Trey Gowdy: More FBI Employees Were Convicted of Felonies than Members of the Trump Family

RUSH TRANSCRIPT That would ░░░░░░░░ equal For 5 years ░░░░░░░░ country was put through ░░░░░░░░ insidious allegation that Donald ░░░░░░░░ colluded with Russia And ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ investigation more FBI employees ░░░░░░░░ convicted of felonies and ░░░░░░░░ of the Trump family ░░░░░░░░ to put all of ░░░░░░░░ in perspective in the ░░░░░░░░ state of South Carolina ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Committee Lindsey Graham What ░░░░░░░░ your thoughts senator customer ░░░░░░░░ of all welcome and ░░░░░░░░ are your thoughts on ░░░░░░░░ Kevin clinesmith did Well ░░░░░░░░ was shocked really It ░░░░░░░░ me wonder about two ░░░░░░░░ The government recommended from ░░░░░░░░ 6 months The foundation ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ you said trey is ░░░░░░░░ by the public There ░░░░░░░░ to be some trust ░░░░░░░░ if somebody is charged ░░░░░░░░ a crime excuse me ░░░░░░░░ is at least something ░░░░░░░░ are If the government ░░░░░░░░ surveilling a public citizen ░░░░░░░░ have to believe that ░░░░░░░░ system has some checks ░░░░░░░░ balances in it So ░░░░░░░░ we have a case ░░░░░░░░ you have the FBI ░░░░░░░░ lawyer whose job it ░░░░░░░░ to screen applications manufactures ░░░░░░░░ changes evidence that was ░░░░░░░░ to make him look ░░░░░░░░ and he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ a day in jail ░░░░░░░░ do you tell the ░░░░░░░░ American that the lawyer ░░░░░░░░ charge of processing the ░░░░░░░░ pleads guilty of falsifying ░░░░░░░░ to get a warrant ░░░░░░░░ an American citizen You ░░░░░░░░ not like Trump I ░░░░░░░░ that but you should ░░░░░░░░ a system that is ░░░░░░░░ than this So it ░░░░░░░░ me think that he ░░░░░░░░ be cooperating with the ░░░░░░░░ because if he is ░░░░░░░░ cooperating with the government ░░░░░░░░ he did what he ░░░░░░░░ and he gets no ░░░░░░░░ in jail that s ░░░░░░░░ horrible signal to send ░░░░░░░░ the public and to ░░░░░░░░ future misconduct Trey You ░░░░░░░░ you put your finger ░░░░░░░░ something Senato Not only ░░░░░░░░ this FBI lawyer not ░░░░░░░░ any jail time the ░░░░░░░░ was actually asking for ░░░░░░░░ And one in particular ░░░░░░░░ Weissman said he didn ░░░░░░░░ even commit a crime ░░░░░░░░ for folks looking for ░░░░░░░░ treatment for both sides ░░░░░░░░ should look at this ░░░░░░░░ Well you are getting ░░░░░░░░ basically One deterrent comes ░░░░░░░░ this How would you ░░░░░░░░ if there was someone ░░░░░░░░ your family who the ░░░░░░░░ and the FBI manufactured ░░░░░░░░ against your loved one ░░░░░░░░ the government could continue ░░░░░░░░ surveilled him accuse them ░░░░░░░░ of being a foreign ░░░░░░░░ So this sentence is ░░░░░░░░ from the level of ░░░░░░░░ crime It is not ░░░░░░░░ to restore trust It ░░░░░░░░ going to create more ░░░░░░░░ and it just makes ░░░░░░░░ wonder that he must ░░░░░░░░ helping the government because ░░░░░░░░ he is not helping ░░░░░░░░ government this really is ░░░░░░░░ travesty of justice Trey ░░░░░░░░ want to pick on ░░░░░░░░ legal mind for something ░░░░░░░░ You and I both ░░░░░░░░ the lawyers Good lawyers ░░░░░░░░ they are no longer ░░░░░░░░ the team it seems ░░░░░░░░ of late in the ░░░░░░░░ What are your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ that What if anything ░░░░░░░░ know about why the ░░░░░░░░ left Well you know ░░░░░░░░ are a great team ░░░░░░░░ know them They re ░░░░░░░░ good lawyers Also awesome ░░░░░░░░ he cooks in the ░░░░░░░░ I think A lot ░░░░░░░░ problems there They never ░░░░░░░░ off to a good ░░░░░░░░ I think the case ░░░░░░░░ still the same The ░░░░░░░░ line is I believe ░░░░░░░░ impeachment of the president ░░░░░░░░ unconstitutional There is mounting ░░░░░░░░ that the people came ░░░░░░░░ Washington and preplanned the ░░░░░░░░ before the president ever ░░░░░░░░ So I am confident ░░░░░░░░ the outcome here that ░░░░░░░░ are going to have ░░░░░░░░ than 45 votes for ░░░░░░░░ motion to be dismissed ░░░░░░░░ the idea that this ░░░░░░░░ unconstitutional impeachment pursuing somebody ░░░░░░░░ of office I think ░░░░░░░░ acquittal number will be ░░░░░░░░ close It will be ░░░░░░░░ the high 40s But ░░░░░░░░ question is trey how ░░░░░░░░ this trial end If ░░░░░░░░ house managers want to ░░░░░░░░ this as a political ░░░░░░░░ against Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ Republicans they want to ░░░░░░░░ witnesses this thing could ░░░░░░░░ for weeks or months ░░░░░░░░ that would be bad ░░░░░░░░ the country If you ░░░░░░░░ to call one witness ░░░░░░░░ ready for a long ░░░░░░░░ Trey Well we ve ░░░░░░░░ got a couple of ░░░░░░░░ but let me ask ░░░░░░░░ do you anticipate witnesses ░░░░░░░░ called and then being ░░░░░░░░ examined I hope not ░░░░░░░░ didn t call any ░░░░░░░░ the house enough to ░░░░░░░░ what happened that day ░░░░░░░░ if you open up ░░░░░░░░ can of worms we ░░░░░░░░ the FBI to come ░░░░░░░░ and tell us how ░░░░░░░░ actually preplanned these attacks ░░░░░░░░ what happened with the ░░░░░░░░ footprint You open up ░░░░░░░░ s box Vote and ░░░░░░░░ this trial over next ░░░░░░░░ when it starts Trey ░░░░░░░░ I know you are ░░░░░░░░ the jury a I ░░░░░░░░ often wondered if you ░░░░░░░░ ever be picked for ░░░░░░░░ service and I guess ░░░░░░░░ are Next week it ░░░░░░░░ Amen I ll see ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for joining ░░░░░░░░ senator The left has ░░░░░░░░ down on