Jen Psaki to Raskin: Why Can’t ‘Out of Kilter’ Supreme Court Justices Be Hauled Before Senate?

[Clip starts Biden The ░░░░░░░░ president is likely to ░░░░░░░░ two new Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ Two more Two more ░░░░░░░░ has already appointed two ░░░░░░░░ have been very negative ░░░░░░░░ terms of the rights ░░░░░░░░ individuals The Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ never been as out ░░░░░░░░ kilter as it is ░░░░░░░░ I mean never I ░░░░░░░░ constitutional law for 9 ░░░░░░░░ This guy knows more ░░░░░░░░ it than most Look ░░░░░░░░ fact of the matter ░░░░░░░░ that this has never ░░░░░░░░ a court that s ░░░░░░░░ this far out of ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends PSAKI Some ░░░░░░░░ strong words there from ░░░░░░░░ Biden somebody who usually ░░░░░░░░ has spoken in defense ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court Joining ░░░░░░░░ now is Congressman Jamie ░░░░░░░░ who s a ranking ░░░░░░░░ of the House Oversight ░░░░░░░░ and not to mention ░░░░░░░░ also a constitutional law ░░░░░░░░ What an expertise that ░░░░░░░░ come in handy in ░░░░░░░░ days we are living ░░░░░░░░ congressman It s great ░░░░░░░░ see you I just ░░░░░░░░ to start with what ░░░░░░░░ heard there You know ░░░░░░░░ lot of people have ░░░░░░░░ saying this The president ░░░░░░░░ not been as critical ░░░░░░░░ every moment of the ░░░░░░░░ Court he has been ░░░░░░░░ of late but he ░░░░░░░░ said it has never ░░░░░░░░ more out of kilter ░░░░░░░░ it is today Do ░░░░░░░░ agree with that RASKIN ░░░░░░░░ it s just operating ░░░░░░░░ an arm of the ░░░░░░░░ Party which is now ░░░░░░░░ under the thumb of ░░░░░░░░ Trump And so if ░░░░░░░░ thinks it s politically ░░░░░░░░ to make an alliance ░░░░░░░░ the National Rifle Association ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court is going ░░░░░░░░ do it We saw ░░░░░░░░ in the bump stock ░░░░░░░░ which basically overthrew the ░░░░░░░░ of the ATF the ░░░░░░░░ Branch of government even ░░░░░░░░ Trump was there and ░░░░░░░░ and said Oh no ░░░░░░░░ bump stock added to ░░░░░░░░ semi automatic weapon cannot ░░░░░░░░ treated as a machine ░░░░░░░░ because that is the ░░░░░░░░ line Now we are ░░░░░░░░ to go back and ░░░░░░░░ to make this happen ░░░░░░░░ That Vegas massacre took ░░░░░░░░ lives of 58 people ░░░░░░░░ people wounded and still ░░░░░░░░ from that day I ░░░░░░░░ t imagine what it ░░░░░░░░ like for them to ░░░░░░░░ watching this on TV ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court making ░░░░░░░░ mockery out of that ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI It s so ░░░░░░░░ to watch these decisions ░░░░░░░░ then you pair that ░░░░░░░░ kind of the ethical ░░░░░░░░ that s a very ░░░░░░░░ way of saying it ░░░░░░░░ mean we are learning ░░░░░░░░ and more about Clarence ░░░░░░░░ and what he hasn ░░░░░░░░ disclosed We have a ░░░░░░░░ of different flags that ░░░░░░░░ similar to what the ░░░░░░░░ were flying that Alito ░░░░░░░░ been flying outside of ░░░░░░░░ home You know one ░░░░░░░░ the questions and you ░░░░░░░░ spoken to this a ░░░░░░░░ before but I wanted ░░░░░░░░ raise it with you ░░░░░░░░ you can help explain ░░░░░░░░ people what is possible ░░░░░░░░ is why can t ░░░░░░░░ justices be hauled before ░░░░░░░░ Senate I mean they ░░░░░░░░ be subpoenaed You ve ░░░░░░░░ the point just to ░░░░░░░░ understand That would require ░░░░░░░░ votes in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ the subpoena to be ░░░░░░░░ What else could be ░░░░░░░░ that isn t being ░░░░░░░░ RASKIN Well they could ░░░░░░░░ brought over to the ░░░░░░░░ with a Democratic majority ░░░░░░░░ they would need 60 ░░░░░░░░ in order to force ░░░░░░░░ subpoena The real problem ░░░░░░░░ that there is no ░░░░░░░░ ethics code on the ░░░░░░░░ Court so the highest ░░░░░░░░ in the land has ░░░░░░░░ lowest ethical standards They ░░░░░░░░ the only judges in ░░░░░░░░ that don t have ░░░░░░░░ binding ethics code applied ░░░░░░░░ them So you know ░░░░░░░░ are working on a ░░░░░░░░ of legislation that we ░░░░░░░░ we will be able ░░░░░░░░ get through in the ░░░░░░░░ Congress that would establish ░░░░░░░░ inspector general over in ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court which would ░░░░░░░░ clean things up rather ░░░░░░░░ create a binding ethics ░░░░░░░░ But the thing that ░░░░░░░░ am doing with Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ this coming week and ░░░░░░░░ ve got some interesting ░░░░░░░░ crossfires with us is ░░░░░░░░ say that the 50 ░░░░░░░░ ban that all members ░░░░░░░░ Congress live under we ░░░░░░░░ just don t take ░░░░░░░░ from lobbyists and people ░░░░░░░░ want to influence should ░░░░░░░░ to the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ idea that Clarence Thomas ░░░░░░░░ millions of dollars of ░░░░░░░░ as opposed to payments ░░░░░░░░ bribes from a friend ░░░░░░░░ him all over the ░░░░░░░░ on travel I mean ░░░░░░░░ s just PSAKI It ░░░░░░░░ t pass the smell ░░░░░░░░ RASKIN No PSAKI So ░░░░░░░░ there anything I mean ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic majority could ░░░░░░░░ a 60 vote majority ░░░░░░░░ enforce it Is there ░░░░░░░░ you wish the Senate ░░░░░░░░ do now given how ░░░░░░░░ you ve been on ░░░░░░░░ justices RASKIN Well I ░░░░░░░░ tell you one thing ░░░░░░░░ is very much on ░░░░░░░░ mind is the leak ░░░░░░░░ the Dobbs opinion which ░░░░░░░░ course destroyed Roe Wade ░░░░░░░░ it was first leaked ░░░░░░░░ heard a lot from ░░░░░░░░ Justice Roberts and Jim ░░░░░░░░ and the right wing ░░░░░░░░ how they re gonna ░░░░░░░░ to the bottom of ░░░░░░░░ and it s never ░░░░░░░░ before and I agree ░░░░░░░░ that I mean that ░░░░░░░░ an unprecedented breach of ░░░░░░░░ Court protocol and procedure ░░░░░░░░ did a huge investigation ░░░░░░░░ then suddenly they went ░░░░░░░░ silence We ve learned ░░░░░░░░ lot more about Justice ░░░░░░░░ and Justice Thomas and ░░░░░░░░ immersed they are and ░░░░░░░░ families are in right ░░░░░░░░ politics And I just ░░░░░░░░ why somebody just blew ░░░░░░░░ whistle on that investigation ░░░░░░░░ never thought it was ░░░░░░░░ to be Elena Kagan ░░░░░░░░ Justice Sotomayor No it ░░░░░░░░ t be that But ░░░░░░░░ very well could be ░░░░░░░░ Alito and Thomas and ░░░░░░░░ haven t heard anything ░░░░░░░░ anybody and we don ░░░░░░░░ know you know the ░░░░░░░░ reporters who got the ░░░░░░░░ obviously know PSAKI Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s interesting you think ░░░░░░░░ could have been one ░░░░░░░░ the conservatives I know ░░░░░░░░ people think that.”