NBC’s Ken Dilanian Freaks out About Matt Gaetz: ‘People Are Absolutely Horrified and That’s Not an Exaggeration’

CABRERA Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ News Justice and Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ Ken Delanian and Harry ░░░░░░░░ former Deputy Assistant Attorney ░░░░░░░░ Ken what are you ░░░░░░░░ from people inside the ░░░░░░░░ right now about what ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz pick would mean ░░░░░░░░ the future of the ░░░░░░░░ DILANIAN They are absolutely ░░░░░░░░ Ana and that s ░░░░░░░░ an exaggeration And they ░░░░░░░░ not speaking by name ░░░░░░░░ I ll just tell ░░░░░░░░ that John Bolton who ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ figures in Washington who ░░░░░░░░ as Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ Security Adviser just said ░░░░░░░░ the last hour that ░░░░░░░░ is the worst nomination ░░░░░░░░ a cabinet post in ░░░░░░░░ history And he s ░░░░░░░░ that s not hyperbole ░░░░░░░░ he legitimately believes that ░░░░░░░░ are horrified because as ░░░░░░░░ said the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ not only the most ░░░░░░░░ legal job in the ░░░░░░░░ States it s a ░░░░░░░░ important national security job ░░░░░░░░ think this is getting ░░░░░░░░ little bit lost particularly ░░░░░░░░ 9 11 The Attorney ░░░░░░░░ sees the most sensitive ░░░░░░░░ in the government much ░░░░░░░░ the same intelligence that ░░░░░░░░ president sees He or ░░░░░░░░ oversees very sensitive secret ░░░░░░░░ investigations counterterrorism operations signs ░░░░░░░░ on things that the ░░░░░░░░ agencies are doing negotiates ░░░░░░░░ the tech companies about ░░░░░░░░ the NSA is accessing ░░░░░░░░ It s just mind ░░░░░░░░ and it takes up ░░░░░░░░ of the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ portfolio that national security ░░░░░░░░ of it that we ░░░░░░░░ t usually see because ░░░░░░░░ of it is secret ░░░░░░░░ it s an incredible ░░░░░░░░ And Matt Gaetz just ░░░░░░░░ t have anything in ░░░░░░░░ resume that would suggest ░░░░░░░░ s prepared for that ░░░░░░░░ then you have this ░░░░░░░░ side where he s ░░░░░░░░ to blow up the ░░░░░░░░ and has accused it ░░░░░░░░ being corrupt And he ░░░░░░░░ has said he believes ░░░░░░░░ Merrick Garland has ordered ░░░░░░░░ FBI to investigate Joe ░░░░░░░░ s political opponents If ░░░░░░░░ believe that then you ░░░░░░░░ believe that you can ░░░░░░░░ the same thing as ░░░░░░░░ general That s not ░░░░░░░░ happened but Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ to believe it And ░░░░░░░░ s a real fear ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department that ░░░░░░░░ or people like him ░░░░░░░░ would order investigations where ░░░░░░░░ was no predicate where ░░░░░░░░ was no crime and ░░░░░░░░ s going to force ░░░░░░░░ career people to make ░░░░░░░░ really hard choices, Ana.”