Schiff: We Have Enough Evidence Showing Trump ‘Engaged in Likely Multiple Criminal Acts’

LEMON What is what ░░░░░░░░ the end game here ░░░░░░░░ you prove Trump or ░░░░░░░░ allies broke the law ░░░░░░░░ there is no criminal ░░░░░░░░ what is the point ░░░░░░░░ this whole investigation Is ░░░░░░░░ just about setting the ░░░░░░░░ straight Schiff No I ░░░░░░░░ there are two different ░░░░░░░░ here There s our ░░░░░░░░ and then there s ░░░░░░░░ of the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ mission is not a ░░░░░░░░ prosecution We don t ░░░░░░░░ that authority Our mission ░░░░░░░░ to expose the facts ░░░░░░░░ the public light about ░░░░░░░░ plot to overturn a ░░░░░░░░ election the first nonpeaceful ░░░░░░░░ of power we ve ░░░░░░░░ in our history and ░░░░░░░░ remedies legislative remedies to ░░░░░░░░ our country going forward ░░░░░░░░ s our principal mission ░░░░░░░░ principal mission of the ░░░░░░░░ Department is to bring ░░░░░░░░ to justice who break ░░░░░░░░ law We can make ░░░░░░░░ referral but of course ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department doesn t ░░░░░░░░ around waiting for referrals ░░░░░░░░ us at least they ░░░░░░░░ t in the past ░░░░░░░░ hope they re not ░░░░░░░░ waiting for us now ░░░░░░░░ s their duty to ░░░░░░░░ the evidence and if ░░░░░░░░ are credible allegations of ░░░░░░░░ to pursue them against ░░░░░░░░ including former presidents But ░░░░░░░░ mission is quite different ░░░░░░░░ s not to say ░░░░░░░░ that we won t ░░░░░░░░ a referral We may ░░░░░░░░ well do so But ░░░░░░░░ would hate to give ░░░░░░░░ public the impression that ░░░░░░░░ that s necessary for ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department to do ░░░░░░░░ work or they re ░░░░░░░░ for us They shouldn ░░░░░░░░ be waiting And if ░░░░░░░░ are I don t ░░░░░░░░ why they re departing ░░░░░░░░ what the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ does LEMON OK So ░░░░░░░░ if you said if ░░░░░░░░ re they shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ waiting do you find ░░░░░░░░ least in what you ░░░░░░░░ enough credible evidence for ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department to act ░░░░░░░░ this moment Schiff I ░░░░░░░░ believe there s enough ░░░░░░░░ for them to open ░░░░░░░░ investigation of several people ░░░░░░░░ so as Judge David ░░░░░░░░ of California who believes ░░░░░░░░ the former president and ░░░░░░░░ were engaged in likely ░░░░░░░░ criminal acts And so ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department concurs ░░░░░░░░ Judge Carter let alone ░░░░░░░░ own view or others ░░░░░░░░ should be pursuing that ░░░░░░░░ so yes I think ░░░░░░░░ is sufficient evidence to ░░░░░░░░ an investigation and you ░░░░░░░░ it would be up ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department ultimately ░░░░░░░░ decide does that evidence ░░░░░░░░ to proof beyond a ░░░░░░░░ doubt such that they ░░░░░░░░ comfortable indicting someone But ░░░░░░░░ s certainly in my ░░░░░░░░ enough evidence to open ░░░░░░░░ investigations LEMON As the ░░░░░░░░ of the House intelligence ░░░░░░░░ I got to get ░░░░░░░░ take on President Biden ░░░░░░░░ trip to Saudi Arabia ░░░░░░░░ July after promising to ░░░░░░░░ the country into the ░░░░░░░░ of the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ re also told that ░░░░░░░░ s going to meet ░░░░░░░░ the man intelligence officials ░░░░░░░░ is responsible for the ░░░░░░░░ murder of Jamal Khashoggi ░░░░░░░░ this a mistake Schiff ░░░░░░░░ think it is I ░░░░░░░░ t go I wouldn ░░░░░░░░ shake his hand I ░░░░░░░░ nothing to do with ░░░░░░░░ And I understand the ░░░░░░░░ has to deal with ░░░░░░░░ whole variety of difficult ░░░░░░░░ but I wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ This is someone who ░░░░░░░░ know was involved in ░░░░░░░░ premeditated murder and dismemberment ░░░░░░░░ a U S resident ░░░░░░░░ journalist who has a ░░░░░░░░ human rights record And ░░░░░░░░ just goes to show ░░░░░░░░ how you know the ░░░░░░░░ for fossil fuels so ░░░░░░░░ our foreign policy and ░░░░░░░░ us act in ways ░░░░░░░░ consistent with our values ░░░░░░░░ know if you had ░░░░░░░░ argument on top of ░░░░░░░░ fact that we re ░░░░░░░░ the planet for weaning ░░░░░░░░ off foreign oil but ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuels altogether LEMON ░░░░░░░░ Schiff always a pleasure ░░░░░░░░ have you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Schiff Thank you Great ░░░░░░░░ be with you.”