RUSH TRANSCRIPT MADDOW Now ░░░░░░░░ he s got the ░░░░░░░░ attorney general position to ░░░░░░░░ it we now know ░░░░░░░░ really have been trying ░░░░░░░░ gin up criminal prosecutions ░░░░░░░░ criminal investigations into the ░░░░░░░░ s perceived enemies politically ░░░░░░░░ persecution right Courtesy of ░░░░░░░░ Bar I ll role ░░░░░░░░ the FBI on you ░░░░░░░░ s how banana republics ░░░░░░░░ right MENENDEZ The home ░░░░░░░░ the 45th president of ░░░░░░░░ United States has been ░░░░░░░░ by the FBI MADDOW ░░░░░░░░ Trump is using the ░░░░░░░░ Department to go after ░░░░░░░░ perceived enemies I feel ░░░░░░░░ about the prospect of ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department being used ░░░░░░░░ a tool of this ░░░░░░░░ or any in our ░░░░░░░░ banana republic Any capable ░░░░░░░░ can get a grand ░░░░░░░░ to hand down an ░░░░░░░░ of something as innocent ░░░░░░░░ a ham sandwich Smith ░░░░░░░░ an indictment was unsealed ░░░░░░░░ Donald J Trump CALVI ░░░░░░░░ news on former President ░░░░░░░░ s been indicted for ░░░░░░░░ fourth time in five ░░░░░░░░ Schiff Bill Bar on ░░░░░░░░ president s behalf is ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department to ░░░░░░░░ after the president s ░░░░░░░░ When you win an ░░░░░░░░ you don t seek ░░░░░░░░ just prosecute the losing ░░░░░░░░ LEMON President using the ░░░░░░░░ Department as a weapon ░░░░░░░░ get what he wants ░░░░░░░░ The Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ totally politicized SYKES Siccing ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice on ░░░░░░░░ opponents Reid Threatening to ░░░░░░░░ his political rival banana ░░░░░░░░ style RASKIN Trying to ░░░░░░░░ revenge against all of ░░░░░░░░ enemies Tin pot dictator ░░░░░░░░ a banana republic SCIUTTO ░░░░░░░░ s acting more like ░░░░░░░░ banana republic dictator Jean ░░░░░░░░ He s using Government ░░░░░░░░ to go after his ░░░░░░░░ opponents WEISSMANN Essentially we ░░░░░░░░ banana republic that we ░░░░░░░░ seeking to have a ░░░░░░░░ and criminal investigation into ░░░░░░░░ political opponent LIEU And ░░░░░░░░ s using the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice to also target ░░░░░░░░ s political opponent for ░░░░░░░░ reasons This is a ░░░░░░░░ abuse of power and ░░░░░░░░ betrayal of our values ░░░░░░░░ The president of the ░░░░░░░░ States is targeting of ░░░░░░░░ member of a political ░░░░░░░░ This is the type ░░░░░░░░ thing that happens in ░░░░░░░░ banana republic Castro And ░░░░░░░░ to take out a ░░░░░░░░ rival in Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ Criminally investigating an American ░░░░░░░░ rival Some of the ░░░░░░░░ worried about losing to ░░░░░░░░ the next election PODESTA ░░░░░░░░ investigate my principal opponent ░░░░░░░░ a principal potent in ░░░░░░░░ upcoming election Houston We ░░░░░░░░ a problem WISENBERG Don ░░░░░░░░ you think That s ░░░░░░░░ that should be investigated ░░░░░░░░ the incumbent political party ░░░░░░░░ a counterintelligence investigation on ░░░░░░░░ candidate of the opposing ░░░░░░░░ Maloney You know Trump ░░░░░░░░ itching to politicize the ░░░░░░░░ Department and the attorney ░░░░░░░░ has been super shady ░░░░░░░░ President is weaponizing the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice to bring ░░░░░░░░ against his enemies The ░░░░░░░░ of Justice is in ░░░░░░░░ existential crisis KRISHNAMOORTHI Again ░░░░░░░░ s yet another example ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department basically ░░░░░░░░ all of its independence ░░░░░░░░ this administration LOCKHART This ░░░░░░░░ now about corrupting the ░░░░░░░░ election and for me ░░░░░░░░ was crossing the red ░░░░░░░░ MURPHY A president who ░░░░░░░░ actively trying to potentially ░░░░░░░░ the upcoming election MELBER ░░░░░░░░ to try to take ░░░░░░░░ a political rival the ░░░░░░░░ goal being 2020 Colbert ░░░░░░░░ Trump and his attorney ░░░░░░░░ are using the Justice ░░░░░░░░ The only difference between ░░░░░░░░ and a banana republic ░░░░░░░░ that Trump does not ░░░░░░░░ fruit Meyers The 2020 ░░░░░░░░ is really the last ░░░░░░░░ we have to stop ░░░░░░░░ system from fully sliding ░░░░░░░░ a corrupt banana republic ░░░░░░░░ Bill Bar has done ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ him to do BEHAR ░░░░░░░░ re living in a ░░░░░░░░ republic right now KING ░░░░░░░░ you start using the ░░░░░░░░ Department should go after ░░░░░░░░ enemies that s that ░░░░░░░░ very very dangerous Brennan ░░░░░░░░ Trump is using the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice to go ░░░░░░░░ his enemies in any ░░░░░░░░ that he can MILGRAM ░░░░░░░░ the head of the ░░░░░░░░ federal law enforcement agency ░░░░░░░░ working on his behalf ░░░░░░░░ investigate a political rival ░░░░░░░░ To investigate the family ░░░░░░░░ a political opponent Basically ░░░░░░░░ republic behavior SCARBOROUGH We ░░░░░░░░ no better than some ░░░░░░░░ banana republic Biden And ░░░░░░░░ s using the abuse ░░░░░░░░ power and every element ░░░░░░░░ the presidency to try ░░░░░░░░ do something to smear ░░░░░░░░ Um we just have ░░░░░░░░ demonstrate that he will ░░░░░░░░ take power by if ░░░░░░░░ if he does run.”
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