Sen. Murphy: It’s a Lie that the Nuclear Capacity of Iran Was Obliterated; ‘They Knew They Were Lying When They Said It’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT All of ░░░░░░░░ is where we start ░░░░░░░░ hour with democratic senator ░░░░░░░░ Murphy of Connecticut Senator ░░░░░░░░ ve been following your ░░░░░░░░ of real time commentary ░░░░░░░░ let s just start ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth There s something ░░░░░░░░ about watching him perform ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump over his ░░░░░░░░ We ll just start ░░░░░░░░ by trying to ascertain ░░░░░░░░ facts He did seem ░░░░░░░░ confirm the dea assessment ░░░░░░░░ there didn t he ░░░░░░░░ they ve all essentially ░░░░░░░░ The Dea assessment And ░░░░░░░░ the one thing That ░░░░░░░░ s right About is ░░░░░░░░ you know there is ░░░░░░░░ going to be low ░░░░░░░░ in assessing a strike ░░░░░░░░ a foreign country designed ░░░░░░░░ destroy something underground We ░░░░░░░░ t have cameras underneath ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ what we hit or ░░░░░░░░ we didn t hit ░░░░░░░░ the initial assessment of ░░░░░░░░ of the photographic evidence ░░░░░░░░ that they did not ░░░░░░░░ destroy those assets And ░░░░░░░░ we also know is ░░░░░░░░ the Iranians were successful ░░░░░░░░ moving a lot of ░░░░░░░░ enriched uranium out of ░░░░░░░░ and that maybe is ░░░░░░░░ most important fact If ░░░░░░░░ didn t destroy The ░░░░░░░░ enriched uranium they frankly ░░░░░░░░ t need that many ░░░░░░░░ in order to continue ░░░░░░░░ enrich up to nuclear ░░░░░░░░ So listen they re ░░░░░░░░ They re furious You ░░░░░░░░ see it in their ░░░░░░░░ because they got caught ░░░░░░░░ a lie They got ░░░░░░░░ in a lie They ░░░░░░░░ out there and said ░░░░░░░░ they that the nuclear ░░░░░░░░ of Iran was obliterated ░░░░░░░░ we d set back ░░░░░░░░ program at least a ░░░░░░░░ They knew they were ░░░░░░░░ when they said it ░░░░░░░░ got caught in the ░░░░░░░░ That s super embarrassing ░░░░░░░░ they re trying to ░░░░░░░░ up that lie with ░░░░░░░░ righteous indignation blaming everybody ░░░░░░░░ themselves for the fact ░░░░░░░░ they did the really ░░░░░░░░ sin of national security ░░░░░░░░ They fudged intelligence about ░░░░░░░░ national security You can ░░░░░░░░ do that Because as ░░░░░░░░ have seen over and ░░░░░░░░ again over the course ░░░░░░░░ our history that s ░░░░░░░░ gets us into unnecessary ░░░░░░░░ of choice That s ░░░░░░░░ gets not dozens or ░░░░░░░░ of