Adam Schiff: ‘The American People Are Not Going to Want a Convicted Felon Running the Country’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT We re ░░░░░░░░ now by democratic congressman ░░░░░░░░ Schiff who was the ░░░░░░░░ impeachment manager during Trump ░░░░░░░░ first impeachment trial in ░░░░░░░░ He also served on ░░░░░░░░ house January 6th committee ░░░░░░░░ thanks for joining us ░░░░░░░░ mentioned last night that ░░░░░░░░ Trump says now about ░░░░░░░░ case the justice system ░░░░░░░░ of it can be ░░░░░░░░ by the judge in ░░░░░░░░ which is scheduled for ░░░░░░░░ 11th of July D ░░░░░░░░ Bragg wouldn t say ░░░░░░░░ he ll seek prison ░░░░░░░░ hear You are a ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor would you ask ░░░░░░░░ prison time And say ░░░░░░░░ what s the sentence ░░░░░░░░ for someone who s ░░░░░░░░ a similar offense My ░░░░░░░░ is this judge should ░░░░░░░░ treating Donald Trump like ░░░░░░░░ other American citizen neither ░░░░░░░░ nor worse I would ░░░░░░░░ to look at other ░░░░░░░░ who have been charged ░░░░░░░░ these kind of crimes ░░░░░░░░ kind of sentence have ░░░░░░░░ asked for and that ░░░░░░░░ what I think the ░░░░░░░░ should do I do ░░░░░░░░ that whatever he says ░░░░░░░░ now and sentencing like ░░░░░░░░ he said yesterday slamming ░░░░░░░░ process not taking responsibility ░░░░░░░░ guilt that should be ░░░░░░░░ by a judge it ░░░░░░░░ be considered by any ░░░░░░░░ judge with any other ░░░░░░░░ in terms of sentencing ░░░░░░░░ that would mean a ░░░░░░░░ sentence than if he ░░░░░░░░ accepting responsibility Look overall ░░░░░░░░ think Americans should feel ░░░░░░░░ reassured notwithstanding all the ░░░░░░░░ on the system our ░░░░░░░░ worked justice was done ░░░░░░░░ ordinary Americans sat in ░░░░░░░░ of a former president ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ need to recognize it ░░░░░░░░ going to become even ░░░░░░░░ turbulent now Of necessity ░░░░░░░░ s going to become ░░░░░░░░ turbulent that Chase to ░░░░░░░░ had to go forward ░░░░░░░░ did go forward Because ░░░░░░░░ and his MAGA followers ░░░░░░░░ digging in Because all ░░░░░░░░ the enablers in Congress ░░░░░░░░ Speaker Johnson are essentially ░░░░░░░░ around him and doing ░░░░░░░░ trying to tear down ░░░░░░░░ system our democracy is ░░░░░░░░ to go through a ░░░░░░░░ test But I do ░░░░░░░░ your Reporter hit it ░░░░░░░░ on the nose This ░░░░░░░░ going to take a ░░░░░░░░ to sink in with ░░░░░░░░ American people but I ░░░░░░░░ the American people are ░░░░░░░░ going to want a ░░░░░░░░ felon running the country ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ to turn the country ░░░░░░░░ some kind of a ░░░░░░░░ enterprise.