Gaetz Claims McCarthy ‘Has No Real Intent to Follow Through’ on Impeaching Joe Biden

MELBER Yesterday McCarthy says ░░░░░░░░ inquiry Today he says ░░░░░░░░ I have this I ░░░░░░░░ all my notes here ░░░░░░░░ says something to the ░░░░░░░░ of Well it s ░░░░░░░░ really about impeachment it ░░░░░░░░ about getting answers And ░░░░░░░░ I have sound I ░░░░░░░░ to you listen to ░░░░░░░░ he says this he ░░░░░░░░ it s actually not ░░░░░░░░ Take a listen Clip ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy So all we ░░░░░░░░ trying to do it ░░░░░░░░ not impeachment Nothing to ░░░░░░░░ with that It s ░░░░░░░░ answer these questions Had ░░░░░░░░ president been truthful when ░░░░░░░░ said he never talked ░░░░░░░░ his son about business ░░░░░░░░ never dealt with Burisma ░░░░░░░░ dealt with Ukraine that ░░░░░░░░ we would never do ░░░░░░░░ It s not impeachment ░░░░░░░░ to do with that ░░░░░░░░ ends MELBER Congressman the ░░░░░░░░ is one is this ░░░░░░░░ inquiry that s going ░░░░░░░░ impeachment If so what ░░░░░░░░ the high crime or ░░░░░░░░ And is Kevin McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ this the right way ░░░░░░░░ week or not Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t tell ░░░░░░░░ you cut away to ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy or a commercial ░░░░░░░░ low tea because yesterday ░░░░░░░░ impeachment is somehow today ░░░░░░░░ not impeachment Good gracious ░░░░░░░░ we actually have to ░░░░░░░░ make the case against ░░░░░░░░ Biden let s hope ░░░░░░░░ have effective people like ░░░░░░░░ Jordan and James Comer ░░░░░░░░ the case and maybe ░░░░░░░░ off Kevin McCarthy s ░░░░░░░░ for a while The ░░░░░░░░ crime and misdemeanor to ░░░░░░░░ is bribery I mean ░░░░░░░░ you have Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ in 16 meetings with ░░░░░░░░ Biden as business partners ░░░░░░░░ you can t even ░░░░░░░░ call them that they ░░░░░░░░ more like bribe payers ░░░░░░░░ there was no business ░░░░░░░░ then to watch the ░░░░░░░░ House shift its position ░░░░░░░░ substantially from I never ░░░░░░░░ to my son about ░░░░░░░░ business deals to Well ░░░░░░░░ wasn t in business ░░░░░░░░ my son it s ░░░░░░░░ the tell that there ░░░░░░░░ a lot going on ░░░░░░░░ And I also look ░░░░░░░░ the government actions Everybody ░░░░░░░░ about the bribes paid ░░░░░░░░ I look at what ░░░░░░░░ got for those bribes ░░░░░░░░ Chinese were plowing in ░░░░░░░░ lot of this money ░░░░░░░░ in exchanges in one ░░░░░░░░ his first acts Joe ░░░░░░░░ dissolved the Chinese initiative ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ President Trump had set ░░░░░░░░ to go after Chinese ░░░░░░░░ influence So the bribe ░░░░░░░░ were getting theirs the ░░░░░░░░ were getting theirs and ░░░░░░░░ American people are getting ░░░░░░░░ MELBER Let me jump ░░░░░░░░ here I let you ░░░░░░░░ that answer there We ░░░░░░░░ not going to litigate ░░░░░░░░ of this right now ░░░░░░░░ is your bribery case ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ any bribery convictions against ░░░░░░░░ Biden Hunter Biden faces ░░░░░░░░ allegations but not that ░░░░░░░░ against the sitting president ░░░░░░░░ there s an open ░░░░░░░░ counsel probe that hasn ░░░░░░░░ found it How do ░░░░░░░░ bring a bribery impeachment ░░░░░░░░ any bribery convictions Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ don t think there ░░░░░░░░ a special counsel looking ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden for bribery ░░░░░░░░ think they re looking ░░░░░░░░ him for his mismanagement ░░░░░░░░ records which I actually ░░░░░░░░ is quite dumb and ░░░░░░░░ should just resolve the ░░░░░░░░ in a nonpartisan way ░░░░░░░░ as it relates to ░░░░░░░░ conviction no because Joe ░░░░░░░░ controls the Department of ░░░░░░░░ and because credible whistleblowers ░░░░░░░░ come forward and said ░░░░░░░░ DoJ officials were stopping ░░░░░░░░ investigative work as they ░░░░░░░░ building the cases that ░░░░░░░░ lead to prosecutions on ░░░░░░░░ matters I don t ░░░░░░░░ that that is the ░░░░░░░░ standard I think that ░░░░░░░░ can develop the evidence ░░░░░░░░ have our own Article ░░░░░░░░ powers that are not ░░░░░░░░ to a criminal prosecution ░░░░░░░░ a determination by an ░░░░░░░░ III court and we ░░░░░░░░ fully vested with the ░░░░░░░░ to bring accountability if ░░░░░░░░ re sufficiently bold and ░░░░░░░░ MELBER Understood And on ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy side though now ░░░░░░░░ we re here in ░░░░░░░░ middle of this week ░░░░░░░░ you think he has ░░░░░░░░ it clear that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ closer to impeaching Biden ░░░░░░░░ from it or status ░░░░░░░░ no change Gaetz I ░░░░░░░░ peel back the curtain ░░░░░░░░ Kevin McCarthy is going ░░░░░░░░ advance an actual impeachment ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden a lot ░░░░░░░░ he was going to ░░░░░░░░ an impeachment of Ali ░░░░░░░░ Remember back in January ░░░░░░░░ this year he kept ░░░░░░░░ we were going to ░░░░░░░░ Mayorkas and the people ░░░░░░░░ were blocking his speakership ░░░░░░░░ blocking the impeachment of ░░░░░░░░ Well once Kevin got ░░░░░░░░ all of that just ░░░░░░░░ by the wayside And ░░░░░░░░ think that you re ░░░░░░░░ the same gaslighting and ░░░░░░░░ same illusion and the ░░░░░░░░ mirage right here He ░░░░░░░░ t really mean it ░░░░░░░░ knows he broke the ░░░░░░░░ in January He knows ░░░░░░░░ are enough of us ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Conference who ░░░░░░░░ to hold him do ░░░░░░░░ deal and so he ░░░░░░░░ throwing impeachment out like ░░░░░░░░ ill cast lure and ░░░░░░░░ has no real intent ░░░░░░░░ follow through By the ░░░░░░░░ if he did we ░░░░░░░░ subpoena Hunter Biden If ░░░░░░░░ was a serious effort ░░░░░░░░ it an inquiry an ░░░░░░░░ oversight whatever you want ░░░░░░░░ you were really serious ░░░░░░░░ d subpoena Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ get answers They re ░░░░░░░░ serious and that s ░░░░░░░░ you see this failure ░░░░░░░░ in the absence of ░░░░░░░░ accountability MELBER Yeah It ░░░░░░░░ interesting you were a ░░░░░░░░ part of that speaker ░░░░░░░░ You were in the ░░░░░░░░ today As you said ░░░░░░░░ back the curtain whether ░░░░░░░░ agree or disagree We ░░░░░░░░ trying to understand what ░░░░░░░░ going on in that ░░░░░░░░ bizarre town Congressman Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ you for joining me ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz: “Thank you, Ari.”