Garamendi to Trump: The Witch Hunt Has Produced 12 Russian Witches, at the Highest Level of the Russian Military

>> Yeah we ll see ░░░░░░░░ happens in Helsinki I ░░░░░░░░ be there myself covering ░░░░░░░░ historic moment Jim Acosta ░░░░░░░░ you Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ congressman John Garamendi he ░░░░░░░░ a key member of ░░░░░░░░ house Armed Services Committee ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ joining us Good to ░░░░░░░░ with you wolf How ░░░░░░░░ is the fact that ░░░░░░░░ people were members of ░░░░░░░░ Russian intelligence Extraordinary importantly ░░░░░░░░ re looking at the ░░░░░░░░ hours ago saying this ░░░░░░░░ still a witch hunt ░░░░░░░░ Mr President the witch ░░░░░░░░ has produced 12 Russian ░░░░░░░░ at the highest level ░░░░░░░░ the Russian military This ░░░░░░░░ nothing to be waveded ░░░░░░░░ This is a very ░░░░░░░░ allegation Backed up by ░░░░░░░░ and lengthy information including ░░░░░░░░ very classified documents and ░░░░░░░░ sources that the FBI ░░░░░░░░ used and the other ░░░░░░░░ agencies It is time ░░░░░░░░ this president to stand ░░░░░░░░ for America It s ░░░░░░░░ for him to put ░░░░░░░░ his big boy pants ░░░░░░░░ push back against Russia ░░░░░░░░ is not a friend ░░░░░░░░ is an enemy Russia ░░░░░░░░ invaded crimea Russia has ░░░░░░░░ the Ukraine Russia has ░░░░░░░░ to disrupt the elections ░░░░░░░░ Europe They surely disrupted ░░░░░░░░ elections in the United ░░░░░░░░ It s time for ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ to stand up for ░░░░░░░░ Should the president demand ░░░░░░░░ extradition of these 12 ░░░░░░░░ officers Absolutely And the ░░░░░░░░ and 13 before 25 ░░░░░░░░ them in whole And ░░░░░░░░ knows what will come ░░░░░░░░ this from other areas ░░░░░░░░ indictment indicates that there ░░░░░░░░ a whole lot more ░░░░░░░░ on here We know ░░░░░░░░ the Russian gru operatives ░░░░░░░░ a crime in the ░░░░░░░░ States We must demand ░░░░░░░░ extradition to the United ░░░░░░░░ and the president must ░░░░░░░░ meet with Putin until ░░░░░░░░ unless this happens If ░░░░░░░░ continue to be a ░░░░░░░░ baby in the background ░░░░░░░░ the president thinks we ░░░░░░░░ be then we re ░░░░░░░░ to get pushed around ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ a very serious consequence ░░░░░░░░ Europe in the United ░░░░░░░░ in elections in every ░░░░░░░░ election around this world ░░░░░░░░ Putin has been absolutely ░░░░░░░░ He is out to ░░░░░░░░ the democracies of the ░░░░░░░░ He s out to ░░░░░░░░ the unity of NATO ░░░░░░░░ the European Union and ░░░░░░░░ any way possible to ░░░░░░░░ the relationship between the ░░░░░░░░ States and it has ░░░░░░░░ stop and this president ░░░░░░░░ to stand up for ░░░░░░░░ Do you expect individual ░░░░░░░░ for Americans who communicated ░░░░░░░░ these individuals Yes Yes ░░░░░░░░ do Exactly what it ░░░░░░░░ be we don t ░░░░░░░░ There s the question ░░░░░░░░ collusion in the breaking ░░░░░░░░ American laws That s ░░░░░░░░ where this is likely ░░░░░░░░ go The question of ░░░░░░░░ there is whether the ░░░░░░░░ actually conspired in this ░░░░░░░░ thing remains to be ░░░░░░░░ Whether there was an ░░░░░░░░ by the president to ░░░░░░░░ a stop to this ░░░░░░░░ also under investigation And ░░░░░░░░ there s the whole ░░░░░░░░ issue going on in ░░░░░░░░ York with a different ░░░░░░░░ of jurisdictions It s ░░░░░░░░ very complex web here ░░░░░░░░ beyond and as important ░░░░░░░░ all of that is ░░░░░░░░ is critical that in ░░░░░░░░ days ahead the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States stands ░░░░░░░░ for America Not just ░░░░░░░░ Putin oh my you ░░░░░░░░ done wrong Mr Putin ░░░░░░░░ if it s a ░░░░░░░░ to face confrontation with ░░░░░░░░ there to watch and ░░░░░░░░ it s time for ░░░░░░░░ Trump to put on ░░░░░░░░ big boy pants and ░░░░░░░░ stand up for this ░░░░░░░░ The indictment also alleges ░░░░░░░░ scheme to manipulate voting ░░░░░░░░ Secretaries of states including ░░░░░░░░ states including the theft ░░░░░░░░ information related to 500 ░░░░░░░░ American voters Very sensitive ░░░░░░░░ information about those American ░░░░░░░░ What is Congress doing ░░░░░░░░ protect the integrity of ░░░░░░░░ American electoral system The ░░░░░░░░ Congress is doing almost ░░░░░░░░ We ve appropriated some ░░░░░░░░ to the Department of ░░░░░░░░ Security had there been ░░░░░░░░ real investigations No they ░░░░░░░░ off on these tangents ░░░░░░░░ to destroy the FBI ░░░░░░░░ s trying to protect ░░░░░░░░ democracy That s what ░░░░░░░░ Republicans did yesterday It ░░░░░░░░ a dereliction of the ░░░░░░░░ of Congress We must ░░░░░░░░ investigating and follow along ░░░░░░░░ give the resources to ░░░░░░░░ state And wolf it ░░░░░░░░ not just the election ░░░░░░░░ These folks hacked into ░░░░░░░░ nuclear power plants They ░░░░░░░░ they were able although ░░░░░░░░ didn t they were ░░░░░░░░ to gain control of ░░░░░░░░ operations of our electrical ░░░░░░░░ They were in a ░░░░░░░░ to literally shut down ░░░░░░░░ We know who did ░░░░░░░░ It was the Russians ░░░░░░░░ has this administration done ░░░░░░░░ push back Well that ░░░░░░░░ what Congress has to ░░░░░░░░ out If the president ░░░░░░░░ not willing to push ░░░░░░░░ then Congress has to ░░░░░░░░ the president to act ░░░░░░░░ though he is the ░░░░░░░░ in chief of the ░░░░░░░░ States military Congressman John ░░░░░░░░ thanks for joining us ░░░░░░░░ to be here.