Tulsi Gabbard: Biden Admin. Is Undermining Our Democracy by Abusing the DoJ to Go After Their Political Opponents

VAN SUSTEREN Steve Bannon ░░░░░░░░ held in contempt of ░░░░░░░░ and then indicted Former ░░░░░░░░ General Eric Holder was ░░░░░░░░ in contempt of Congress ░░░░░░░░ was not indicted Lois ░░░░░░░░ the central figure in ░░░░░░░░ IRS scandal during the ░░░░░░░░ Administration she was held ░░░░░░░░ contempt of Congress She ░░░░░░░░ not indicted Does getting ░░░░░░░░ after being held in ░░░░░░░░ of Congress depend on ░░░░░░░░ political party you are ░░░░░░░░ what political party is ░░░░░░░░ power If so do ░░░░░░░░ like that Former Democratic ░░░░░░░░ from Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard ░░░░░░░░ me Good evening congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ tell me your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ Hi Greta VAN SUSTEREN ░░░░░░░░ this whole process of ░░░░░░░░ of Congress and getting ░░░░░░░░ who gets and who ░░░░░░░░ t GABBARD Well this ░░░░░░░░ the problem is this ░░░░░░░░ just the latest example ░░░░░░░░ how our Department of ░░░░░░░░ is being weaponized as ░░░░░░░░ political hit squad to ░░░░░░░░ after the political opponents ░░░░░░░░ of the powers that ░░░░░░░░ that are in charge ░░░░░░░░ know in our democracy ░░░░░░░░ the people need to ░░░░░░░░ able to trust in ░░░░░░░░ rule of law we ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ that institutions like the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice and our ░░░░░░░░ enforcement entities are truly ░░░░░░░░ in the public interest ░░░░░░░░ that we will all ░░░░░░░░ treated fairly and equally ░░░░░░░░ the law regardless of ░░░░░░░░ any other factors regardless ░░░░░░░░ our political viewpoints of ░░░░░░░░ we voted for who ░░░░░░░░ speaking out for or ░░░░░░░░ And so the really ░░░░░░░░ thing that we re ░░░░░░░░ as a consequence of ░░░░░░░░ s playing out here ░░░░░░░░ this double standard that ░░░░░░░░ ve pointed out is ░░░░░░░░ clear message of fear ░░░░░░░░ if you speak out ░░░░░░░░ us if you re ░░░░░░░░ opponent of the powers ░░░░░░░░ be then it s ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice can ░░░░░░░░ after you and charge ░░░░░░░░ and prosecute you However ░░░░░░░░ you are on the ░░░░░░░░ team if you re ░░░░░░░░ you are in agreement ░░░░░░░░ or or liked by ░░░░░░░░ in power then we ░░░░░░░░ going to treat you ░░░░░░░░ or you ll get ░░░░░░░░ the hook and you ░░░░░░░░ t be treated in ░░░░░░░░ same way that your ░░░░░░░░ opponents will be This ░░░░░░░░ the telltale sign of ░░░░░░░░ authoritarian regime and directly ░░░░░░░░ our democracy That is ░░░░░░░░ what s at the ░░░░░░░░ of of what s ░░░░░░░░ here VAN SUSTEREN All ░░░░░░░░ Well I believe in ░░░░░░░░ process and just that ░░░░░░░░ process needs to be ░░░░░░░░ fairly to everybody However ░░░░░░░░ chips may fall If ░░░░░░░░ re going to indict ░░░░░░░░ then you got to ░░░░░░░░ them all if we ░░░░░░░░ not going to indict ░░░░░░░░ of them you know ░░░░░░░░ can t indict one ░░░░░░░░ two of them You ░░░░░░░░ there s also the ░░░░░░░░ and I know that ░░░░░░░░ ve pointed this out ░░░░░░░░ have been people who ░░░░░░░░ lied before Congress like ░░░░░░░░ and Clapper GABBARD Yes ░░░░░░░░ SUSTEREN former people high ░░░░░░░░ the Intel and that ░░░░░░░░ got they got a ░░░░░░░░ One got to say ░░░░░░░░ was a mistake or ░░░░░░░░ But you know we ░░░░░░░░ the rules of when ░░░░░░░░ testify under oath and ░░░░░░░░ of like who gets ░░░░░░░░ who doesn t it ░░░░░░░░ a little bit uneven ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I d go ░░░░░░░░ farther to say it ░░░░░░░░ it s there is ░░░░░░░░ is no rules unless ░░░░░░░░ are applied There are ░░░░░░░░ rules unless they re ░░░░░░░░ When when you look ░░░░░░░░ James Clapper for example ░░░░░░░░ directly lied under oath ░░░░░░░░ testifying before the U ░░░░░░░░ Senate about the fact ░░░░░░░░ the NSA when questioned ░░░░░░░░ the NSA mass collection ░░░░░░░░ saying is the NSA ░░░░░░░░ mass data on millions ░░░░░░░░ Americans across the country ░░░░░░░░ said no He there ░░░░░░░░ never any consequences for ░░░░░░░░ To my knowledge he ░░░░░░░░ never apologized for it ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ Clapper you look at ░░░░░░░░ Brennan as head of ░░░░░░░░ CIA and how they ░░░░░░░░ illegally spying on Senate ░░░░░░░░ how they were you ░░░░░░░░ hacking essentially so that ░░░░░░░░ could read whistleblowers emails ░░░░░░░░ these different examples nothing ░░░░░░░░ to them Not only ░░░░░░░░ nothing happen to them ░░░░░░░░ kept their jobs they ░░░░░░░░ on and now you ░░░░░░░░ see them on television ░░░░░░░░ every day of the ░░░░░░░░ being touted as these ░░░░░░░░ experts that the country ░░░░░░░░ be listening to on ░░░░░░░░ of national security and ░░░░░░░░ It s mind blowing ░░░░░░░░ see this double standard ░░░░░░░░ play And again the ░░░░░░░░ serious issue is how ░░░░░░░░ directly this threatens and ░░░░░░░░ our democracy and the ░░░░░░░░ that we need to ░░░░░░░░ in these public institutions ░░░░░░░░ public officials VAN SUSTEREN ░░░░░░░░ know it s the ░░░░░░░░ it started with the ░░░░░░░░ Holder when when he ░░░░░░░░ attorney general was that ░░░░░░░░ Congress held him in ░░░░░░░░ And then the decision ░░░░░░░░ to indict him or ░░░░░░░░ the irony of it ░░░░░░░░ is that that s ░░░░░░░░ decision of the attorney ░░░░░░░░ So he d have ░░░░░░░░ indict himself which so ░░░░░░░░ passed to a junior ░░░░░░░░ his who made the ░░░░░░░░ saying that there wasn ░░░░░░░░ a crime or something ░░░░░░░░ there s executive privilege ░░░░░░░░ something but but didn ░░░░░░░░ pursue it There was ░░░░░░░░ grand jury investigation But ░░░░░░░░ know it s sort ░░░░░░░░ it s sort of ░░░░░░░░ how you know that ░░░░░░░░ this whole process you ░░░░░░░░ it s Congress you ░░░░░░░░ you look at Congress ░░░░░░░░ you think why why ░░░░░░░░ Congress having this difficulty ░░░░░░░░ know why is Congress ░░░░░░░░ know unable to get ░░░░░░░░ to talk to them ░░░░░░░░ know what s going ░░░░░░░░ with Congress GABBARD Well ░░░░░░░░ you look at what ░░░░░░░░ going on with Congress ░░░░░░░░ you are seeing the ░░░░░░░░ of very serious issues ░░░░░░░░ see how lopsided or ░░░░░░░░ sided this whole January ░░░░░░░░ committee is first of ░░░░░░░░ To present information without ░░░░░░░░ any opposing views or ░░░░░░░░ discerning questions being asked ░░░░░░░░ a lot of these ░░░░░░░░ who are testifying there ░░░░░░░░ no surprise here to ░░░░░░░░ how one sided the ░░░░░░░░ is becoming and the ░░░░░░░░ that people are having ░░░░░░░░ s one example of ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately where Congress is ░░░░░░░░ more driven by who ░░░░░░░░ be in power and ░░░░░░░░ in power and go ░░░░░░░░ political opponents than they ░░░░░░░░ actually concerned about presenting ░░░░░░░░ truth passing legislation that ░░░░░░░░ the best interests of ░░░░░░░░ people in the country ░░░░░░░░ SUSTEREN Who actually makes ░░░░░░░░ decisions on on whether ░░░░░░░░ should issue a subpoena ░░░░░░░░ seek contempt Would that ░░░░░░░░ the chairman of a ░░░░░░░░ or or is that ░░░░░░░░ by the Speaker of ░░░░░░░░ House Nancy Pelosi Who ░░░░░░░░ s running this GABBARD ░░░░░░░░ mean well ultimately everybody ░░░░░░░░ s served in Congress ░░░░░░░░ that nothing happens in ░░░░░░░░ Democratic side of the ░░░░░░░░ without Nancy Pelosi says ░░░░░░░░ ahead If you look ░░░░░░░░ the paper it says ░░░░░░░░ it is up to ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the committee ░░░░░░░░ to make that decision ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Pelosi is the ░░░░░░░░ of the House and ░░░░░░░░ happens without her green ░░░░░░░░ VAN SUSTEREN Congresswoman Tulsi ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ joining me.”