Mike Lee: ‘Inappropriate’ for James Comey to Have Leaked Memo

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BEGIN VIDEO ░░░░░░░░ SEN Mike Lee R ░░░░░░░░ The fact is we ░░░░░░░░ been asked to settle ░░░░░░░░ ve been asked to ░░░░░░░░ time and time again ░░░░░░░░ our government and we ░░░░░░░░ been asked to settle ░░░░░░░░ matters of great principal ░░░░░░░░ our candidate for president ░░░░░░░░ the United States This ░░░░░░░░ t continue It s ░░░░░░░░ for us not to ░░░░░░░░ It s time for ░░░░░░░░ to expect more END ░░░░░░░░ CLIP George STEPHANOPOULOS HOST ░░░░░░░░ was Republican Senator Mike ░░░░░░░░ back in October calling ░░░░░░░░ Candidate Trump to get ░░░░░░░░ of the race after ░░░░░░░░ Access Hollywood tape was ░░░░░░░░ public He is now ░░░░░░░░ member of the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Committee which will be ░░░░░░░░ the president s actions ░░░░░░░░ the author of a ░░░░░░░░ book Written Out of ░░░░░░░░ you see it right ░░░░░░░░ Senator Lee thank you ░░░░░░░░ joining us this morning ░░░░░░░░ ve also called yourself ░░░░░░░░ big fan of James ░░░░░░░░ you said you ve ░░░░░░░░ great respect for him ░░░░░░░░ since you served together ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ you believe that James ░░░░░░░░ would lie under oath ░░░░░░░░ No he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ me as someone who ░░░░░░░░ under oath Nonetheless I ░░░░░░░░ not wild about the ░░░░░░░░ that he had these ░░░░░░░░ leaked leaked specifically with ░░░░░░░░ intent of prompting the ░░░░░░░░ of a special prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ doesn t seem to ░░░░░░░░ to be the kind ░░░░░░░░ thing we want out ░░░░░░░░ an FBI director an ░░░░░░░░ director whose example will ░░░░░░░░ everyone else in a ░░░░░░░░ in a Bureau where ░░░░░░░░ seems to be a ░░░░░░░░ STEPHANOPOULOS Do you think ░░░░░░░░ should be investigated now ░░░░░░░░ you think he committed ░░░░░░░░ crime Lee I don ░░░░░░░░ know whether it s ░░░░░░░░ crime There are those ░░░░░░░░ have suggested that it ░░░░░░░░ It does at least ░░░░░░░░ me to have been ░░░░░░░░ appears to have been ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ should have done it.