Dem Strategist: Going After the FBI Does a Disservice to the President

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BANDERAS Welcome ░░░░░░░░ to Outnumbered overtime A ░░░░░░░░ lawmaker is calling for ░░░░░░░░ purge of the justice ░░░░░░░░ and the FBI Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Rooney of Florida warning ░░░░░░░░ people at the agencies ░░░░░░░░ he believes are politically ░░░░░░░░ against President Trump In ░░░░░░░░ interview he specifically mentioned ░░░░░░░░ agent Peter strzok who ░░░░░░░░ removed from Robert Mueller ░░░░░░░░ Russia probe after he ░░░░░░░░ caught sending anti Trump ░░░░░░░░ Here is congressman Rooney ░░░░░░░░ starts ROONEY I would ░░░░░░░░ to see the directors ░░░░░░░░ that agency purge it ░░░░░░░░ say we ve got ░░░░░░░░ lot of great agents ░░░░░░░░ lot of great lawyers ░░░░░░░░ Those of the people ░░░░░░░░ want the American people ░░░░░░░░ see not these people ░░░░░░░░ are the deep state ░░░░░░░░ Language like that purge ░░░░░░░░ department of justice ROONEY ░░░░░░░░ think that Peter strzok ░░░░░░░░ be purged sure clip ░░░░░░░░ BANDERAS Earlier today on ░░░░░░░░ friends a Republican member ░░░░░░░░ the judiciary Committee was ░░░░░░░░ about his colleagues comments ░░░░░░░░ starts DeSANTIS There has ░░░░░░░░ problems with the leadership ░░░░░░░░ Comey I think the ░░░░░░░░ was right to fire ░░░░░░░░ You look at a ░░░░░░░░ like Peter strzok If ░░░░░░░░ s going to say ░░░░░░░░ s his job to ░░░░░░░░ a certain candidate from ░░░░░░░░ elected in creating an ░░░░░░░░ policy that is somebody ░░░░░░░░ do not want to ░░░░░░░░ power Anybody who determines ░░░░░░░░ in that situation I ░░░░░░░░ they should get another ░░░░░░░░ of work clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Back from the Outnumbered ░░░░░░░░ the editor of townhall ░░░░░░░░ and Fox News contributor ░░░░░░░░ Pavlich and we are ░░░░░░░░ joined by Michael Tobman ░░░░░░░░ s a Democratic strategist ░░░░░░░░ communications consultant and also ░░░░░░░░ former senior aide to ░░░░░░░░ Chuck Schumer of New ░░░░░░░░ Okay Katie purge in ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department and the ░░░░░░░░ B I I mean ░░░░░░░░ are very strong words ░░░░░░░░ nothing surprises me these ░░░░░░░░ PAVLICH That is true ░░░░░░░░ words used everywhere Look ░░░░░░░░ are problems at the ░░░░░░░░ B I the heads ░░░░░░░░ leadership as we ve ░░░░░░░░ through these text messages ░░░░░░░░ is now F B ░░░░░░░░ Director Christopher Wray s ░░░░░░░░ to go through to ░░░░░░░░ some questions to reiterate ░░░░░░░░ he has to his ░░░░░░░░ and to the people ░░░░░░░░ directly around him that ░░░░░░░░ is no room for ░░░░░░░░ your personal beliefs to ░░░░░░░░ into these official offices ░░░░░░░░ you will not use ░░░░░░░░ resources to go after ░░░░░░░░ or candidates who you ░░░░░░░░ personally should not gain ░░░░░░░░ That s really the ░░░░░░░░ here The other thing ░░░░░░░░ has to do because ░░░░░░░░ is a crisis in ░░░░░░░░ in this country in ░░░░░░░░ institutions you have to ░░░░░░░░ it with transparency so ░░░░░░░░ American people understand there ░░░░░░░░ being accountability inside the ░░░░░░░░ B I BANDERAS Michael ░░░░░░░░ is very unfortunate because ░░░░░░░░ are talking about a ░░░░░░░░ of dedicated men and ░░░░░░░░ to law enforcement And ░░░░░░░░ have been many hiccups ░░░░░░░░ the last year or ░░░░░░░░ but I don t ░░░░░░░░ if it necessarily speaks ░░░░░░░░ the F B I ░░░░░░░░ a whole What does ░░░░░░░░ say about the agency ░░░░░░░░ I agree with everything ░░░░░░░░ said I agree with ░░░░░░░░ you said but I ░░░░░░░░ t understand the advice ░░░░░░░░ President is getting and ░░░░░░░░ chief of staff should ░░░░░░░░ better Going after the ░░░░░░░░ B I which is ░░░░░░░░ conservative institution filled with ░░░░░░░░ enforcement professionals because of ░░░░░░░░ bad acts of one ░░░░░░░░ attached to the Mueller ░░░░░░░░ does a disservice to ░░░░░░░░ President Because ultimately attacking ░░░░░░░░ F B I maybe ░░░░░░░░ to a small narrow ░░░░░░░░ of the electorate that ░░░░░░░░ already with him no ░░░░░░░░ what But to broader ░░░░░░░░ in key states going ░░░░░░░░ the midterms the F ░░░░░░░░ I is respected as ░░░░░░░░ institution We re years ░░░░░░░░ generations past the Hoover ░░░░░░░░ when the F B ░░░░░░░░ was weaponized I don ░░░░░░░░ see it PAVLICH We ░░░░░░░░ t want to go ░░░░░░░░ again the president can ░░░░░░░░ be more particular and ░░░░░░░░ in who exactly he ░░░░░░░░ criticizing There is a ░░░░░░░░ inside of every federal ░░░░░░░░ enforcement agency guys on ░░░░░░░░ ground doing the work ░░░░░░░░ t the problem We ░░░░░░░░ t know if it ░░░░░░░░ just one or two ░░░░░░░░ There s an inspector ░░░░░░░░ s report that s ░░░░░░░░ to come out in ░░░░░░░░ we have to take ░░░░░░░░ results of that and ░░░░░░░░ some things It s ░░░░░░░░ just trump space is ░░░░░░░░ about the institution America ░░░░░░░░ a whole has a ░░░░░░░░ in terms of what ░░░░░░░░ think TOBMAN I think ░░░░░░░░ professional law enforcement institutions ░░░░░░░░ the FBI I don ░░░░░░░░ see it and I ░░░░░░░░ t think polling holds ░░░░░░░░ up We look at ░░░░░░░░ Mccarthy hearings senator Mccarthy ░░░░░░░░ attacking another conservative A ░░░░░░░░ of the legal team ░░░░░░░░ found to be a ░░░░░░░░ of the bar association ░░░░░░░░ with the communist party ░░░░░░░░ went after his staff ░░░░░░░░ The parallels here are ░░░░░░░░ delicious PAVLICH You have ░░░░░░░░ be too careful in ░░░░░░░░ of being too broad ░░░░░░░░ general and your statements ░░░░░░░░ you re too broad ░░░░░░░░ general you can t ░░░░░░░░ to solving a problem ░░░░░░░░ is making sure that ░░░░░░░░ political holdings which FBI ░░░░░░░░ are allowed to have ░░░░░░░░ not feed into their ░░░░░░░░ BANDERAS Would we be ░░░░░░░░ about this if Donald ░░░░░░░░ did not fire James ░░░░░░░░ Let s be honest ░░░░░░░░ you want to play ░░░░░░░░ politics in the FBI ░░░░░░░░ wasn t as if ░░░░░░░░ Democrats loved him all ░░░░░░░░ much before the election ░░░░░░░░ Democrats now love him ░░░░░░░░ of the leaked information ░░░░░░░░ our conversation he had ░░░░░░░░ Michael Flynn and of ░░░░░░░░ probe with the president ░░░░░░░░ was blamed by Hillary ░░░░░░░░ for losing the election ░░░░░░░░ I get a lot ░░░░░░░░ angry responses from my ░░░░░░░░ in my former bosses ░░░░░░░░ I believe Comey did ░░░░░░░░ right thing reopening the ░░░░░░░░ Imagine if Comey did ░░░░░░░░ reopen the investigation Hilary ░░░░░░░░ and it came out ░░░░░░░░ that they were sitting ░░░░░░░░ 500 000 emails there ░░░░░░░░ be blood in the ░░░░░░░░ He did the right ░░░░░░░░ and the FBI is ░░░░░░░░ doing the right thing ░░░░░░░░ bad actors yes but ░░░░░░░░ disparage an entire institution ░░░░░░░░ don t see it ░░░░░░░░ There are very serious ░░░░░░░░ about what was done ░░░░░░░░ the Clinton probe and ░░░░░░░░ people are being treated ░░░░░░░░ under the law based ░░░░░░░░ which side of the ░░░░░░░░ aisle they ve come ░░░░░░░░