Trey Gowdy on Matt Gaetz: ‘You Don’t Root Out Corruption ... by Picking a Corrupt Person to Lead It’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BAIER Trey ░░░░░░░░ know I had Senator ░░░░░░░░ on the incoming Senate ░░░░░░░░ leader yesterday and he ░░░░░░░░ said listen it s ░░░░░░░░ going to be easy ░░░░░░░░ of these picks are ░░░░░░░░ going to be easy ░░░░░░░░ get through But there ░░░░░░░░ this mandate just by ░░░░░░░░ vote that there is ░░░░░░░░ feeling that Republican senators ░░░░░░░░ particular most of them ░░░░░░░░ to give the president ░░░░░░░░ he wants Some of ░░░░░░░░ will be tough GOWDY ░░░░░░░░ the overwhelming majority of ░░░░░░░░ picks will sail through ░░░░░░░░ they were grand slam ░░░░░░░░ But to Mollie s ░░░░░░░░ you don t root ░░░░░░░░ corruption at the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice by picking a ░░░░░░░░ person to lead it ░░░░░░░░ Matt Gaetz either the ░░░░░░░░ comes out and he ░░░░░░░░ not going to be ░░░░░░░░ attorney general or the ░░░░░░░░ doesn t come out ░░░░░░░░ he is not going ░░░░░░░░ be the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ problem Bret is all ░░░░░░░░ good picks John Ratcliffe ░░░░░░░░ Stefanik Lee Zeldin Mike ░░░░░░░░ all the good picks ░░░░░░░░ is talking about those ░░░░░░░░ now They are talking ░░░░░░░░ this wild card pick ░░░░░░░░ someone who had to ░░░░░░░░ out of the House ░░░░░░░░ avoid being sanctioned by ░░░░░░░░ House ethics committee That ░░░░░░░░ founding pick is just ░░░░░░░░ the oxygen out of ░░░░░░░░ the good ones.”