Steve Schmidt: Kevin McCarthy Should Be Handcuffed and Put in a ‘Locked Basement’ Until He Testifies

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Steve Schmidt ░░░░░░░░ one ever accused Kevin ░░░░░░░░ of being good at ░░░░░░░░ And betsy s point ░░░░░░░░ whipping up opposition to ░░░░░░░░ katko deal that I ░░░░░░░░ succeeded in meeting all ░░░░░░░░ requirements that House Republican ░░░░░░░░ set out to meet ░░░░░░░░ that bipartisan commission They ░░░░░░░░ joint authority bipartisan authority ░░░░░░░░ sign off over all ░░░░░░░░ Katko achieved that They ░░░░░░░░ it outside of Congress ░░░░░░░░ achieved that And they ░░░░░░░░ it to sunset basically ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ and katko achieved that ░░░░░░░░ Stephen Steve Scalise and ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy whipped votes against ░░░░░░░░ after John Katko came ░░░░░░░░ from those successful negotiations ░░░░░░░░ here we are with ░░░░░░░░ select committee including two ░░░░░░░░ who know exactly what ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy is what he ░░░░░░░░ and what he knows ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy has become this ░░░░░░░░ an extraordinary thing for ░░░░░░░░ say personally because I ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy before he ░░░░░░░░ a member of Congress ░░░░░░░░ he was the minority ░░░░░░░░ in the California legislature ░░░░░░░░ you know Nicolle sacramento ░░░░░░░░ a small town And ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy has become ░░░░░░░░ this villainous figure that ░░░░░░░░ among the most villainous ░░░░░░░░ that have been in ░░░░░░░░ history of the American ░░░░░░░░ He has played a ░░░░░░░░ important role over this ░░░░░░░░ year through the lying ░░░░░░░░ the cover up of ░░░░░░░░ faith and belief in ░░░░░░░░ And one of the ░░░░░░░░ about Kevin McCarthy if ░░░░░░░░ watch him operate is ░░░░░░░░ he s very childlike ░░░░░░░░ that he lives entirely ░░░░░░░░ the moment He s ░░░░░░░░ thinking about the ramifications ░░░░░░░░ the next conversation based ░░░░░░░░ what he s saying ░░░░░░░░ the current or in ░░░░░░░░ last He s just ░░░░░░░░ to survive He s ░░░░░░░░ to survive in the ░░░░░░░░ So in that moment ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy was reading the ░░░░░░░░ He understood how egregious ░░░░░░░░ was And in the ░░░░░░░░ before he gets down ░░░░░░░░ Mar a Lago which ░░░░░░░░ fundamentally about securing the ░░░░░░░░ pipeline for the House ░░░░░░░░ in the 2020 mid ░░░░░░░░ that s what that ░░░░░░░░ was substantially about We ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy at the ░░░░░░░░ of this He s ░░░░░░░░ been at the center ░░░░░░░░ it Continues to be ░░░░░░░░ the center of it ░░░░░░░░ the house should use ░░░░░░░░ power that it has ░░░░░░░░ its discretion including an ░░░░░░░░ contempt power that could ░░░░░░░░ the sergeant of arms ░░░░░░░░ and detain Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ a locked basement office ░░░░░░░░ he wishes to testify ░░░░░░░░ is no matter before ░░░░░░░░ country that s more ░░░░░░░░ than this one And ░░░░░░░░ ityity leader being the ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans does not ░░░░░░░░ you either from your ░░░░░░░░ or from complying with ░░░░░░░░ subpoenas You certainly don ░░░░░░░░ have the right because ░░░░░░░░ that political title to ░░░░░░░░ an investigation into a ░░░░░░░░ investigation and attack on ░░░░░░░░ processes of electing and ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States.