Mika to John Heilemann: ‘I Was Going to Ask You to Shut Up But That Was a Good Point’

Heilemann Right and nad ░░░░░░░░ is kind of gets ░░░░░░░░ the point which is ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department typically ░░░░░░░░ been a quasi independent ░░░░░░░░ It s not really ░░░░░░░░ to the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ the president aren t ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be talking ░░░░░░░░ the time The number ░░░░░░░░ meetings between Merrick Garland ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden in the ░░░░░░░░ four years would be ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI OK SCARBOROUGH Post ░░░░░░░░ Heilemann But here s ░░░░░░░░ here is but here ░░░░░░░░ the question though the ░░░░░░░░ I want to say ░░░░░░░░ I really think that ░░░░░░░░ one thing we re ░░░░░░░░ talking about the Senate ░░░░░░░░ the Senate will one ░░░░░░░░ these people not get ░░░░░░░░ will more than one ░░░░░░░░ those bad of the ░░░░░░░░ four of the four ░░░░░░░░ controversial picks I I ░░░░░░░░ got to say like ░░░░░░░░ anybody on this table ░░░░░░░░ anybody cite examples in ░░░░░░░░ past during Trump s ░░░░░░░░ term or any other ░░░░░░░░ when Republican senators have ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Is there ░░░░░░░░ example anyone can cite ░░░░░░░░ Republican senators on any ░░░░░░░░ have ever stood up ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump on anything ░░░░░░░░ s really wanted I ░░░░░░░░ t think Trump is ░░░░░░░░ to back down on ░░░░░░░░ of these nominations I ░░░░░░░░ what Dasha reported is ░░░░░░░░ tone which is Trump ░░░░░░░░ that to back down ░░░░░░░░ withdraw to listen to ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street Journal would ░░░░░░░░ be weakness He is ░░░░░░░░ is about trying to ░░░░░░░░ the Senate BRZEZINSKI Yeah ░░░░░░░░ He is trying to ░░░░░░░░ the Senate explicitly his ░░░░░░░░ stamp going forward and ░░░░░░░░ Yes Heilemann demean and ░░░░░░░░ the legislative Branch BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ was Heilemann He wants ░░░░░░░░ strip them of advice ░░░░░░░░ consent He wants them ░░░░░░░░ be his Duma And ░░░░░░░░ is and so I ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ it as hard and ░░░░░░░░ ll see whether any ░░░░░░░░ but there s stand ░░░░░░░░ to him but there ░░░░░░░░ no history of it ░░░░░░░░ It s a great ░░░░░░░░ Heilemann There s not ░░░░░░░░ precedent for it BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ was going to ask ░░░░░░░░ to shut up but ░░░░░░░░ that was a very ░░░░░░░░ point Heilemann Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Wow She s so ░░░░░░░░ Heilemann Yeah BARNICLE Yes ░░░░░░░░ And to button this ░░░░░░░░ the deputy attorney general ░░░░░░░░ Heilemann Yeah BRZEZINSKI is ░░░░░░░░ Trump s personal attorney ░░░░░░░░ Heilemann Yes BRZEZINSKI it ░░░░░░░░ just it s not ░░░░░░░░ s not so clear ░░░░░░░░ Heilemann Well I am ░░░░░░░░ am BRZEZINSKI It seems ░░░░░░░░ little Heilemann Well yeah ░░░░░░░░ concerning on a number ░░░░░░░░ levels but we shall ░░░░░░░░ Heilemann I m not ░░░░░░░░ to say it s ░░░░░░░░ concerning BRZEZINSKI Still ahead ░░░░░░░░ Morning Joe.’”