Sen. Whitehouse: Now Is ‘the Right Time’ for Breyer to Retire

O DONNELL I want ░░░░░░░░ also get your reaction ░░░░░░░░ to Mitch McConnell basically ░░░░░░░░ if the Republicans get ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ they will not confirm ░░░░░░░░ Biden chosen Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ WHITEHOUSE Yeah You know ░░░░░░░░ stunning part about that ░░░░░░░░ that he is willing ░░░░░░░░ say it out loud ░░░░░░░░ might want to have ░░░░░░░░ secret thought with him ░░░░░░░░ his little cabal of ░░░░░░░░ Republican billionaire donors but ░░░░░░░░ fact that he is ░░░░░░░░ to say it out ░░░░░░░░ shows first of all ░░░░░░░░ little respect they have ░░░░░░░░ our ability to tangle ░░░░░░░░ them and taking them ░░░░░░░░ for making an admission ░░░░░░░░ that And second how ░░░░░░░░ like plain and overt ░░░░░░░░ is I think he ░░░░░░░░ playing to an audience ░░░░░░░░ a very small group ░░░░░░░░ big billionaire donors who ░░░░░░░░ a plan to try ░░░░░░░░ take over as much ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ as they can And ░░░░░░░░ target is the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ And he will do ░░░░░░░░ will do anything in ░░░░░░░░ power to hand the ░░░░░░░░ Court over as much ░░░░░░░░ he as can to ░░░░░░░░ little donor cabal O ░░░░░░░░ Now he said that ░░░░░░░░ on the possibility of ░░░░░░░░ Republicans winning the Senate ░░░░░░░░ elections in 2022 so ░░░░░░░░ would block two years ░░░░░░░░ potential Biden nominations to ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court But the ░░░░░░░░ is as Senate history ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans could conceivably ░░░░░░░░ control of the Senate ░░░░░░░░ week We have seen ░░░░░░░░ crashes and other forms ░░░░░░░░ WHITEHOUSE Yeah Yeah O ░░░░░░░░ sudden deaths of senators ░░░░░░░░ Yeah So so we ░░░░░░░░ are at all times ░░░░░░░░ heartbeat away from a ░░░░░░░░ control So presumably if ░░░░░░░░ Republicans got control of ░░░░░░░░ Senate next month it ░░░░░░░░ apply right now It ░░░░░░░░ apply for the rest ░░░░░░░░ the Biden presidency No ░░░░░░░░ Court confirmations WHITEHOUSE Look ░░░░░░░░ most important thing to ░░░░░░░░ McConnell is his little ░░░░░░░░ group of billionaire donors ░░░░░░░░ the most important thing ░░░░░░░░ them is control the ░░░░░░░░ Court that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to answer to the ░░░░░░░░ so it will do ░░░░░░░░ they want And they ░░░░░░░░ it what to do ░░░░░░░░ this whole little fleet ░░░░░░░░ amicus curiae that they ░░░░░░░░ before the court on ░░░░░░░░ regular basis That is ░░░░░░░░ most importnat political imperative ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell has and ░░░░░░░░ believe he will do ░░░░░░░░ anything to get there ░░░░░░░░ fact we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ he broke every possible ░░░░░░░░ every norm every precedent ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate that ░░░░░░░░ in his way he ░░░░░░░░ O DONNELL Are you ░░░░░░░░ that Justice Breyer creates ░░░░░░░░ vacancy on the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ this summer WHITEHOUSE Well ░░░░░░░░ would be the right ░░░░░░░░ And if I believed ░░░░░░░░ would do any good ░░░░░░░░ say that then I ░░░░░░░░ probably say that But ░░░░░░░░ know you get on ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court and you ░░░░░░░░ those robes and you ░░░░░░░░ your own decisions and ░░░░░░░░ don t know that ░░░░░░░░ trying to tell you ░░░░░░░░ to do actually makes ░░░░░░░░ decision easier rather than ░░░░░░░░ O DONNELL Well let ░░░░░░░░ just hope he considers ░░░░░░░░ you WHITEHOUSE You can ░░░░░░░░ the math crosstalk O ░░░░░░░░ just said let s ░░░░░░░░ he considers what you ░░░░░░░░ said that you might ░░░░░░░░ it but didn t ░░░░░░░░ say it even though ░░░░░░░░ did say it Senator ░░░░░░░░ Whitehouse thank you very ░░░░░░░░ for joining us tonight.”