Lieu on Trump: ‘We’re Seeing Him Commit Obstruction of Justice in Plain View’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT clip starts ░░░░░░░░ The fact that he ░░░░░░░░ t upset with Flynn ░░░░░░░░ the fact he waited ░░░░░░░░ long to fire him ░░░░░░░░ the first place and ░░░░░░░░ he was really upset ░░░░░░░░ the press exposing the ░░░░░░░░ would suggest I think ░░░░░░░░ the president was knowing ░░░░░░░░ exactly what Flynn did ░░░░░░░░ the question I think ░░░░░░░░ Bob Mueller and for ░░░░░░░░ in Congress is was ░░░░░░░░ directed by the president ░░░░░░░░ ends WITT And that ░░░░░░░░ course Intel committee ranking ░░░░░░░░ Adam Schiff on trump ░░░░░░░░ apparent support for Mike ░░░░░░░░ in the wake of ░░░░░░░░ guilty plea in the ░░░░░░░░ investigation It came on ░░░░░░░░ heels of the president ░░░░░░░░ tweet storm including this ░░░░░░░░ General Flynn lies to ░░░░░░░░ FBI and his life ░░░░░░░░ destroyed while crooked Hillary ░░░░░░░░ on that now famous ░░░░░░░░ holiday interrogation with no ░░░░░░░░ in and no recording ░░░░░░░░ many times and nothing ░░░░░░░░ to her Rigged system ░░░░░░░░ just a double standard ░░░░░░░░ me now democratic congressman ░░░░░░░░ lieu member of the ░░░░░░░░ Judiciary Committee Always good ░░░░░░░░ see you Right off ░░░░░░░░ bat does this feel ░░░░░░░░ to you than when ░░░░░░░░ Manafort was indicted or ░░░░░░░░ papadopoulos pled guilty LIEU ░░░░░░░░ And thank you for ░░░░░░░░ question Alex I m ░░░░░░░░ former prosecutor And you ░░░░░░░░ t do a plea ░░░░░░░░ with someone as big ░░░░░░░░ Michael Flynn in order ░░░░░░░░ get information on lower ░░░░░░░░ individuals You do that ░░░░░░░░ agreement because Michael Flynn ░░░░░░░░ damning information on people ░░░░░░░░ him There s only ░░░░░░░░ handful of people Jared ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pence Jeff Sessions ░░░░░░░░ Trump Jr or the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ Do you have any ░░░░░░░░ as to whether Mike ░░░░░░░░ has given Robert Mueller ░░░░░░░░ team all of the ░░░░░░░░ they need to know ░░░░░░░░ is that something that ░░░░░░░░ come later given your ░░░░░░░░ in situations like this ░░░░░░░░ prosecution LIEU Michael Flynn ░░░░░░░░ lawyer would have made ░░░░░░░░ proffer of what Michael ░░░░░░░░ would say And special ░░░░░░░░ Mueller knows what that ░░░░░░░░ That s why he ░░░░░░░░ to this very light ░░░░░░░░ of just one count ░░░░░░░░ he s also sending ░░░░░░░░ signal to others He ░░░░░░░░ a very light one ░░░░░░░░ charge to George papadopoulos ░░░░░░░░ he s also cooperating ░░░░░░░░ the special counsel but ░░░░░░░░ Paul Manafort said he ░░░░░░░░ not going to Robert ░░░░░░░░ threw the book at ░░░░░░░░ He s sending a ░░░░░░░░ signal that you better ░░░░░░░░ or you re going ░░░░░░░░ go to prison for ░░░░░░░░ long time WITT You ░░░░░░░░ making a good point ░░░░░░░░ papadopoulos it very quietly ░░░░░░░░ with him With manafort ░░░░░░░░ was dragged out of ░░░░░░░░ house early in the ░░░░░░░░ in the wee hours ░░░░░░░░ was a public reckoning ░░░░░░░░ about your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ s personal lawyer to ░░░░░░░░ dowd who is back ░░░░░░░░ on what he meant ░░░░░░░░ trump fired Flynn for ░░░░░░░░ to the FBI You ░░░░░░░░ about all this I ░░░░░░░░ talking about this tweet ░░░░░░░░ from you It said ░░░░░░░░ is obstruction of justice ░░░░░░░░ now admits he knew ░░░░░░░░ Flynn lied to the ░░░░░░░░ yet trump tried to ░░░░░░░░ or stop the FBI ░░░░░░░░ on Flynn So I ░░░░░░░░ it you re not ░░░░░░░░ this explanation LIEU Not ░░░░░░░░ all And if John ░░░░░░░░ actually wrote that tweet ░░░░░░░░ should be fired It ░░░░░░░░ stunning legal malpractice But ░░░░░░░░ doesn t really matter ░░░░░░░░ if a lawyer writes ░░░░░░░░ for you and then ░░░░░░░░ say it or you ░░░░░░░░ it out then you ░░░░░░░░ just owned it So ░░░░░░░░ doesn t even absolve ░░░░░░░░ Trump of that tweet ░░░░░░░░ significantly Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ tried to correct it ░░░░░░░░ s had numerous occasions ░░░░░░░░ to say he didn ░░░░░░░░ mean it or someone ░░░░░░░░ wrote it He didn ░░░░░░░░ say that In fact ░░░░░░░░ doubled down He s ░░░░░░░░ attacking the FBI instead ░░░░░░░░ trying to correct his ░░░░░░░░ tweet WITT If he ░░░░░░░░ in fact write it ░░░░░░░░ John dowd why would ░░░░░░░░ potentially put his client ░░░░░░░░ legal jeopardy or is ░░░░░░░░ more to what you ░░░░░░░░ you know he should ░░░░░░░░ fired and that would ░░░░░░░░ a level of sloppiness ░░░░░░░░ incompetence doing so LIEU ░░░░░░░░ I just don t ░░░░░░░░ that story at all ░░░░░░░░ know the White House ░░░░░░░░ very freaked out about ░░░░░░░░ Trump s tweet yesterday ░░░░░░░░ the president himself has ░░░░░░░░ seeked to distance himself ░░░░░░░░ it He hasn t ░░░░░░░░ someone else wrote it ░░░░░░░░ in fact is doubling ░░░░░░░░ on it by attacking ░░░░░░░░ FBI and by suggesting ░░░░░░░░ general Flynn s life ░░░░░░░░ t be ruined just ░░░░░░░░ he lied to the ░░░░░░░░ WITT How do you ░░░░░░░░ Robert Mueller is looking ░░░░░░░░ all these tweets from ░░░░░░░░ and today LIEU Let ░░░░░░░░ first say the President ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ serious trouble He has ░░░░░░░░ on more than one ░░░░░░░░ admitted publicly to essential ░░░░░░░░ of obstruction of justice ░░░░░░░░ Counsel Mueller is also ░░░░░░░░ interested in this issue ░░░░░░░░ on the witnesses he ░░░░░░░░ interviewing They re very ░░░░░░░░ in why F B ░░░░░░░░ Director Comey was fired ░░░░░░░░ this obstruction statute is ░░░░░░░░ broad You don t ░░░░░░░░ have to obstruct justice ░░░░░░░░ just have to endeavor ░░░░░░░░ influence or impede an ░░░░░░░░ And the President certainly ░░░░░░░░ that WITT I have ░░░░░░░░ else I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about This is ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ as you know obtained ░░░░░░░░ e mails from former ░░░░░░░░ official K T McFarland ░░░░░░░░ to a colleague about ░░░░░░░░ Obama sanctions against Russia ░░░░░░░░ the election meddling How ░░░░░░░░ is K T McFarland ░░░░░░░░ be in this investigation ░░░░░░░░ this point Has your ░░░░░░░░ reached out to her ░░░░░░░░ I think she is ░░░░░░░░ in trouble And what ░░░░░░░░ fascinating is you have ░░░░░░░░ mails that just straight ░░░░░░░░ talk about the Kremlin ░░░░░░░░ about Russia about the ░░░░░░░░ government trying to help ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign You saw ░░░░░░░░ article in The New ░░░░░░░░ Times I think it ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ the NRA connection where ░░░░░░░░ lobbyist also wrote an ░░░░░░░░ mail titled Kremlin connection ░░░░░░░░ you ve got a ░░░░░░░░ of evidence here where ░░░░░░░░ s very publicly known ░░░░░░░░ the Trump campaign folks ░░░░░░░░ Russia is trying to ░░░░░░░░ them and they re ░░░░░░░░ with the Russians and ░░░░░░░░ s collusion WITT So ░░░░░░░░ appears to be two ░░░░░░░░ here You can go ░░░░░░░░ the legal track or ░░░░░░░░ can go down the ░░░░░░░░ track towards impeachment Which ░░░░░░░░ do you think is ░░░░░░░░ President should the President ░░░░░░░░ more concerned about Which ░░░░░░░░ do you think gets ░░░░░░░░ to him right now ░░░░░░░░ Well we know that ░░░░░░░░ Richard Nixon he was ░░░░░░░░ brought down because of ░░░░░░░░ underlying crimes He was ░░░░░░░░ down for obstruction of ░░░░░░░░ That was the first ░░░░░░░░ of impeachment The second ░░░░░░░░ was dereliction of duty ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing that ░░░░░░░░ today We re seeing ░░░░░░░░ President of United States ░░░░░░░░ obstruction of justice in ░░░░░░░░ view I think we ░░░░░░░░ let Special Counsel Mueller ░░░░░░░░ special investigation continue forward ░░░░░░░░ s getting closer every ░░░░░░░░ that moves by It ░░░░░░░░ be a very easy ░░░░░░░░ for the American people ░░░░░░░░ the months to come ░░░░░░░░ All right Congressman Ted ░░░░░░░░ of California always good ░░░░░░░░ see you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”
LIEU: “Thank you.”