Darrell Issa: ‘The President Bravely Went Out and Did What Ronald Reagan Did’ and Meet with Russia

SCOTT I want to ░░░░░░░░ you for your take ░░░░░░░░ the Russia summit President ░░░░░░░░ is being criticized from ░░░░░░░░ left and from the ░░░░░░░░ to some extent about ░░░░░░░░ statements regarding Russian election ░░░░░░░░ Where do you come ░░░░░░░░ ISSA Russia is an ░░░░░░░░ smaller empire it s ░░░░░░░░ His national security team ░░░░░░░░ all parts of government ░░░░░░░░ continuing to sanction Russia ░░░░░░░░ to daily monitor their ░░░░░░░░ activity Having said that ░░░░░░░░ President bravely went out ░░░░░░░░ did what Ronald Reagan ░░░░░░░░ which is you meet ░░░░░░░░ your adversary enemy you ░░░░░░░░ what you can get ░░░░░░░░ serves the American people ░░░░░░░░ with Iran North Korea ░░░░░░░░ certainly the Syria situation ░░░░░░░░ essential So I commend ░░░░░░░░ for the meeting I ░░░░░░░░ expect that there will ░░░░░░░░ no policy change when ░░░░░░░░ comes to Putin and ░░░░░░░░ gang of thugs that ░░░░░░░░ each other and that ░░░░░░░░ fact are adversaries of ░░░░░░░░ United States So I ░░░░░░░░ we can have both ░░░░░░░░ think the President knows ░░░░░░░░ Certainly he has never ░░░░░░░░ with the national security ░░░░░░░░ s policy of holding ░░░░░░░░ accountable something that is ░░░░░░░░ by Congress SCOTT I ░░░░░░░░ to get a very ░░░░░░░░ reaction to something that ░░░░░░░░ federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ in National Review yesterday ░░░░░░░░ writes We ve taken ░░░░░░░░ not only pointless but ░░░░░░░░ step of indicting operatives ░░░░░░░░ a foreign hostile power ░░░░░░░░ cannot be prosecuted and ░░░░░░░░ schemes could easily have ░░░░░░░░ exposed and in fact ░░░░░░░░ been exposed multiple times ░░░░░░░░ public government reports so ░░░░░░░░ due process rules oblige ░░░░░░░░ to presume the Russians ░░░░░░░░ not do what we ░░░░░░░░ formally accused them of ░░░░░░░░ They re entitled to ░░░░░░░░ presumption unless and until ░░░░░░░░ convict them in court ░░░░░░░░ will never happen Andrew ░░░░░░░░ criticizing Robert Mueller s ░░░░░░░░ of the Russian operatives ░░░░░░░░ do you think ISSA ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely right Last ░░░░░░░░ I was with Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ he s also a ░░░░░░░░ in these areas You ░░░░░░░░ our C I A ░░░░░░░░ break laws of other ░░░░░░░░ We don t turn ░░░░░░░░ over for indictments And ░░░░░░░░ C I A equivalents ░░░░░░░░ other countries do these ░░░░░░░░ there is no expectation ░░░░░░░░ indictment is appropriate So ░░░░░░░░ was a staged event ░░░░░░░░ American people were influenced ░░░░░░░░ seeing this and taking ░░░░░░░░ next step of it ░░░░░░░░ be real The fact ░░░░░░░░ that these people as ░░░░░░░░ said could have been ░░░░░░░░ at any time We ░░░░░░░░ probably name lots and ░░░░░░░░ of their operatives that ░░░░░░░░ know about But the ░░░░░░░░ thing that s dangerous ░░░░░░░░ that we don t ░░░░░░░░ to name who we ░░░░░░░░ and what they are ░░░░░░░░ because that exposes our ░░░░░░░░ and methods And so ░░░░░░░░ is a bad policy ░░░░░░░░ an indictment standpoint It ░░░░░░░░ also bad by exposing ░░░░░░░░ we know or don ░░░░░░░░ know about the adversaries ░░░░░░░░ the world that are ░░░░░░░░ on us So on ░░░░░░░░ levels it is a ░░░░░░░░ mistake SCOTT Congressman Darrell ░░░░░░░░ of California. Thank you.”