Sen. Cotton: Behavior by Marines in Nude Photo Scandal Is ‘Extremely Disappointing’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT TAPPER I ░░░░░░░░ to the ask you ░░░░░░░░ the scandal involving the ░░░░░░░░ of sexually explicit images ░░░░░░░░ Marines by Marines Some ░░░░░░░░ the people whose photos ░░░░░░░░ been shared are complaining ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon is not ░░░░░░░░ quickly enough to investigate ░░░░░░░░ matter that they don ░░░░░░░░ take the basic charge ░░░░░░░░ sexual harassment and sexual ░░░░░░░░ against women soldiers women ░░░░░░░░ seriously new As a ░░░░░░░░ as a member of ░░░░░░░░ Armed Services Committee do ░░░░░░░░ agree with that concern ░░░░░░░░ Well this behavior by ░░░░░░░░ and likely when the ░░░░░░░░ expands by troops from ░░░░░░░░ other services is extremely ░░░░░░░░ You don t need ░░░░░░░░ have the law read ░░░░░░░░ you Don t need ░░░░░░░░ regulation or policy stated ░░░░░░░░ you as a young ░░░░░░░░ or woman in our ░░░░░░░░ services to know that ░░░░░░░░ kind of behavior is ░░░░░░░░ We had testimony earlier ░░░░░░░░ services to know that ░░░░░░░░ kind of behavior is ░░░░░░░░ We had testimony earlier ░░░░░░░░ week from the commandant ░░░░░░░░ the Marine Corps and ░░░░░░░░ sergeant minimum wage orthoof ░░░░░░░░ marine Corps I can ░░░░░░░░ you they take it ░░░░░░░░ extreme seriousness and they ░░░░░░░░ week from the commandant ░░░░░░░░ the Marine Corps and ░░░░░░░░ sergeant minimum wage orthoof ░░░░░░░░ marine Corps I can ░░░░░░░░ you they take it ░░░░░░░░ extreme seriousness and they ░░░░░░░░ moving forward as quickly ░░░░░░░░ they can with the ░░░░░░░░ This information just recently ░░░░░░░░ to light so the ░░░░░░░░ is still in its ░░░░░░░░ stages I m confident ░░░░░░░░ are going to hold ░░░░░░░░ marine accountable and that ░░░░░░░░ service chiefs of the ░░░░░░░░ three services if such ░░░░░░░░ occurred in their services ░░░░░░░░ well will do the ░░░░░░░░ same thing because we ░░░░░░░░ a zero tolerance policy ░░░░░░░░ this kind of behavior ░░░░░░░░ our armed forces and ░░░░░░░░ soldier sailor marine and ░░░░░░░░ knows better whether or ░░░░░░░░ they had a lawyer ░░░░░░░░ the law to them ░░░░░░░░ not TAPPER Just to ░░░░░░░░ Do you know that ░░░░░░░░ are other instances of ░░░░░░░░ just just Marines and ░░░░░░░░ soldiers et cetera doing ░░░░░░░░ or you re just ░░░░░░░░ that it probably is ░░░░░░░░ COTTON I do not ░░░░░░░░ but based upon the ░░░░░░░░ we ve heard earlier ░░░░░░░░ week and the briefings ░░░░░░░░ ve received it s ░░░░░░░░ least a possibility We ░░░░░░░░ still in the very ░░░░░░░░ stages It s unclear ░░░░░░░░ instance how many of ░░░░░░░░ the members of this ░░░░░░░░ board were still on ░░░░░░░░ duty of the reserves ░░░░░░░░ has retired and were ░░░░░░░░ to still be in ░░░░░░░░ Marine Corps That s ░░░░░░░░ I say it s ░░░░░░░░ the Earl el stages ░░░░░░░░ we will follow facts ░░░░░░░░ they take us but ░░░░░░░░ one person participating in ░░░░░░░░ kind of activity is ░░░░░░░░ much and any young ░░░░░░░░ or woman in the ░░░░░░░░ norses knows better than ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ from firsthand experience TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ cotton good luck over ░░░░░░░░ Safe traffic Thanks very ░░░░░░░░ COTTON: “Thanks, Jake.”