Steve Russell: Farenthold Was ‘Unduly Accused’ and He Was ‘Exonerated’ of Sexual Harassment

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HARLOW Let ░░░░░░░░ move on to the ░░░░░░░░ harassment claims RUSSELL You ░░░░░░░░ HARLOW We ve just ░░░░░░░░ Representative Franks who you ░░░░░░░░ with on Armed Services ░░░░░░░░ today Congressman Representative Blake ░░░░░░░░ of Texas accused of ░░░░░░░░ misconduct against Lauren Green ░░░░░░░░ says she was inappropriately ░░░░░░░░ after she complained about ░░░░░░░░ can t get a ░░░░░░░░ in Washington as a ░░░░░░░░ They settled for 84 ░░░░░░░░ of taxpayer money Should ░░░░░░░░ Fahrenthold resign despite denying ░░░░░░░░ allegations RUSSELL That s ░░░░░░░░ for me to determine ░░░░░░░░ s why we have ░░░░░░░░ Ethics Committee and a ░░░░░░░░ in the House I ░░░░░░░░ not on that committee ░░░░░░░░ s for them to ░░░░░░░░ and determine We can ░░░░░░░░ out as you did ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in recent days ░░░░░░░░ I also remind you ░░░░░░░░ John Conyers retired and ░░░░░░░░ Franken has announced he ░░░░░░░░ resign HARLOW Yeah RUSSELL ░░░░░░░░ this is not a ░░░░░░░░ problem as some might ░░░░░░░░ it portrayed HARLOW But ░░░░░░░░ said on Fox News ░░░░░░░░ week quote wrong is ░░░░░░░░ And quote you cannot ░░░░░░░░ taxpayer funds to hush ░░░░░░░░ up That s what ░░░░░░░░ here RUSSELL Well you ░░░░░░░░ t but there is ░░░░░░░░ differentiation Mr Conyers used ░░░░░░░░ budget from his House ░░░░░░░░ Fund That is clearly ░░░░░░░░ allowed HARLOW Taxpayer money ░░░░░░░░ used in the Fahrenthold ░░░░░░░░ sir You know that ░░░░░░░░ Well if you had ░░░░░░░░ postal worker who was ░░░░░░░░ accused the post office ░░░░░░░░ means and mechanisms to ░░░░░░░░ their own personnel HARLOW ░░░░░░░░ accused Are you saying ░░░░░░░░ don t believe let ░░░░░░░░ listen to Lauren Green ░░░░░░░░ Just one moment RUSSELL ░░░░░░░░ Fahrenthold has been exonerated ░░░░░░░░ those charges So where ░░░░░░░░ you say that he ░░░░░░░░ not been HARLOW Now ░░░░░░░░ House Ethics Committee is ░░░░░░░░ it again Now the ░░░░░░░░ Ethics Committee is investigating ░░░░░░░░ again RUSSELL Then let ░░░░░░░░ have some time in ░░░░░░░░ investigation and not try ░░░░░░░░ in the media HARLOW ░░░░░░░░ you re saying he ░░░░░░░░ unduly accused You re ░░░░░░░░ a position RUSSELL He ░░░░░░░░ unduly accused the first ░░░░░░░░ and exonerated of those ░░░░░░░░ If new charges are ░░░░░░░░ against him we ll ░░░░░░░░ whether or not that ░░░░░░░░ happens But why should ░░░░░░░░ try him in the ░░░░░░░░ Surely you don t ░░░░░░░░ that as a champion ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment HARLOW ░░░░░░░░ m confused because you ░░░░░░░░ said in your Fox ░░░░░░░░ interview really what sounded ░░░░░░░░ standing up for victims ░░░░░░░░ people who do come ░░░░░░░░ You said it is ░░░░░░░░ quote hold on You ░░░░░░░░ it s a typical ░░░░░░░░ out of the communist ░░░░░░░░ that says admit nothing ░░░░░░░░ everything and make counter ░░░░░░░░ RUSSELL That s right ░░░░░░░░ So what about and ░░░░░░░░ say that s not ░░░░░░░░ that s out of ░░░░░░░░ communist playbook RUSSELL Well ░░░░░░░░ s very similar You ░░░░░░░░ HARLOW Let me finish ░░░░░░░░ question which is what ░░░░░░░░ the 13 women that ░░░░░░░░ come forward with accusations ░░░░░░░░ sexual misconduct against the ░░░░░░░░ before he was a ░░░░░░░░ before he was president ░░░░░░░░ in your words the ░░░░░░░░ denial then from the ░░░░░░░░ on all of these ░░░░░░░░ in your words is ░░░░░░░░ a quote play out ░░░░░░░░ the communist playbook RUSSELL ░░░░░░░░ we will have to ░░░░░░░░ that We ve had ░░░░░░░░ in the pasts that ░░░░░░░░ had misconduct Everything from ░░░░░░░░ Johnston to you know ░░░░░░░░ Clinton to all the ░░░░░░░░ to the president I ░░░░░░░░ not saying that presidents ░░░░░░░░ t do wrong They ░░░░░░░░ had things like that ░░░░░░░░ the past However there ░░░░░░░░ no evidence that we ░░░░░░░░ that who rise to ░░░░░░░░ level of high crimes ░░░░░░░░ misdemeanors that would form ░░░░░░░░ for treason and removal ░░░░░░░░ a president When Mr ░░░░░░░░ representative green promoted on ░░░░░░░░ house floor this week ░░░░░░░░ try to make these ░░░░░░░░ for an impeachment measure ░░░░░░░░ were only like 59 ░░░░░░░░ that even voted for ░░░░░░░░ A third of their ░░░░░░░░ members less than So ░░░░░░░░ really have to wonder ░░░░░░░░ evidence is being acted ░░░░░░░░ if there s evidence ░░░░░░░░ there let s look ░░░░░░░░ it HARLOW Do you ░░░░░░░░ that these 13 women ░░░░░░░░ accusations against the president ░░░░░░░░ been appropriately investigated RUSSELL ░░░░░░░░ have no reason to ░░░░░░░░ one way or the ░░░░░░░░ because I have seen ░░░░░░░░ evidence to make such ░░░░░░░░ determination I don t ░░░░░░░░ knowledge of any of ░░░░░░░░ HARLOW Representative Republican Steve ░░░░░░░░ appreciate you joining me ░░░░░░░░ Any time poppy thank ░░░░░░░░