░░ for some general purpose ░░░░░░░░ a very specific criminal ░░░░░░░░ For the secretary of ░░░░░░░░ to come up with ░░░░░░░░ certain number of votes ░░░░░░░░ one to deliver illegally ░░░░░░░░ election to the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States We ░░░░░░░░ had a type like ░░░░░░░░ before including the Nixon ░░░░░░░░ As for heroes yes ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state of ░░░░░░░░ is a hero but ░░░░░░░░ are hundreds of election ░░░░░░░░ who have stuck to ░░░░░░░░ guns including threats to ░░░░░░░░ safety and health We ░░░░░░░░ a number of heroes ░░░░░░░░ Senate of the United ░░░░░░░░ particularly Republican members except ░░░░░░░░ a few who have ░░░░░░░░ craven refusing to condemn ░░░░░░░░ kind of conduct and ░░░░░░░░ real disgrace in the ░░░░░░░░ of Representatives more than ░░░░░░░░ probably a majority in ░░░░░░░░ house willing to promulgate ░░░░░░░░ continue this idea despite ░░░░░░░░ evidence of upending a ░░░░░░░░ proper election in which ░░░░░░░░ evidence is clear the ░░░░░░░░ are clear This is ░░░░░░░░ It s not delusion ░░░░░░░░ yes is is in ░░░░░░░░ Republican leader Liz Cheney ░░░░░░░░ done it couldn t ░░░░░░░░ I doubt it get ░░░░░░░░ and say now Mr ░░░░░░░░ you have gone too ░░░░░░░░ That will certainly curtail ░░░░░░░░ of the craziness and ░░░░░░░░ that we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ in the long run ░░░░░░░░ would think that the ░░░░░░░░ Party this Sit particularly ░░░░░░░░ is end and supporting ░░░░░░░░ this president is doing ░░░░░░░░ the final days of ░░░░░░░░ presidency may be the ░░░░░░░░ of the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ a constructive decent source ░░░░░░░░ these Republicans from Cruz ░░░░░░░░ the rest of them ░░░░░░░░ have participated in this ░░░░░░░░ should be made to ░░░░░░░░ This is not about ░░░░░░░░ equal sides of an ░░░░░░░░ There are no two ░░░░░░░░ to this question This ░░░░░░░░ about democracy fundamental principles ░░░░░░░░ the astonishing thing is ░░░░░░░░ see one of the ░░░░░░░░ political parties the party ░░░░░░░░ Lincoln the party of ░░░░░░░░ et cetera et cetera ░░░░░░░░ was also for a ░░░░░░░░ the party of McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ now we have for ░░░░░░░░ first time a president ░░░░░░░░ the United States who ░░░░░░░░ exceeded McCarthy s authoritarianism ░░░░░░░░ disrespect for the rule ░░░░░░░░ law and the Republican ░░░░░░░░ of our time with ░░░░░░░░ s leadership with McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ leadership has gone along ░░░░░░░░ it to their disgrace.