Schiff: Kash Patel Is ‘the Guy You Go To When Everybody Else Says ‘No, I Won’t Do It’’

O DONNELL And senator ░░░░░░░░ all this going on ░░░░░░░░ the Senate floor you ░░░░░░░░ something that senators have ░░░░░░░░ done before to actually ░░░░░░░░ out to the street ░░░░░░░░ this case outside the ░░░░░░░░ headquarters today to protest ░░░░░░░░ confirmation by the Republican ░░░░░░░░ of an FBI director ░░░░░░░░ was absolutely unimaginable as ░░░░░░░░ qualified for any form ░░░░░░░░ federal service prior to ░░░░░░░░ Trump winning the presidency ░░░░░░░░ Yes we stood outside ░░░░░░░░ FBI headquarters to make ░░░░░░░░ last plea against this ░░░░░░░░ terrible choice to be ░░░░░░░░ director Kash Patel Kash ░░░░░░░░ is the guy you ░░░░░░░░ to when everybody else ░░░░░░░░ No I won t ░░░░░░░░ it It s too ░░░░░░░░ it s too unethical ░░░░░░░░ s too unlawful He ░░░░░░░░ the guy That s ░░░░░░░░ he was chosen You ░░░░░░░░ to the level of ░░░░░░░░ utter sycophancy in the ░░░░░░░░ Administration But here s ░░░░░░░░ thing I ve worked ░░░░░░░░ the FBI for decades ░░░░░░░░ since I was a ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor They re the ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement agency Only ░░░░░░░░ Trump world a world ░░░░░░░░ which you pardon hundreds ░░░░░░░░ people for beating police ░░░░░░░░ and then you purge ░░░░░░░░ FBI agents that pursued ░░░░░░░░ only in that kind ░░░░░░░░ world does a Kash ░░░░░░░░ become FBI director But ░░░░░░░░ s the upside down ░░░░░░░░ world we re living ░░░░░░░░ at this moment And ░░░░░░░░ Patel has now been ░░░░░░░░ a 10 year term ░░░░░░░░ FBI director I cannot ░░░░░░░░ the damage that he ░░░░░░░░ do if he s ░░░░░░░░ a decade to do ░░░░░░░░ And so we find ░░░░░░░░ in really uncharted waters ░░░░░░░░ think you d have ░░░░░░░░ go back to Herbert ░░░░░░░░ to find another FBI ░░░░░░░░ so intent on using ░░░░░░░░ powers of that position ░░░░░░░░ go after president s ░░░░░░░░ O DONNELL Yeah And ░░░░░░░░ we ve also seen ░░░░░░░░ obviously is now the ░░░░░░░░ of that position because ░░░░░░░░ is inconceivable if there ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic president sworn ░░░░░░░░ four years from now ░░░░░░░░ that president wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ fire this FBI director ░░░░░░░░ Well and J Edgar ░░░░░░░░ here Yes you know ░░░░░░░░ ll we ll see ░░░░░░░░ this 10 year term ░░░░░░░░ was meant to insulate ░░░░░░░░ office and allow an ░░░░░░░░ director to go from ░░░░░░░░ administration continues serving into ░░░░░░░░ next a norm and ░░░░░░░░ than a norm of ░░░░░░░░ that was changed when ░░░░░░░░ Chris Wray decided he ░░░░░░░░ to resign because it ░░░░░░░░ ultimate conflict with Donald ░░░░░░░░ and he felt that ░░░░░░░░ was in the best ░░░░░░░░ of the FBI not ░░░░░░░░ continue as director Look ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is gone ░░░░░░░░ s a Democratic president ░░░░░░░░ can t imagine they ░░░░░░░░ going to want to ░░░░░░░░ on someone as destructive ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel But I ░░░░░░░░ t imagine frankly that ░░░░░░░░ would be in this ░░░░░░░░ to begin with So ░░░░░░░░ re in uncharted waters.”