Dershowitz on Impeaching Rosenstein: The Most ‘Stupid Thing I Have Heard in a Long Time’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SMITH House ░░░░░░░░ moving forward with plans ░░░░░░░░ impeach deputy attorney attorney ░░░░░░░░ Rod Rosenstein But the ░░░░░░░░ is up against the ░░░░░░░░ to get a vote ░░░░░░░░ this resolution before going ░░░░░░░░ recess today The two ░░░░░░░░ O P Lawmakers leading ░░░░░░░░ charge saying the time ░░░░░░░░ act is now clip ░░░░░░░░ MEADOWS Quite frankly it ░░░░░░░░ either we hold him ░░░░░░░░ contempt or we get ░░░░░░░░ documents or we impeach ░░░░░░░░ And of the only ░░░░░░░░ that we have control ░░░░░░░░ is the ability to ░░░░░░░░ impeachment straight to the ░░░░░░░░ JORDAN Doing the right ░░░░░░░░ it may have been ░░░░░░░░ years but when was ░░░░░░░░ last time you saw ░░░░░░░░ FBI take a disproven ░░░░░░░░ with no validity take ░░░░░░░░ to a secret court ░░░░░░░░ tell the courts who ░░░░░░░░ for it not tell ░░░░░░░░ guy that the guy ░░░░░░░░ wrote it had been ░░░░░░░░ to the press press ░░░░░░░░ the last one Rod ░░░░░░░░ signed clip ends SMITH ░░░░░░░░ Dershowitz is a Harvard ░░░░░░░░ professor and author of ░░░░░░░░ case against impeaching trump ░░░░░░░░ joins us now Thank ░░░░░░░░ for your time this ░░░░░░░░ First off can you ░░░░░░░░ us what exactly this ░░░░░░░░ Republicans have been warning ░░░░░░░░ would happen for quite ░░░░░░░░ time Now they are ░░░░░░░░ acting on it What ░░░░░░░░ that mean DERSHOWITZ It ░░░░░░░░ the most shortsighted and ░░░░░░░░ have to say stupid ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard in ░░░░░░░░ long time Here we ░░░░░░░░ a president who the ░░░░░░░░ are trying to impeach ░░░░░░░░ they gained the House ░░░░░░░░ Representatives they will almost ░░░░░░░░ do so And the ░░░░░░░░ issue will be can ░░░░░░░░ impeach a president or ░░░░░░░░ else when you don ░░░░░░░░ charge him with specific ░░░░░░░░ just because you disagree ░░░░░░░░ what he has done ░░░░░░░░ now you have the ░░░░░░░░ making the case for ░░░░░░░░ Democrats who want to ░░░░░░░░ the president by offering ░░░░░░░░ of impeachment against Rod ░░░░░░░░ and don t charge ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ to write a new ░░░░░░░░ called The case against ░░░░░░░░ Rod Rosenstein Because the ░░░░░░░░ arguments apply This is ░░░░░░░░ shortsighted Both sides do ░░░░░░░░ They use criminal law ░░░░░░░░ go after their enemies ░░░░░░░░ use impeachment to go ░░░░░░░░ their enemies The big ░░░░░░░░ is the American public ░░░░░░░░ is supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ for serious crimes Treason ░░░░░░░░ other high crimes and ░░░░░░░░ If you don t ░░░░░░░░ the way Rod Rosenstein ░░░░░░░░ responding to your subpoena ░░░░░░░░ him with contempt of ░░░░░░░░ bring him to court ░░░░░░░░ do not use impeachment ░░░░░░░░ just helps the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ are trying to impeach ░░░░░░░░ Trump It s a ░░░░░░░░ dumb decision SMITH But ░░░░░░░░ be clear what they ░░░░░░░░ alleging here is that ░░░░░░░░ Rosenstein not only Repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ to produce documents requested ░░░░░░░░ house judiciary government committees ░░░░░░░░ that he also Attempted ░░░░░░░░ conceal surgeon facts You ░░░░░░░░ saying that there is ░░░░░░░░ case for impeachment there ░░░░░░░░ Of course not There ░░░░░░░░ no crime Again read ░░░░░░░░ book I lay out ░░░░░░░░ the arguments that they ░░░░░░░░ not want to see ░░░░░░░░ impeached unless they committed ░░░░░░░░ bribery or other high ░░░░░░░░ They rejected a proposal ░░░░░░░░ said maladministration or doing ░░░░░░░░ kinds of things that ░░░░░░░░ is accused of doing ░░░░░░░░ you don t like ░░░░░░░░ he has been doing ░░░░░░░░ s where we have ░░░░░░░░ powers in the court ░░░░░░░░ can see a contempt ░░░░░░░░ impeachment that is giving ░░░░░░░░ power They are going ░░░░░░░░ say look the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ It really will backfire ░░░░░░░░ Well that seems to ░░░░░░░░ the sentiment from Adam ░░░░░░░░ ranking Democrat He tweeted ░░░░░░░░ out in response to ░░░░░░░░ latest actions on the ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans saying These ░░░░░░░░ of impeachment were filed ░░░░░░░░ bad faith and show ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary lengths to which ░░░░░░░░ Republicans will go to ░░░░░░░░ protect a trump History ░░░░░░░░ record these fibers as ░░░░░░░░ accomplices in the most ░░░░░░░░ DERSHOWITZ Seek to impeach ░░░░░░░░ Trump or others they ░░░░░░░░ cite Adam Schiff s ░░░░░░░░ saying see You are ░░░░░░░░ doing the same thing ░░░░░░░░ accuse us of doing ░░░░░░░░ both sides misuse the ░░░░░░░░ process That is why ░░░░░░░░ wrote my book Both ░░░░░░░░ misuse the criminal justice ░░░░░░░░ one That is why ░░░░░░░░ wrote this The criminalization ░░░░░░░░ political differences endangering democracy ░░░░░░░░ have to disarm We ░░░░░░░░ to stop at weaponizing ░░░░░░░░ stop weaponizing s criminal ░░░░░░░░ If you don t ░░░░░░░░ what somebody does come ░░░░░░░░ vote against them bring ░░░░░░░░ to court but do ░░░░░░░░ do not use criminal ░░░░░░░░ to target your political ░░░░░░░░ It is a serious ░░░░░░░░ and it will backfire ░░░░░░░░ The question of timing ░░░░░░░░ an important one Democrats ░░░░░░░░ saying this is a ░░░░░░░░ attack on the council ░░░░░░░░ investigation The resolution has ░░░░░░░░ chance of resulting in ░░░░░░░░ removal But the timing ░░░░░░░░ the house beginning its ░░░░░░░░ until September 4th We ░░░░░░░░ looking at that as ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow So code of ░░░░░░░░ to be forced to ░░░░░░░░ on this DERSHOWITZ No ░░░░░░░░ you need to have ░░░░░░░░ You need to have ░░░░░░░░ You can just create ░░░░░░░░ bill of impeachment and ░░░░░░░░ vote on it Remember ░░░░░░░░ people have impeached in ░░░░░░░░ past it has been ░░░░░░░░ sometimes months of hearings ░░░░░░░░ know I participated when ░░░░░░░░ Clinton was impeached I ░░░░░░░░ against him You can ░░░░░░░░ adjust vote on the ░░░░░░░░ That would be an ░░░░░░░░ of responsibilities Now I ░░░░░░░░ t think there is ░░░░░░░░ realistic chance that it ░░░░░░░░ be voted in the ░░░░░░░░ the romance I don ░░░░░░░░ think it should ever ░░░░░░░░ voted It is a ░░░░░░░░ mistake and will backfire ░░░░░░░░ Republicans It will backfire ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats if they ░░░░░░░░ to use it against ░░░░░░░░ It lets just take ░░░░░░░░ off the table SMITH ░░░░░░░░ will see where all ░░░░░░░░ this goes Timing is ░░░░░░░░ to be an issue ░░░░░░░░ Dershowitz great to have ░░░░░░░░ on the program to ░░░░░░░░ to all of that ░░░░░░░░ you.”