Swalwell: ‘This Is a Pattern of Obstruction’ We’re Seeing from Trump

[excerpt MADDOW Our next ░░░░░░░░ is a member of ░░░░░░░░ House Intelligence Committee He ░░░░░░░░ introduced a bill to ░░░░░░░░ an independent investigation into ░░░░░░░░ s attempts to undermine ░░░░░░░░ election and anybody who ░░░░░░░░ have colluded with that ░░░░░░░░ commission will be modeled ░░░░░░░░ the 9 11 commission ░░░░░░░░ that means it would ░░░░░░░░ the power to issue ░░░░░░░░ and to obtain documents ░░░░░░░░ to take testimony This ░░░░░░░░ has the support of ░░░░░░░░ member of the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Today it gained a ░░░░░░░░ of confidence from a ░░░░░░░░ member of Congress member ░░░░░░░░ the House Freedom Caucus ░░░░░░░░ Amash one of the ░░░░░░░░ conservative lawmakers in the ░░░░░░░░ who has received a ░░░░░░░░ of pressure from his ░░░░░░░░ on this issue Joining ░░░░░░░░ now is California congressman ░░░░░░░░ Swalwell Congressman thanks very ░░░░░░░░ for being with us ░░░░░░░░ really appreciate it SWALWELL ░░░░░░░░ to be back Rachel ░░░░░░░░ Let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ about these remarks from ░░░░░░░░ President and the remarks ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ saying essentially that the ░░░░░░░░ firing was about the ░░░░░░░░ investigation It seems like ░░░░░░░░ blunt dropping of pretense ░░░░░░░░ far as I m ░░░░░░░░ I wanted to get ░░░░░░░░ reaction SWALWELL And the ░░░░░░░░ mentioned the Russia investigation ░░░░░░░░ the letter that he ░░░░░░░░ his security guard hand ░░░░░░░░ to the Director This ░░░░░░░░ a pattern of obstruction ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen from ░░░░░░░░ President from the deceitful ░░░░░░░░ about President Obama allegedly ░░░░░░░░ him to tweeting at ░░░░░░░░ Yates before she testified ░░░░░░░░ now this clear statement ░░░░░░░░ they want this investigation ░░░░░░░░ go away And Rachel ░░░░░░░░ ll also just say ░░░░░░░░ of Congress are home ░░░░░░░░ now in their districts ░░░░░░░░ I ve spent the ░░░░░░░░ week talking to five ░░░░░░░░ rotary clubs What I ░░░░░░░░ heard from my constituents ░░░░░░░░ I think this is ░░░░░░░░ good test going to ░░░░░░░░ rotary club is that ░░░░░░░░ stinks You can t ░░░░░░░░ guy who s investigating ░░░░░░░░ The American people just ░░░░░░░░ this investigation to be ░░░░░░░░ honest one that follows ░░░░░░░░ evidence Right now it ░░░░░░░░ t look like we ░░░░░░░░ getting that MADDOW What ░░░░░░░░ the remedy if the ░░░░░░░░ is technically or legally ░░░░░░░░ justice here If the ░░░░░░░░ House does officially drop ░░░░░░░░ pretense if they say ░░░░░░░░ we got rid of ░░░░░░░░ FBI Director because we ░░░░░░░░ to get rid of ░░░░░░░░ investigation or change the ░░░░░░░░ of that investigation or ░░░░░░░░ it cut it short ░░░░░░░░ they admit that I ░░░░░░░░ not a lawyer but ░░░░░░░░ far as I can ░░░░░░░░ the only remedy for ░░░░░░░░ if it s something ░░░░░░░░ by the President himself ░░░░░░░░ impeachment which seems like ░░░░░░░░ pretty pie in the ░░░░░░░░ idea with the Republican ░░░░░░░░ What would the recourse ░░░░░░░░ as far as you ░░░░░░░░ concerned SWALWELL Well first ░░░░░░░░ a member of the ░░░░░░░░ Committee I think we ░░░░░░░░ to get an assurance ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ it s an honest ░░░░░░░░ not impeded by politics ░░░░░░░░ I would like to ░░░░░░░░ the Attorney General as ░░░░░░░░ as the acting FBI ░░░░░░░░ before us to get ░░░░░░░░ assurances also to find ░░░░░░░░ just what is the ░░░░░░░░ House learning about this ░░░░░░░░ It should be absolutely ░░░░░░░░ And then Rachel in ░░░░░░░░ House Intelligence Committee we ░░░░░░░░ also be allowed to ░░░░░░░░ our investigation and have ░░░░░░░░ hearings that were promised ░░░░░░░░ that were canceled And ░░░░░░░░ we get to the ░░░░░░░░ word I think the ░░░░░░░░ word that most of ░░░░░░░░ just want to see ░░░░░░░░ an honest investigation And ░░░░░░░░ now that’s threatened.”