Sheldon Whitehouse: DoJ Was Not Weaponized Against Trump; Trump Is a Criminal

Wallace I want to ░░░░░░░░ you I mean to ░░░░░░░░ point about the meetings ░░░░░░░░ J D Vance is ░░░░░░░░ This was the pitch ░░░░░░░░ Matt Gaetz This is ░░░░░░░░ in The Bulwark So ░░░░░░░░ is this is what ░░░░░░░░ Gaetz said to senators ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ go there and indict ░░░░░░░░ Cheney have Stormtroopers bust ░░░░░░░░ the studio door at ░░░░░░░░ and arrest Anthony Fauci ░░░░░░░░ my first week Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ some senators in his ░░░░░░░░ on one meetings according ░░░░░░░░ two people familiar with ░░░░░░░░ It s that last ░░░░░░░░ in my first week ░░░░░░░░ sounded like an ominous ░░░░░░░░ to some and it ░░░░░░░░ a few senators to ░░░░░░░░ with a laugh what ░░░░░░░░ thereafter To which he ░░░░░░░░ we re not doing ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s AG ░░░░░░░░ then said we re ░░░░░░░░ the cycle of weaponizing ░░░░░░░░ I guess the problem ░░░░░░░░ that is that men ░░░░░░░░ Bill Barr had a ░░░░░░░░ time stopping Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ desire to use the ░░░░░░░░ and use the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice against Trump s ░░░░░░░░ that Trump was relentless ░░░░░░░░ this request And do ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ is do you think ░░░░░░░░ it is a prerequisite ░░░░░░░░ whoever replaces Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ they d be willing ░░░░░░░░ do retribution as it ░░░░░░░░ been short termed WHITEHOUSE ░░░░░░░░ would not surprise me ░░░░░░░░ can we start with ░░░░░░░░ beginning big lie in ░░░░░░░░ of this which is ░░░░░░░░ question of whether DoJ ░░░░░░░░ weaponized The question of ░░░░░░░░ being weaponized and for ░░░░░░░░ New York prosecutors and ░░░░░░░░ prosecutors all being part ░░░░░░░░ some weaponization thing is ░░░░░░░░ the counternarrative to the ░░░░░░░░ of the matter which ░░░░░░░░ that Trump is a ░░░░░░░░ And if you who ░░░░░░░░ caught and had to ░░░░░░░░ all sorts of wheedling ░░░░░░░░ weaseling to get out ░░░░░░░░ it where he could ░░░░░░░░ in other places was ░░░░░░░░ found guilty or found ░░░░░░░░ So you know behind ░░░░░░░░ of this is an ░░░░░░░░ to scrub out the ░░░░░░░░ fact that the guy ░░░░░░░░ they re supporting the ░░░░░░░░ of this cult is ░░░░░░░░ fact a criminal And ░░░░░░░░ you can t admit ░░░░░░░░ you ve got to ░░░░░░░░ after the prosecutors and ░░░░░░░░ you get into this ░░░░░░░░ of rhetorical consequence that ░░░░░░░░ up the door for ░░░░░░░░ that office into the ░░░░░░░░ weapon that you re ░░░░░░░░ it was against Trump ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ of sort of hops ░░░░░░░░ the Candy Land board ░░░░░░░░ to get from Trump ░░░░░░░░ reelection to Matt Gaetz ░░░░░░░░ the first failed pick ░░░░░░░░ head DoJ to the ░░░░░░░░ Court s granting of ░░░░░░░░ immunity for official acts ░░░░░░░░ are your sort of ░░░░░░░░ case scenario concerns these ░░░░░░░░ WHITEHOUSE I think the ░░░░░░░░ worst case scenario concern ░░░░░░░░ have to do with ░░░░░░░░ abuse of the try ░░░░░░░░ get around advice and ░░░░░░░░ by adjourning the Senate ░░░░░░░░ then using the recess ░░░░░░░░ clause That ought to ░░░░░░░░ a slam dunk obvious ░░░░░░░░ of the Constitution But ░░░░░░░░ thought presidential immunity was ░░░░░░░░ slam dunk obvious violation ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution where I ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution provides for ░░░░░░░░ legislative immunity no presidential ░░░░░░░░ So the idea that ░░░░░░░░ read into that a ░░░░░░░░ robust presidential immunity makes ░░░░░░░░ constitutional sense but they ░░░░░░░░ it But I really ░░░░░░░░ the spooky thing would ░░░░░░░░ if they allowed more ░░░░░░░░ like Matt Gaetz to ░░░░░░░░ appointed by knocking down ░░░░░░░░ advice and consent process ░░░░░░░░ stopped him Wallace We ░░░░░░░░ going to need you ░░░░░░░░ Senator to sort of ░░░░░░░░ continue to remind us ░░░░░░░░ the norms are and ░░░░░░░░ we re blowing right ░░░░░░░░ them Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ us today.”