Jackie Speier: Trump Jr. Has a ‘Pretty Serious Case of Amnesia’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BURNETT Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ to have you with ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate it So ░░░░░░░░ Trump Jr took questions ░░░░░░░░ you your committee for ░░░░░░░░ eight hours What s ░░░░░░░░ takeaway SPEIER My takeaway ░░░░░░░░ he has a very ░░░░░░░░ case of amnesia And ░░░░░░░░ was pretty non responsive ░░░░░░░░ a lot of issues ░░░░░░░░ frankly you would have ░░░░░░░░ recollection of considering it ░░░░░░░░ just a year ago ░░░░░░░░ many of these events ░░░░░░░░ place when Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the candidate He was ░░░░░░░░ his father s side ░░░░░░░░ was campaigning with his ░░░░░░░░ And you get this ░░░░░░░░ in listening to him ░░░░░░░░ he didn t spend ░░░░░░░░ time talking with his ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT You say serious ░░░░░░░░ of amnesia It sounds ░░░░░░░░ he said a lot ░░░░░░░░ I don t recall ░░░░░░░░ SPEIER I don t ░░░░░░░░ Yes He did BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ do you believe him ░░░░░░░░ do you think he ░░░░░░░░ hiding something SPEIER I ░░░░░░░░ it s really easy ░░░░░░░░ say I do not ░░░░░░░░ and not really perjure ░░░░░░░░ Lots of people don ░░░░░░░░ recall things But I ░░░░░░░░ say that there are ░░░░░░░░ of this where he ░░░░░░░░ very clear and knew ░░░░░░░░ what had happened and ░░░░░░░░ other circumstances he didn ░░░░░░░░ at all I think ░░░░░░░░ overriding issue here is ░░░░░░░░ all the roads lead ░░░░░░░░ Russia Every business deal ░░░░░░░░ engagement The engagement with ░░░░░░░░ was all quite opaque ░░░░░░░░ terms of how it ░░░░░░░░ started why he was ░░░░░░░░ to direct message with ░░░░░░░░ So it s there ░░░░░░░░ still a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to this puzzle we ░░░░░░░░ t have the answers ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT Your colleague Republican ░░░░░░░░ King has a different ░░░░░░░░ on how things went ░░░░░░░░ that room You were ░░░░░░░░ there today He said ░░░░░░░░ Jr satisfactorily answered the ░░░░░░░░ about that original misleading ░░░░░░░░ in which it said ░░░░░░░░ Trump Tower meeting with ░░░░░░░░ was about adoption Obviously ░░░░░░░░ know it was really ░░░░░░░░ as dirt from the ░░░░░░░░ We have the e ░░░░░░░░ we know that to ░░░░░░░░ the case What do ░░░░░░░░ say to Representative King ░░░░░░░░ such a different takeaway ░░░░░░░░ you He said he ░░░░░░░░ answered all the questions ░░░░░░░░ Well he did answer ░░░░░░░░ of the questions I ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Jr credit ░░░░░░░░ coming being present answering ░░░░░░░░ His legal counsel was ░░░░░░░░ as well and for ░░░░░░░░ most part allowed him ░░░░░░░░ answer questions but in ░░░░░░░░ the questions he oftentimes ░░░░░░░░ I do not know ░░░░░░░░ if he wanted dirt ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton and that ░░░░░░░░ why he took the ░░░░░░░░ it was about trying ░░░░░░░░ find a way through ░░░░░░░░ contacts to find an ░░░░░░░░ to undermine the election ░░░░░░░░ So did you learn ░░░░░░░░ would you say was ░░░░░░░░ biggest thing you learned ░░░░░░░░ did not From don ░░░░░░░░ SPEIER I think that ░░░░░░░░ did not get clarification ░░░░░░░░ on the more recent ░░░░░░░░ he had with his ░░░░░░░░ About what took place ░░░░░░░░ June 9th of last ░░░░░░░░ Because it s unthinkable ░░░░░░░░ me he never had ░░░░░░░░ conversation about that meeting ░░░░░░░░ his father when we ░░░░░░░░ then candidate trump won ░░░░░░░░ Indiana primary and he ░░░░░░░░ during that speech we ░░░░░░░░ going to have a ░░░░░░░░ speech and there s ░░░░░░░░ to be dirt on ░░░░░░░░ Clinton on the 13th ░░░░░░░░ June and then that ░░░░░░░░ took place I really ░░░░░░░░ personally that there was ░░░░░░░░ expectation that they were ░░░░░░░░ to do a dump ░░░░░░░░ information that he could ░░░░░░░░ use in a sweep ░░░░░░░░ Right the 9th versus ░░░░░░░░ 13th Before you go ░░░░░░░░ just want to ask ░░░░░░░░ two weeks ago you ░░░░░░░░ I were talking on ░░░░░░░░ show You said you ░░░░░░░░ might be ready to ░░░░░░░░ for senator Franken to ░░░░░░░░ You were not quite ░░░░░░░░ at that time Obviously ░░░░░░░░ more than 30 Senate ░░░░░░░░ have come out and ░░░░░░░░ that call Do you ░░░░░░░░ that you re there ░░░░░░░░ or SPEIER Oh without ░░░░░░░░ doubt I actually called ░░░░░░░░ his resignation much earlier ░░░░░░░░ week or late last ░░░░░░░░ I ve gotten to ░░░░░░░░ point where I recognize ░░░░░░░░ there s typically one ░░░░░░░░ comes forward there s ░░░░░░░░ more people and that ░░░░░░░░ what we have seen ░░░░░░░░ and over again When ░░░░░░░░ s a pattern when ░░░░░░░░ have either severe or ░░░░░░░░ conduct of sexually harassing ░░░░░░░░ are grounds for B ░░░░░░░░ believe termination BURNETT All ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░