RUSH TRANSCRIPT With us ░░░░░░░░ is Democratic strategist Julie ░░░░░░░░ and former Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ Tricia McLaughlin Tricia most ░░░░░░░░ served as senior adviser ░░░░░░░░ director of communications for ░░░░░░░░ Ramaswamy 2024 run Welcome ░░░░░░░░ the both of you ░░░░░░░░ s start with with ░░░░░░░░ Bondi Not a household ░░░░░░░░ but she is you ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general of ░░░░░░░░ the first female attorney ░░░░░░░░ and has a heck ░░░░░░░░ a lot more experience ░░░░░░░░ than Matt Gaetz has ░░░░░░░░ you see tricia this ░░░░░░░░ of sailing through Because ░░░░░░░░ are some issues she ░░░░░░░░ faced some scrutiny over ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump made ░░░░░░░░ her campaign while she ░░░░░░░░ overseeing that investigation of ░░░░░░░░ Trump university and her ░░░░░░░░ a registered lobbyist at ░░░░░░░░ point for Qatar Yeah ░░░░░░░░ think Republicans across the ░░░░░░░░ are breathing a sigh ░░░░░░░░ relief Matt Gaetz was ░░░░░░░░ up a lot of ░░░░░░░░ oxygen but as well ░░░░░░░░ political capital she Pam ░░░░░░░░ really is eminently qualified ░░░░░░░░ served as you said ░░░░░░░░ attorney general the first ░░░░░░░░ She s been a ░░░░░░░░ for 20 years She ░░░░░░░░ the the first impeachment ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump And I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ say okay Pam Bondi ░░░░░░░░ going to get us ░░░░░░░░ to the norms of ░░░░░░░░ be weaponizing the Justice ░░░░░░░░ like we saw under ░░░░░░░░ Garland that unprecedented raid ░░░░░░░░ Mar a Lago against ░░░░░░░░ Trump the unprecedented prosecution ░░░░░░░░ a former president and ░░░░░░░░ leading candidate for the ░░░░░░░░ nomination People are ready ░░░░░░░░ get past that And ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump said he ░░░░░░░░ success is going to ░░░░░░░░ his retribution To be ░░░░░░░░ the raid happened because ░░░░░░░░ were classified documents inside ░░░░░░░░ Mar a Lago that ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t have been ░░░░░░░░ Same thing that happened ░░░░░░░░ with with Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ were classified documents that ░░░░░░░░ government you know should ░░░░░░░░ I do want to ░░░░░░░░ you about bondi because ░░░░░░░░ that you said something ░░░░░░░░ scaramucci we just talked ░░░░░░░░ said look she has ░░░░░░░░ in interviews that she ░░░░░░░░ going to prosecute the ░░░░░░░░ inside of the DoJ ░░░░░░░░ at the prosecutors who ░░░░░░░░ after Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ that you know they ░░░░░░░░ going to be investigated ░░░░░░░░ is this revenge Is ░░░░░░░░ does that mean to ░░░░░░░░ working at the DoJ ░░░░░░░░ to the American public ░░░░░░░░ course it s revenge ░░░░░░░░ mean Donald Trump said ░░░░░░░░ voters I will his ░░░░░░░░ I will be your ░░░░░░░░ And he meant it ░░░░░░░░ this is what that ░░░░░░░░ he was never going ░░░░░░░░ put anybody in there ░░░░░░░░ was going to be ░░░░░░░░ attorney general who was ░░░░░░░░ to do the business ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ the business of Donald ░░░░░░░░ And you see that ░░░░░░░░ Look what s going ░░░░░░░░ end up happening is ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ massive brain drain from ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department and that ░░░░░░░░ going to be incredibly ░░░░░░░░ to put back together ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is gone ░░░░░░░░ are people who worked ░░░░░░░░ who are apolitical sometimes ░░░░░░░░ decades People who could ░░░░░░░░ gone to major law ░░░░░░░░ and made a lot ░░░░░░░░ money but decided to ░░░░░░░░ the United States instead ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ now is that if ░░░░░░░░ decides that her business ░░░░░░░░ not to do the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ the business of Donald ░░░░░░░░ and go after prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ are doing nothing more ░░░░░░░░ their jobs One of ░░░░░░░░ things is going to ░░░░░░░░ either nobody s going ░░░░░░░░ want to work at ░░░░░░░░ State Department unless they ░░░░░░░░ full on MAGA which ░░░░░░░░ not great for the ░░░░░░░░ or they re not ░░░░░░░░ to want to work ░░░░░░░░ because they don t ░░░░░░░░ to work for somebody ░░░░░░░░ that And what that ░░░░░░░░ is effectively that we ░░░░░░░░ not going to have ░░░░░░░░ qualified people who ve ░░░░░░░░ there all along doing ░░░░░░░░ Now maybe that s ░░░░░░░░ Trump s idea of ░░░░░░░░ the swamp Quote unquote ░░░░░░░░ the truth of the ░░░░░░░░ is it does not ░░░░░░░░ any good for the ░░░░░░░░ who put him there ░░░░░░░░ those are the people ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department is ░░░░░░░░ to serve They re ░░░░░░░░ the president s lawyers ░░░░░░░░ re our lawyers Now ░░░░░░░░ now that Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ is out do you ░░░░░░░░ this sort of full ░░░░░░░░ going to Pete Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ there are these allegations ░░░░░░░░ the sources have told ░░░░░░░░ that the Trump team ░░░░░░░░ unaware of So apparently ░░░░░░░░ wasn t disclosed Do ░░░░░░░░ see him having trouble ░░░░░░░░ through I think that ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth will be confirmed ░░░░░░░░ mean he does have ░░░░░░░░ strong background as far ░░░░░░░░ he served in the ░░░░░░░░ for 20 years He ░░░░░░░░ two bronze stars but ░░░░░░░░ will say we re ░░░░░░░░ seeing the media shift ░░░░░░░░ the focus on the ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth investigation which we ░░░░░░░░ be clear that he ░░░░░░░░ cleared of And there ░░░░░░░░ no charges pressed So ░░░░░░░░ Will he face more ░░░░░░░░ will RFK face more ░░░░░░░░ Will Kristi Noem will ░░░░░░░░ Gabbard of course But ░░░░░░░░ think we re also ░░░░░░░░ to see that the ░░░░░░░░ is going to do ░░░░░░░░ own investigations with these ░░░░░░░░ And I think Pete ░░░░░░░░ will be a great ░░░░░░░░ for the Pentagon And ░░░░░░░░ s going to focus ░░░░░░░░ rooting out toxic ideologies ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth technically was not ░░░░░░░░ He just was not ░░░░░░░░ There is nothing in ░░░░░░░░ 22 page report saying ░░░░░░░░ was cleared However he ░░░░░░░░ said he has not ░░░░░░░░ it He was not ░░░░░░░░ But there is another ░░░░░░░░ of concern that we ░░░░░░░░ from North Dakota s ░░░░░░░░ cramer And the line ░░░░░░░░ concern is when he ░░░░░░░░ that women should not ░░░░░░░░ in combat roles in ░░░░░░░░ military with the military ░░░░░░░░ such a deep problem ░░░░░░░░ recruitment and with women ░░░░░░░░ forward saying that they ░░░░░░░░ been sexually assaulted in ░░░░░░░░ military what do you ░░░░░░░░ of this line And ░░░░░░░░ being brought up by ░░░░░░░░ senator who ostensibly will ░░░░░░░░ as to whether or ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth will get ░░░░░░░░ nomination Pete Hegseth has ░░░░░░░░ problems in addition to ░░░░░░░░ you just said Pete ░░░░░░░░ when he was at ░░░░░░░░ published an article that ░░░░░░░░ that women who are ░░░░░░░░ while they re passed ░░░░░░░░ actually that s not ░░░░░░░░ can t consent if ░░░░░░░░ re not aware of ░░░░░░░░ s happening to them ░░░░░░░░ s not rape I ░░░░░░░░ this is somebody who ░░░░░░░░ going to be in ░░░░░░░░ of a military that ░░░░░░░░ had massive sexual assault ░░░░░░░░ to be very clear ░░░░░░░░ both sides of the ░░░░░░░░ This is something that ░░░░░░░░ have been looking into ░░░░░░░░ on both sides of ░░░░░░░░ aisle it s a ░░░░░░░░ And if you speak ░░░░░░░░ women who ve served ░░░░░░░░ the military they say ░░░░░░░░ s a question of ░░░░░░░░ if but when they ░░░░░░░░ be sexually assaulted To ░░░░░░░░ somebody like this as ░░░░░░░░ leader of our military ░░░░░░░░ by the way I ░░░░░░░░ also because of his ░░░░░░░░ personal life and his ░░░░░░░░ to disclose certain details ░░░░░░░░ that to the White ░░░░░░░░ and to others is ░░░░░░░░ ripe as an intelligence ░░░░░░░░ human being I mean ░░░░░░░░ bottom line is this ░░░░░░░░ exactly the kind of ░░░░░░░░ that should not be ░░░░░░░░ in a national security ░░░░░░░░ because this is the ░░░░░░░░ of person who has ░░░░░░░░ that he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ coming out that our ░░░░░░░░ are probably already aware ░░░░░░░░ surely tricia surely there ░░░░░░░░ somebody in the Trump ░░░░░░░░ and the Trump orbit ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have sexual ░░░░░░░░ issues that they can ░░░░░░░░ into this job It ░░░░░░░░ not need to be ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth Well I have ░░░░░░░░ note though our current ░░░░░░░░ in chief Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ sexual assault allegations against ░░░░░░░░ He is the leader ░░░░░░░░ our country He s ░░░░░░░░ leader of the military ░░░░░░░░ we can go through ░░░░░░░░ all day But there ░░░░░░░░ multiple people who face ░░░░░░░░ allegations whether they be ░░░░░░░░ or not We need ░░░░░░░░ make sure that there ░░░░░░░░ sound investigations without I ░░░░░░░░ without coming to sweeping ░░░░░░░░ he didn t disclose ░░░░░░░░ did not disclose that ░░░░░░░░ didn t disclose to ░░░░░░░░ transition team He did ░░░░░░░░ disclose to anybody And ░░░░░░░░ if I were the ░░░░░░░░ Administration if I were ░░░░░░░░ wiles if I were ░░░░░░░░ whoever was doing the ░░░░░░░░ on him I would ░░░░░░░░ furious Why not disclose ░░░░░░░░ Why is it that ░░░░░░░░ apparently Donald Trump had ░░░░░░░░ find out along with ░░░░░░░░ rest of us that ░░░░░░░░ is a credible allegation ░░░░░░░░ sexual assault And by ░░░░░░░░ way I think we ░░░░░░░░ know that sexual assault ░░░░░░░░ incredibly hard to charge ░░░░░░░░ s incredibly hard to ░░░░░░░░ for reasons that are ░░░░░░░░ One person says a ░░░░░░░░ another person says b ░░░░░░░░ as a result of ░░░░░░░░ you can t really ░░░░░░░░ out what happened as ░░░░░░░░ Reid did but okay ░░░░░░░░ Reid is now tara ░░░░░░░░ Reid is now living ░░░░░░░░ Moscow working for Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ So I think we ░░░░░░░░ where that s coming ░░░░░░░░ But look this is ░░░░░░░░ Republican woman at a ░░░░░░░░ conference who accused Pete ░░░░░░░░ of this This is ░░░░░░░░ some democratic deep state ░░░░░░░░ where there are no ░░░░░░░░ There were eight years ░░░░░░░░ were no there were ░░░░░░░░ I worked listen I ░░░░░░░░ I worked with Pete ░░░░░░░░ at fox And let ░░░░░░░░ tell you something Pete ░░░░░░░░ has issues above and ░░░░░░░░ this that need to ░░░░░░░░ examined because Pete Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ a problem where he ░░░░░░░░ out and gets drunk ░░░░░░░░ that s also not ░░░░░░░░ that we need necessarily ░░░░░░░░ in our Department of ░░░░░░░░ And the person leading ░░░░░░░░ military So I would ░░░░░░░░ say I like Pete ░░░░░░░░ a personal level Surely ░░░░░░░░ are people who are ░░░░░░░░ qualified than he is ░░░░░░░░ Roginsky Tricia McLaughlin Thank ░░░░░░░░ both for talking through ░░░░░░░░ with us.