McCaskill: ‘I Struggle with Grasping the Reality that Our Country Elected’ Trump

McCaskill Claire I broke ░░░░░░░░ of the habit of ░░░░░░░░ where is you know ░░░░░░░░ in the blank a ░░░░░░░░ time normal Republican But ░░░░░░░░ m going to break ░░░░░░░░ own practice of not ░░░░░░░░ that I mean your ░░░░░░░░ a former prosecutor where ░░░░░░░░ John Cornyn where is ░░░░░░░░ McConnell who retired already ░░░░░░░░ knows what threats of ░░░░░░░░ look like and they ░░░░░░░░ t distinguish You know ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi is not the ░░░░░░░░ person who was threatened ░░░░░░░░ people who believed the ░░░░░░░░ things that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ I mean the testimony ░░░░░░░░ Brad Raffensperger the pleas ░░░░░░░░ Gabe Sterling Someone is ░░░░░░░░ to get shot the ░░░░░░░░ of Rusty Bowers I ░░░░░░░░ what are we doing ░░░░░░░░ that we re just ░░░░░░░░ toward a criminal trial ░░░░░░░░ the jurors are already ░░░░░░░░ the view of the ░░░░░░░░ at grave risk McCaskill ░░░░░░░░ know it is hard ░░░░░░░░ struggle with grasping the ░░░░░░░░ that our country elected ░░░░░░░░ man in the first ░░░░░░░░ Then J6 happened and ░░░░░░░░ that went along with ░░░░░░░░ And then he is ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly and investigated and ░░░░░░░░ again repeatedly Then he ░░░░░░░░ this which is so ░░░░░░░░ and such a spit ░░░░░░░░ the face of anyone ░░░░░░░░ loves our Constitution and ░░░░░░░░ rule of law And ░░░░░░░░ think the people that ░░░░░░░░ served with the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ taking a grave risk ░░░░░░░░ took some time today ░░░░░░░░ to read through the ░░░░░░░░ of the most heinous ░░░░░░░░ on January 6 The ░░░░░░░░ that took an electric ░░░░░░░░ to the neck of ░░░░░░░░ police officer the ones ░░░░░░░░ gouged at the police ░░░░░░░░ s eyes the ones ░░░░░░░░ body slammed police officers ░░░░░░░░ marble statues rendering them ░░░░░░░░ These are the people ░░░░░░░░ he opened his rallies ░░░░░░░░ and promises to pardon ░░░░░░░░ I would say to ░░░░░░░░ Thune and John Cornyn ░░░░░░░░ re wanting to lead ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party in the ░░░░░░░░ States Senate That is ░░░░░░░░ great responsibility The risk ░░░░░░░░ are taking by not ░░░░░░░░ out against this man ░░░░░░░░ one that history will ░░░░░░░░ attention to Because if ░░░░░░░░ s willing to pardon ░░░░░░░░ people that did that ░░░░░░░░ you know what he ░░░░░░░░ capable of doing They ░░░░░░░░ And the idea that ░░░░░░░░ re sacrificing all of ░░░░░░░░ rather than leading their ░░░░░░░░ out of the wilderness ░░░░░░░░ re cowering They re ░░░░░░░░ behind trees saying Please ░░░░░░░░ t look at me ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ say I endorse him ░░░░░░░░ gosh I kind of ░░░░░░░░ to because if I ░░░░░░░░ t my party will ░░░░░░░░ mad at me Claim ░░░░░░░░ party claim your values ░░░░░░░░ your integrity and stand ░░░░░░░░ to this guy It ░░░░░░░░ t be this hard ░░░░░░░░ Wallace And I think ░░░░░░░░ is disturbing and what ░░░░░░░░ have to stay clear ░░░░░░░░ about is that the ░░░░░░░░ channels are now so ░░░░░░░░ sealed from the truth ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump I mean ░░░░░░░░ re talking about what ░░░░░░░░ Trump tweeted or wherever ░░░░░░░░ posts this stuff Truth ░░░░░░░░ is that a verb ░░░░░░░░ know we re covering ░░░░░░░░ things he actually said ░░░░░░░░ what is so I ░░░░░░░░ disturbing is that the ░░░░░░░░ that he actually says ░░░░░░░░ does are either shielded ░░░░░░░░ edited or contextualized for ░░░░░░░░ own supporters and so ░░░░░░░░ Trump in his own ░░░░░░░░ Trump in his own ░░░░░░░░ horrific threats toward witnesses ░░░░░░░░ this first criminal trial ░░░░░░░░ t necessarily what his ░░░░░░░░ see And so Claire ░░░░░░░░ think that you always ░░░░░░░░ a good job of ░░░░░░░░ of marrying these two ░░░░░░░░ these two toxic threats ░░░░░░░░ accountability for Trump which ░░░░░░░░ think by this point ░░░░░░░░ idea that somehow he ░░░░░░░░ being treated unfairly he ░░░░░░░░ had more delays he ░░░░░░░░ benefited more from an ░░░░░░░░ of deference on the ░░░░░░░░ Merrick Garland and everybody ░░░░░░░░ that has lifted Trump ░░░░░░░░ alleged conduct we re ░░░░░░░░ of post deference there ░░░░░░░░ won t be any ░░░░░░░░ trials That s something ░░░░░░░░ we ll talk to ░░░░░░░░ about in a minute ░░░░░░░░ it is the other ░░░░░░░░ right it s all ░░░░░░░░ violence that is out ░░░░░░░░ the open Stephen Miller ░░░░░░░░ to be the one ░░░░░░░░ at the generals in ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office like Can ░░░░░░░░ we shoot them Now ░░░░░░░░ s Trump Let me ░░░░░░░░ you what Bragg had ░░░░░░░░ what evidence he put ░░░░░░░░ the gag order In ░░░░░░░░ NYPD s Threat Assessment ░░░░░░░░ Protection Unit logged 483 ░░░░░░░░ cases against public officials ░░░░░░░░ one of which involved ░░░░░░░░ to the D A ░░░░░░░░ family or employees of ░░░░░░░░ office In 23 they ░░░░░░░░ 577 threat cases 89 ░░░░░░░░ which involved threats to ░░░░░░░░ district attorney and his ░░░░░░░░ or employees of this ░░░░░░░░ The first such threat ░░░░░░░░ 23 was logged on ░░░░░░░░ 18 2023 the same ░░░░░░░░ that that defendant falsely ░░░░░░░░ on social media that ░░░░░░░░ was about to be ░░░░░░░░ in connection with this ░░░░░░░░ and called for his ░░░░░░░░ to protest take our ░░░░░░░░ back He has used ░░░░░░░░ criminal proceedings to turn ░░░░░░░░ base into human shields ░░░░░░░░ I guess to your ░░░░░░░░ Claire why do you ░░░░░░░░ they keep going along ░░░░░░░░ it McCaskill I think ░░░░░░░░ want the power They ░░░░░░░░ too afraid of what ░░░░░░░░ on the other side ░░░░░░░░ standing up to him ░░░░░░░░ see where Bob Corker ░░░░░░░░ and where Jeff Flake ░░░░░░░░ they see where Liz ░░░░░░░░ is they see where ░░░░░░░░ Romney is and they ░░░░░░░░ t want to be ░░░░░░░░ They want to be ░░░░░░░░ by the people in ░░░░░░░░ party But the people ░░░░░░░░ their party are not ░░░░░░░░ led You know I ░░░░░░░░ ve said this before ░░░░░░░░ this show everybody thinks ░░░░░░░░ Todd Akin didn t ░░░░░░░░ elected in 2012 when ░░░░░░░░ had a really tough ░░░░░░░░ and by all measures ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t have won ░░░░░░░░ based on what my ░░░░░░░░ was feeling at the ░░░░░░░░ Todd Aiken didn t ░░░░░░░░ because of what he ░░░░░░░░ he lost because Republicans ░░░░░░░░ up to him when ░░░░░░░░ said it up They ░░░░░░░░ stood up to him ░░░░░░░░ then Republicans realized Wait ░░░░░░░░ this isn t right ░░░░░░░░ this isn t a ░░░░░░░░ thing And that is ░░░░░░░░ is going on here ░░░░░░░░ that you have such ░░░░░░░░ lack of people in ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party that are ░░░░░░░░ office right now that ░░░░░░░░ willing to say the ░░░░░░░░ part out loud And ░░░░░░░░ is he got the ░░░░░░░░ on January 6 to ░░░░░░░░ police officers and to ░░░░░░░░ windows and destroy our ░░░░░░░░ s Capitol And you ░░░░░░░░ t think that any ░░░░░░░░ those same people would ░░░░░░░░ willing to hurt the ░░░░░░░░ involved in this trial ░░░░░░░░ course they would Of ░░░░░░░░ they would In some ░░░░░░░░ that is less brazen ░░░░░░░░ what they did on ░░░░░░░░ 6 So it is ░░░░░░░░ I say I think ░░░░░░░░ folks are taking a ░░░░░░░░ risk I don t ░░░░░░░░ how they sleep at ░░░░░░░░ I really don’t.”