Abby Phillip Battles Gaetz on Tying Biden to ‘Bribery’ with Family Members: ‘Everything that You’ve Described Is an Inference’

PHILLIP When it comes ░░░░░░░░ what this confidential source ░░░░░░░░ to Gaetz I did ░░░░░░░░ acknowledge that PHILLIP You ░░░░░░░░ that there s no ░░░░░░░░ s no proof There ░░░░░░░░ reports of bribery but ░░░░░░░░ s actually no proof ░░░░░░░░ bribery actually being consummated ░░░░░░░░ I think that when ░░░░░░░░ pay someone s family ░░░░░░░░ in order to influence ░░░░░░░░ decision that that is ░░░░░░░░ a bribe Now I ░░░░░░░░ that that s probably ░░░░░░░░ a view of bribery ░░░░░░░░ s going to lead ░░░░░░░░ an impeachment in the ░░░░░░░░ But yeah like how ░░░░░░░░ you bribe old people ░░░░░░░░ pay their kids and ░░░░░░░░ family members PHILLIP I ░░░░░░░░ you can in your ░░░░░░░░ think about it however ░░░░░░░░ want but from a ░░░░░░░░ and even from a ░░░░░░░░ perspective that s you ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz I think you ░░░░░░░░ read the Foreign Corrupt ░░░░░░░░ Act PHILLIP I just ░░░░░░░░ to ask you though ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz You know that ░░░░░░░░ the Foreign Corrupt Practices ░░░░░░░░ payment to a family ░░░░░░░░ can constitute a bribe ░░░░░░░░ Here s what you ░░░░░░░░ congressman This was in ░░░░░░░░ at a private fundraiser ░░░░░░░░ said I don t ░░░░░░░░ that we are endeavoring ░░░░░░░░ a legitimate impeachment of ░░░░░░░░ Biden They re trying ░░░░░░░░ engage in a forever ░░░░░░░░ of impeachment And like ░░░░░░░░ many of our forever ░░░░░░░░ it will drag on ░░░░░░░░ and end in a ░░░░░░░░ draw Honestly it seems ░░░░░░░░ maybe you were right ░░░░░░░░ first time Gaetz When ░░░░░░░░ ve heard me speak ░░░░░░░░ issues important to me ░░░░░░░░ haven t led with ░░░░░░░░ I talk about the ░░░░░░░░ and single subject spending ░░░░░░░░ and term limits and ░░░░░░░░ like that PHILLIP So ░░░░░░░░ your colleagues given that ░░░░░░░░ to Jim Jordan this ░░░░░░░░ the most corroborating piece ░░░░░░░░ evidence that they had ░░░░░░░░ they drop this impeachment ░░░░░░░░ this point Gaetz I ░░░░░░░░ with Jordan that this ░░░░░░░░ what s most corroborating ░░░░░░░░ think what s most ░░░░░░░░ are the payments to ░░░░░░░░ Biden and Frank Biden ░░░░░░░░ James Biden Like I ░░░░░░░░ deposing James Biden and ░░░░░░░░ way that they took ░░░░░░░░ from the Chinese government ░░░░░░░░ make your skin crawl ░░░░░░░░ that s admittedly James ░░░░░░░░ not Joe Biden but ░░░░░░░░ do believe when these ░░░░░░░░ governments are loading up ░░░░░░░░ entire Biden family apparatus ░░░░░░░░ cash they re not ░░░░░░░░ so to extract some ░░░░░░░░ of skill or service ░░░░░░░░ these ne er do ░░░░░░░░ Bidens they re doing ░░░░░░░░ to influence Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ Everything that you ve ░░░░░░░░ is an inference It ░░░░░░░░ basically saying well it ░░░░░░░░ be but there s ░░░░░░░░ no you haven t ░░░░░░░░ given any proof of ░░░░░░░░ you re alleging Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ why do you think ░░░░░░░░ was paying Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ think they were paying ░░░░░░░░ to figure out where ░░░░░░░░ go buy crack in ░░░░░░░░ A They were paying ░░░░░░░░ because he had access ░░░░░░░░ Joe PHILLIP In the ░░░░░░░░ of actual proof Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ that is proof PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ like you said earlier ░░░░░░░░ this impeachment inquiry even ░░░░░░░░ anywhere if you cannot ░░░░░░░░ enough evidence Jonathan Turley ░░░░░░░░ conservative lawyer he was ░░░░░░░░ before the committee to ░░░░░░░░ about this He said ░░░░░░░░ s not enough evidence ░░░░░░░░ support articles of impeachment ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden Gaetz Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Jonathan Turley said that ░░░░░░░░ should have asked Jamaal ░░░░░░░░ to pull a fire ░░░░░░░░ It was a devastating ░░░░░░░░ for House Republicans But ░░░░░░░░ think the impeachment inquiry ░░░░░░░░ have to rely on ░░░░░░░░ whether or not it ░░░░░░░░ Weiss or Brady accurately ░░░░░░░░ the travel of Smirnov ░░░░░░░░ Do you think that ░░░░░░░░ what the impeachment inquiry ░░░░░░░░ to be about Or ░░░░░░░░ t it be about ░░░░░░░░ or not you actually ░░░░░░░░ proof of bribery Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ let s assume that ░░░░░░░░ is right that Smirnov ░░░░░░░░ was in these places ░░░░░░░░ these observations And I ░░░░░░░░ not saying he is ░░░░░░░░ m saying it s ░░░░░░░░ contradiction In that event ░░░░░░░░ could literally have a ░░░░░░░░ where Smirnov is being ░░░░░░░░ to facilitate the cover ░░░░░░░░ Now again I think ░░░░░░░░ requires us reviewing the ░░░░░░░░ records and getting more ░░░░░░░░ out of the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice more than they ░░░░░░░░ been willing to give ░░░░░░░░ to date.”