CBS Blasts GOP’s Rhetoric, Demand They Be a Better ‘Steward’ of Democracy

DICKERSON My first reaction ░░░░░░░░ let s wait till ░░░░░░░░ actually find out what ░░░░░░░░ in the indictment Of ░░░░░░░░ that s a naive ░░░░░░░░ to say in American ░░░░░░░░ right now and that ░░░░░░░░ my second thought which ░░░░░░░░ that this is an ░░░░░░░░ is an explosive event ░░░░░░░░ a highly volatile time ░░░░░░░░ American politics Everybody has ░░░░░░░░ responsibility who s in ░░░░░░░░ political process to either ░░░░░░░░ fuel or they ve ░░░░░░░░ a question not a ░░░░░░░░ Are you adding fuel ░░░░░░░░ are you taking fuel ░░░░░░░░ President and his party ░░░░░░░░ doing something smart which ░░░░░░░░ in the absence of ░░░░░░░░ they are rushing in ░░░░░░░░ define what this case ░░░░░░░░ about We don t ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump doesn t ░░░░░░░░ it s under seal ░░░░░░░░ the question is after ░░░░░░░░ 6 where we saw ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump did when ░░░░░░░░ was an official proceeding ░░░░░░░░ he didn t like ░░░░░░░░ Yes DICKERSON When you ░░░░░░░░ in his party are ░░░░░░░░ adding to this volatility ░░░░░░░░ are you removing it ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy before the after ░░░░░░░░ election he said that ░░░░░░░░ Trump won that was ░░░░░░░░ lie Then on January ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy now Speaker ░░░░░░░░ terribly frightened by what ░░░░░░░░ He saw what happened ░░░░░░░░ you spoke in apocalyptic ░░░░░░░░ how that could play ░░░░░░░░ so why now is ░░░░░░░░ Speaker saying that this ░░░░░░░░ an effort by the ░░░░░░░░ DA to subvert an ░░░░░░░░ that s speaking in ░░░░░░░░ terms about a thing ░░░░░░░░ know nothing about You ░░░░░░░░ nothing about it because ░░░░░░░░ indictment is sealed Why ░░░░░░░░ the history of January ░░░░░░░░ would you as a ░░░░░░░░ figure add more fuel ░░░░░░░░ the fire Isn t ░░░░░░░░ obligation when the system ░░░░░░░░ as fragile as it ░░░░░░░░ right now to hold ░░░░░░░░ the fuel We are ░░░░░░░░ this volatile moment and ░░░░░░░░ have a responsibility to ░░░░░░░░ moment and to the ░░░░░░░░ If you participate in ░░░░░░░░ system of making laws ░░░░░░░░ participating in elections you ░░░░░░░░ a steward of that ░░░░░░░░ You can t befoul ░░░░░░░░ and then say oh ░░░░░░░░ but have it applied ░░░░░░░░ me in a clean ░░░░░░░░ pristine way when I ░░░░░░░░ participating in it BURLESON ░░░░░░░░ DICKERSON You are a ░░░░░░░░ of it so what ░░░░░░░░ the steward s obligation ░░░░░░░░ this case In the ░░░░░░░░ of that if you ░░░░░░░░ a steward of the ░░░░░░░░ treat the system with ░░░░░░░░ by withholding judgment until ░░░░░░░░ know what the facts ░░░░░░░░ BURLESON: “Well said.”