Sen. Adam Schiff: Biden Shouldn’t Have Given Preemptive Pardons at All

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Senator Schiff ░░░░░░░░ the ongoing political tensions ░░░░░░░░ Trump s actions toward ░░░░░░░░ critics do you think ░░░░░░░░ Biden s preemptive pardons ░░░░░░░░ out to be more ░░░░░░░░ than initially expected Let ░░░░░░░░ first tell people what ░░░░░░░░ means Preemptive pardons That ░░░░░░░░ pretty unprecedented right Before ░░░░░░░░ left office Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ you and a number ░░░░░░░░ people who he thought ░░░░░░░░ would go after Uh ░░░░░░░░ I I take the ░░░░░░░░ view I don t ░░░░░░░░ he should have given ░░░░░░░░ pardons at all Really ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ should have And I ░░░░░░░░ vocal about that at ░░░░░░░░ time Um can you ░░░░░░░░ a pardon That s ░░░░░░░░ clear because in the ░░░░░░░░ of the January 6 ░░░░░░░░ he pardoned essentially the ░░░░░░░░ committee I see Um ░░░░░░░░ uh I didn t ░░░░░░░░ it both because we ░░░░░░░░ enormously proud of our ░░░░░░░░ on the January 6 ░░░░░░░░ but more than that ░░░░░░░░ establishing a precedent that ░░░░░░░░ the way out the ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ any number of people ░░░░░░░░ gave him even greater ░░░░░░░░ on his way out ░░░░░░░░ the door to pardon ░░░░░░░░ around him Uh Chief ░░░░░░░░ Roberts in that immunity ░░░░░░░░ I think which will ░░░░░░░░ down in infamy already ░░░░░░░░ this president permission to ░░░░░░░░ lawless Um but the ░░░░░░░░ of the pardon power ░░░░░░░░ gives him an opportunity ░░░░░░░░ tell everyone around him ░░░░░░░░ when I m on ░░░░░░░░ way out the door ░░░░░░░░ ve got your back ░░░░░░░░ and so I think ░░░░░░░░ of why you see ░░░░░░░░ willingness among the people ░░░░░░░░ him to engage in ░░░░░░░░ lawless action is they ░░░░░░░░ confident they ll get ░░░░░░░░ partner on the way ░░░░░░░░ the door.