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

RUSH TRANSCRIPT VAN SUSTEREN ░░░░░░░░ Bannon was held in ░░░░░░░░ of Congress and then ░░░░░░░░ Former Attorney General Eric ░░░░░░░░ was held in contempt ░░░░░░░░ Congress He was not ░░░░░░░░ Lois Lerner the central ░░░░░░░░ in the IRS scandal ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration she ░░░░░░░░ held in contempt of ░░░░░░░░ She was not indicted ░░░░░░░░ getting indicted after being ░░░░░░░░ in contempt of Congress ░░░░░░░░ on what political party ░░░░░░░░ are and what political ░░░░░░░░ is in power If ░░░░░░░░ do you like that ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii ░░░░░░░░ Gabbard joins me Good ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman and tell me ░░░░░░░░ thoughts GABBARD Hi Greta ░░░░░░░░ SUSTEREN on this whole ░░░░░░░░ of contempt of Congress ░░░░░░░░ getting indicted who gets ░░░░░░░░ who doesn t GABBARD ░░░░░░░░ this is the problem ░░░░░░░░ this is just the ░░░░░░░░ example of how our ░░░░░░░░ of Justice is being ░░░░░░░░ as a political hit ░░░░░░░░ to go after the ░░░░░░░░ opponents of of the ░░░░░░░░ that be that are ░░░░░░░░ charge You know in ░░░░░░░░ democracy we the people ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ in the rule of ░░░░░░░░ we need to be ░░░░░░░░ to trust that institutions ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ our law enforcement entities ░░░░░░░░ truly acting in the ░░░░░░░░ interest and that we ░░░░░░░░ all be treated fairly ░░░░░░░░ equally under the law ░░░░░░░░ of of any other ░░░░░░░░ regardless of our political ░░░░░░░░ of who we voted ░░░░░░░░ who were speaking out ░░░░░░░░ or against And so ░░░░░░░░ really dangerous thing that ░░░░░░░░ re seeing as a ░░░░░░░░ of what s playing ░░░░░░░░ here in this double ░░░░░░░░ that you ve pointed ░░░░░░░░ is the clear message ░░░░░░░░ fear that if you ░░░░░░░░ out against us if ░░░░░░░░ re an opponent of ░░░░░░░░ powers that be then ░░░░░░░░ s the Department of ░░░░░░░░ can go after you ░░░░░░░░ charge you and prosecute ░░░░░░░░ However if you are ░░░░░░░░ the other team if ░░░░░░░░ re if you are ░░░░░░░░ agreement with or or ░░░░░░░░ by those in power ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ you kindly or you ░░░░░░░░ get off the hook ░░░░░░░░ you won t be ░░░░░░░░ in the same way ░░░░░░░░ your political opponents will ░░░░░░░░ This is the telltale ░░░░░░░░ of an authoritarian regime ░░░░░░░░ directly undermines our democracy ░░░░░░░░ is really what s ░░░░░░░░ the core of of ░░░░░░░░ s wrong here VAN ░░░░░░░░ All right Well I ░░░░░░░░ in the process and ░░░░░░░░ that the process needs ░░░░░░░░ be applied fairly to ░░░░░░░░ However the chips may ░░░░░░░░ If we re going ░░░░░░░░ indict one then you ░░░░░░░░ to indict them all ░░░░░░░░ we re not going ░░░░░░░░ indict some of them ░░░░░░░░ know you can t ░░░░░░░░ one or two of ░░░░░░░░ You know there s ░░░░░░░░ the issue and I ░░░░░░░░ that you ve pointed ░░░░░░░░ out there have been ░░░░░░░░ who have lied before ░░░░░░░░ like Brennan and Clapper ░░░░░░░░ Yes VAN SUSTEREN former ░░░░░░░░ high in the Intel ░░░░░░░░ that they got they ░░░░░░░░ a pass One got ░░░░░░░░ say it was a ░░░░░░░░ or something But you ░░░░░░░░ we know the rules ░░░░░░░░ when you testify under ░░░░░░░░ and sort of like ░░░░░░░░ gets it who doesn ░░░░░░░░ it seems a little ░░░░░░░░ uneven GABBARD Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ go even farther to ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ is there is no ░░░░░░░░ unless they are applied ░░░░░░░░ are no rules unless ░░░░░░░░ re applied When when ░░░░░░░░ look at James Clapper ░░░░░░░░ example he directly lied ░░░░░░░░ oath while testifying before ░░░░░░░░ US Senate about the ░░░░░░░░ that the NSA when ░░░░░░░░ about the NSA mass ░░░░░░░░ program saying is the ░░░░░░░░ collecting mass data on ░░░░░░░░ of Americans across the ░░░░░░░░ He said no 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 ░░░░░░░░ how directly This threatens ░░░░░░░░ undermines our democracy and ░░░░░░░░ faith that we need ░░░░░░░░ have in these public ░░░░░░░░ and public officials VAN ░░░░░░░░ You know it s ░░░░░░░░ irony sort of of ░░░░░░░░ Eric Holder one when ░░░░░░░░ was attorney general is ░░░░░░░░ the Congress held him ░░░░░░░░ contempt And then did ░░░░░░░░ decision whether to indict ░░░░░░░░ or not the irony ░░░░░░░░ it is is that ░░░░░░░░ s the decision of ░░░░░░░░ attorney general So he ░░░░░░░░ have to indict himself ░░░░░░░░ so was passed to ░░░░░░░░ junior of his who ░░░░░░░░ the decision saying that ░░░░░░░░ wasn t a crime ░░░░░░░░ something that there s ░░░░░░░░ privilege or something but ░░░░░░░░ didn t pursue it ░░░░░░░░ was no grand jury ░░░░░░░░ But you know it ░░░░░░░░ sort of it s ░░░░░░░░ of interesting how you ░░░░░░░░ that in this whole ░░░░░░░░ it s Congress you ░░░░░░░░ you look at Congress ░░░░░░░░ you think why why ░░░░░░░░ Congress having this difficulty ░░░░░░░░ know why is Congress ░░░░░░░░ you know unable to ░░░░░░░░ people to talk to ░░░░░░░░ you know what s ░░░░░░░░ on with Congress GABBARD ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ s going on with ░░░░░░░░ again you are seeing ░░░░░░░░ politicization of very serious ░░░░░░░░ You see how lopsided ░░░░░░░░ one sided this whole ░░░░░░░░ 6 committee is first ░░░░░░░░ all to present information ░░░░░░░░ having At any opposing ░░░░░░░░ or even discerning questions ░░░░░░░░ asked of a lot ░░░░░░░░ these people who are ░░░░░░░░ there s no surprise ░░░░░░░░ to see how one ░░░░░░░░ the outcome is becoming ░░░░░░░░ the response that people ░░░░░░░░ having That s one ░░░░░░░░ of many unfortunately where ░░░░░░░░ is more driven by ░░░░░░░░ can be in power ░░░░░░░░ stay in power and ░░░░░░░░ after political opponents than ░░░░░░░░ are actually concerned about ░░░░░░░░ the truth passing legislation ░░░░░░░░ serves the best interests ░░░░░░░░ the people in the ░░░░░░░░ VAN SUSTEREN Who actually ░░░░░░░░ these decisions on whether ░░░░░░░░ should issue a subpoena ░░░░░░░░ see contempt Would that ░░░░░░░░ the chairman of a ░░░░░░░░ or is that done ░░░░░░░░ the speaker of the ░░░░░░░░ Nancy Pelosi who s ░░░░░░░░ this GABBARD I mean ░░░░░░░░ ultimately everybody who s ░░░░░░░░ in Congress knows that ░░░░░░░░ happens in the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ of the house without ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi says go ahead ░░░░░░░░ you look on the ░░░░░░░░ it says that it ░░░░░░░░ up to the chairman ░░░░░░░░ the committee to make ░░░░░░░░ decision But Nancy Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ the speaker of the ░░░░░░░░ and nothing happens without ░░░░░░░░ green light VAN SUSTEREN ░░░░░░░░ Tulsi Gabbard thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for joining me.”