Anybody Who Wants to Give Me Heat for Doing My Job, ‘Bring It On’: Sen. Curtis on Trump’s Cabinet Nominees

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Karl So ░░░░░░░░ ve made it clear ░░░░░░░░ things you ve said ░░░░░░░░ you ll look very ░░░░░░░░ at all of these ░░░░░░░░ CURTIS Yes Karl It ░░░░░░░░ possible you ll vote ░░░░░░░░ some Maybe you ll ░░░░░░░░ for all of them ░░░░░░░░ don t know CURTIS ░░░░░░░░ think it s important ░░░░░░░░ go in with this ░░░░░░░░ sheet and by the ░░░░░░░░ I ve met with ░░░░░░░░ of the more controversial ░░░░░░░░ Karl You ve met ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth Kash Patel ░░░░░░░░ Yeah and in both ░░░░░░░░ when Kash came in ░░░░░░░░ had already read his ░░░░░░░░ I talked to three ░░░░░░░░ four people he had ░░░░░░░░ with and when Pete ░░░░░░░░ in in I said ░░░░░░░░ tell me which of ░░░░░░░░ books you want me ░░░░░░░░ read I want to ░░░░░░░░ out who the real ░░░░░░░░ is because I know ░░░░░░░░ a politician everything that ░░░░░░░░ in the paper I ░░░░░░░░ t take it first ░░░░░░░░ and I want to ░░░░░░░░ myself who he is ░░░░░░░░ what kind of job ░░░░░░░░ will do Karl So ░░░░░░░░ s take those You ░░░░░░░░ you did these were ░░░░░░░░ issues that had been ░░░░░░░░ about Pete shegt I ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth Did he resolve ░░░░░░░░ CURTIS No and there ░░░░░░░░ no way we re ░░░░░░░░ to resolve those in ░░░░░░░░ 30 minute conversation Karl ░░░░░░░░ you get into it ░░░░░░░░ all CURTIS Be we ░░░░░░░░ but only so slightly ░░░░░░░░ I m looking at ░░░░░░░░ process He still has ░░░░░░░░ go for a hearing ░░░░░░░░ still has to have ░░░░░░░░ FBI check It s ░░░░░░░░ little premature for me ░░░░░░░░ the try to resolve ░░░░░░░░ those things in 30 ░░░░░░░░ So I asked him ░░░░░░░░ he was going to ░░░░░░░░ in his first hundred ░░░░░░░░ what he was going ░░░░░░░░ do in his first ░░░░░░░░ days and we did ░░░░░░░░ into those issues but ░░░░░░░░ me they remain unresolved ░░░░░░░░ I shouldn t try ░░░░░░░░ resolve them until I ░░░░░░░░ this big broad canvas ░░░░░░░░ information about him Karl ░░░░░░░░ I ve also seen ░░░░░░░░ taken heat especially online ░░░░░░░░ media from supporters of ░░░░░░░░ president who say what ░░░░░░░░ wrong with you Just ░░░░░░░░ in line already Why ░░░░░░░░ you asking questions Why ░░░░░░░░ you saying you have ░░░░░░░░ CURTIS Anybody who wants ░░░░░░░░ give me heat for ░░░░░░░░ my job bring it ░░░░░░░░ This is my job ░░░░░░░░ s my constitutional responsibility ░░░░░░░░ same people are the ░░░░░░░░ people who would have ░░░░░░░░ earlier you need to ░░░░░░░░ power back from the ░░░░░░░░ Branch You need to ░░░░░░░░ your job I ve ░░░░░░░░ that from these very ░░░░░░░░ people and that s ░░░░░░░░ I m doing Karl ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel I mean ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ talk of retribution CURTIS ░░░░░░░░ were very specific conversations ░░░░░░░░ had with him For ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ things that I needed ░░░░░░░░ hear from Kash is ░░░░░░░░ he would be blind ░░░░░░░░ political affiliation because I ░░░░░░░░ some of the things ░░░░░░░░ he s said and ░░░░░░░░ have been attributed to ░░░░░░░░ Karl You read his ░░░░░░░░ CURTIS And it was ░░░░░░░░ to me that he ░░░░░░░░ after bad guys Karl ░░░░░░░░ CURTIS And I don ░░░░░░░░ care if they re ░░░░░░░░ or Democrats We had ░░░░░░░░ very specific conversations about ░░░░░░░░ and I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ sure that he would ░░░░░░░░ blind to that Karl ░░░░░░░░ President Trump himself has ░░░░░░░░ about going after Liz ░░░░░░░░ suggesting very recently she ░░░░░░░░ face criminal charges Does ░░░░░░░░ stuff concern you CURTIS ░░░░░░░░ said the same things ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton a number ░░░░░░░░ years ago Karl Lock ░░░░░░░░ up I recall CURTIS ░░░░░░░░ I wouldn t say ░░░░░░░░ m not”