Paul Butler on Trump’s ‘Revenge Presidency:’ Since Watergate, Every President Has Been the Subject of a Special Counsel Investigation, Except Obama

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Velshi Dan ░░░░░░░░ served as a deputy ░░░░░░░░ secretary under President Biden ░░░░░░░░ was also the deputy ░░░░░░░░ of the White House ░░░░░░░░ of intergovernmental affairs Paul ░░░░░░░░ is a former federal ░░░░░░░░ who served in the ░░░░░░░░ integrity unit of the ░░░░░░░░ of Justice He now ░░░░░░░░ as a professor of ░░░░░░░░ at Georgetown university law ░░░░░░░░ And they join me ░░░░░░░░ Gentlemen thank you for ░░░░░░░░ with us Paul let ░░░░░░░░ start with you This ░░░░░░░░ feel like a tired ░░░░░░░░ at this point but ░░░░░░░░ is important to keep ░░░░░░░░ of how far we ░░░░░░░░ fallen The idea of ░░░░░░░░ the DoJ weaponizing the ░░░░░░░░ in general weaponizing the ░░░░░░░░ in such an obvious ░░░░░░░░ I can t think ░░░░░░░░ another example of this ░░░░░░░░ the days of sort ░░░░░░░░ j Edgar hoover BUTLER ░░░░░░░░ I started at the ░░░░░░░░ Department My big case ░░░░░░░░ Against a Republican senator ░░░░░░░░ investigated That senator during ░░░░░░░░ term of A Republican ░░░░░░░░ And We brought charges ░░░░░░░░ the term of a ░░░░░░░░ president Politics never came ░░░░░░░░ When we had meetings ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general It ░░░░░░░░ about the strength of ░░░░░░░░ case I can t ░░░░░░░░ That the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ have Reported to the ░░░░░░░░ House anything About the ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ Same assurance With this ░░░░░░░░ This attorney general And ░░░░░░░░ president Here s a ░░░░░░░░ fact Since Watergate every ░░░░░░░░ president has been The ░░░░░░░░ of a special counsel ░░░░░░░░ except Barack Obama When ░░░░░░░░ look at the kinds ░░░░░░░░ threats that Trump has ░░░░░░░░ against special counsel Jack ░░░░░░░░ and the lawyers who ░░░░░░░░ on those cases the ░░░░░░░░ agents who ve been ░░░░░░░░ None of those other ░░░░░░░░ liked those investigations but ░░░░░░░░ tried to get the ░░░░░░░░ and prosecutors fired much ░░░░░░░░ locked up which is ░░░░░░░░ Trump has suggested he ░░░░░░░░ to happen.”