Scaramucci on Stripping Clearances: I Understand Trump’s Upset About the Russia Probe But He Has to Be Careful

RUSH TRANSCRIPT FAULKNER Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much Anthony Scaramucci ░░░░░░░░ White House give indications ░░░░░░░░ was watching all of ░░░░░░░░ with me The president ░░░░░░░░ out Bruce Ohr and ░░░░░░░░ wife Nellie Were you ░░░░░░░░ to see this tech ░░░░░░░░ now or may be ░░░░░░░░ second security clearance taken ░░░░░░░░ the president SCARAMUCCI I ░░░░░░░░ not surprised because Sarah ░░░░░░░░ through a list of ░░░░░░░░ that would potentially have ░░░░░░░░ security clearance FAULKNER There ░░░░░░░░ nine SCARAMUCCI I mean ░░░░░░░░ the only thing here ░░░░░░░░ understand the president is ░░░░░░░░ upset I understand why ░░░░░░░░ believes all these allegations ░░░░░░░░ false and I do ░░░░░░░░ that he gets exonerated ░░░░░░░░ the Mueller report Maybe ░░░░░░░░ are some people on ░░░░░░░░ periphery that did things ░░░░░░░░ were inappropriate but I ░░░░░░░░ believe that the president ░░░░░░░░ nothing inappropriate and he ░░░░░░░░ be totally exonerated but ░░░░░░░░ s upset And so ░░░░░░░░ he gets riled up ░░░░░░░░ that he s starting ░░░░░░░░ take action and he ░░░░░░░░ starting to take action ░░░░░░░░ you just have to ░░░░░░░░ yourself is it too ░░░░░░░░ Because we ve had ░░░░░░░░ years since the end ░░░░░░░░ the World War II ░░░░░░░░ we ve been a ░░░░░░░░ team committed on national ░░░░░░░░ And and there is ░░░░░░░░ democratic president in eight ░░░░░░░░ let s say then ░░░░░░░░ start doing the same ░░░░░░░░ because for me having ░░░░░░░░ to Afghanistan on troop ░░░░░░░░ and having traveled to ░░░░░░░░ and understand the risk ░░░░░░░░ disclosure I had John ░░░░░░░░ at our conference last ░░░░░░░░ talking about these issues ░░░░░░░░ m very close to ░░░░░░░░ patriots and others in ░░░░░░░░ intelligence committee but I ░░░░░░░░ want to be careful ░░░░░░░░ we are not going ░░░░░░░░ because I do think ░░░░░░░░ president is going to ░░░░░░░░ exonerated I understand he ░░░░░░░░ upset but you just ░░░░░░░░ to be careful FAULKNER ░░░░░░░░ s an interesting point ░░░░░░░░ you make it you ░░░░░░░░ t need to jump ░░░░░░░░ shark is that what ░░░░░░░░ hear you saying SCARAMUCCI ░░░░░░░░ think he s got ░░░░░░░░ set of cards that ░░░░░░░░ way better then I ░░░░░░░░ you will get exonerated ░░░░░░░░ the molar investigation great ░░░░░░░░ in the midterms better ░░░░░░░░ peoples expect and he ░░░░░░░░ always like going to ░░░░░░░░ reelection With that in ░░░░░░░░ I m not taking ░░░░░░░░ for granted And that ░░░░░░░░ one thing I love ░░░░░░░░ the president FAULKNER But ░░░░░░░░ are playing long ball ░░░░░░░░ In a 745 year ░░░░░░░░ we brought down the ░░░░░░░░ Berlin wall We are ░░░░░░░░ to bring a herd ░░░░░░░░ the Iranian theocracy over ░░░░░░░░ next five years we ░░░░░░░░ ending the denuclearization and ░░░░░░░░ president knows this better ░░░░░░░░ anyway He was here ░░░░░░░░ people after 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ he flew mayor Giuliani ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ after 9 11 The ░░░░░░░░ could be more patriotic ░░░░░░░░ this stuff but I ░░░░░░░░ worried that we bring ░░░░░░░░ some partisanship to an ░░░░░░░░ where even in Washington ░░░░░░░░ s been less partisan ░░░░░░░░ You ve been next ░░░░░░░░ him you know the ░░░░░░░░ with going against an ░░░░░░░░ committee What is that ░░░░░░░░ like right now in ░░░░░░░░ estimation between the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ agencies that he has ░░░░░░░░ criticized SCARAMUCCI I have ░░░░░░░░ him this directly and ░░░░░░░░ is not a great ░░░░░░░░ study but I know ░░░░░░░░ lot of people in ░░░░░░░░ community love this guy ░░░░░░░░ rank and file people ░░░░░░░░ the president The people ░░░░░░░░ ice love the president ░░░░░░░░ s a couple of ░░░░░░░░ at the top of ░░░░░░░░ spectrum that probably did ░░░░░░░░ that were inappropriate and ░░░░░░░░ perhaps weaponized areas of ░░░░░░░░ agency because they didn ░░░░░░░░ like him and didn ░░░░░░░░ want him to become ░░░░░░░░ FAULKNER Because a text ░░░░░░░░ text message to each ░░░░░░░░ in some cases SCARAMUCCI ░░░░░░░░ But what I don ░░░░░░░░ want and to do ░░░░░░░░ go so far over ░░░░░░░░ side that he hits ░░░░░░░░ When the two police ░░░░░░░░ were shot here in ░░░░░░░░ and mayor de Blasio ░░░░░░░░ those comments and the ░░░░░░░░ started turning their back ░░░░░░░░ him that was a ░░░░░░░░ bad moment for the ░░░░░░░░ We don t want ░░░░░░░░ intelligence agencies to turn ░░░░░░░░ back on their commander ░░░░░░░░ chief who they generally ░░░░░░░░ maturely really like FAULKNER ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ on the east coast ░░░░░░░░ remember that SCARAMUCCI As ░░░░░░░░ president always says be ░░░░░░░░ FAULKNER Cooler than the ░░░░░░░░ side of the pillow ░░░░░░░░ we moved to that ░░░░░░░░ Two of those people ░░░░░░░░ that list are Peter ░░░░░░░░ and Lisa Page and ░░░░░░░░ question is not whether ░░░░░░░░ should take away from ░░░░░░░░ clearance for those individuals ░░░░░░░░ may be why do ░░░░░░░░ still have them I ░░░░░░░░ there s a case ░░░░░░░░ them and they need ░░░░░░░░ look at certain materials ░░░░░░░░ are there people on ░░░░░░░░ list that say it ░░░░░░░░ less political and more ░░░░░░░░ what needs to happen ░░░░░░░░ not SCARAMUCCI There s ░░░░░░░░ question now that we ░░░░░░░░ forcing a reengineering and ░░░░░░░░ of this entire thing ░░░░░░░░ who will keep their ░░░░░░░░ or not keep their ░░░░░░░░ I think the point ░░░░░░░░ made about suppression and ░░░░░░░░ is not really with ░░░░░░░░ Brennan President did make ░░░░░░░░ Brennan more famous than ░░░░░░░░ was prior FAULKNER Is ░░░░░░░░ doing that with Bruce ░░░░░░░░ Bruce Ohr Bruce Ohr ░░░░░░░░ While he s saying ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ my clearance denied I ░░░░░░░░ not going to speak ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ the deterrence is by ░░░░░░░░ security clearance is denied ░░░░░░░░ having said all of ░░░░░░░░ the president is doing ░░░░░░░░ great job on the ░░░░░░░░ great job on national ░░░░░░░░ FAULKNER And he is ░░░░░░░░ about that in the ░░░░░░░░ today SCARAMUCCI He cut ░░░░░░░░ slack in the neighbor ░░░░░░░░ you have to give ░░░░░░░░ credit for the hispanic ░░░░░░░░ unemployment situation The country ░░░░░░░░ growing and feels more ░░░░░░░░ and I predict right ░░░░░░░░ on your show that ░░░░░░░░ come up for the ░░░░░░░░ of the fourth quarter ░░░░░░░░ will have a deal ░░░░░░░░ and struck with nafta ░░░░░░░░ it will be a ░░░░░░░░ deal for the American ░░░░░░░░ He s doing a ░░░░░░░░ job FAULKNER Are you ░░░░░░░░ that because you ve ░░░░░░░░ with the president or ░░░░░░░░ you are Anthony and ░░░░░░░░ are cool SCARAMUCCI It ░░░░░░░░ both I m just ░░░░░░░░ you my opinion I ░░░░░░░░ not being critical I ░░░░░░░░ being constructive FAULKNER It ░░░░░░░░ a fresh perspective and ░░░░░░░░ s one that people ░░░░░░░░ each other who are ░░░░░░░░ about don t go ░░░░░░░░ far to the edge ░░░░░░░░ may not even need ░░░░░░░░ approach the edge I ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ s talk about Paul ░░░░░░░░ We are on verdict ░░░░░░░░ right now His defense ░░░░░░░░ to think even though ░░░░░░░░ didn t put up ░░░░░░░░ witness that they are ░░░░░░░░ well If this jury ░░░░░░░░ through the weekend and ░░░░░░░░ verdict on the other ░░░░░░░░ you would say what ░░░░░░░░ We were talking about ░░░░░░░░ in the green room ░░░░░░░░ Either way we have ░░░░░░░░ former prosecutor in our ░░░░░░░░ room so I know ░░░░░░░░ was high level SCARAMUCCI ░░░░░░░░ do think one day ░░░░░░░░ asked about the beyond ░░░░░░░░ reasonable doubt the threshold ░░░░░░░░ evidence required by the ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ very telling and there ░░░░░░░░ at least one potential ░░░░░░░░ member that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ they got there The ░░░░░░░░ thing is if they ░░░░░░░░ go through the weekend ░░░░░░░░ people are deliberating like ░░░░░░░░ they like to give ░░░░░░░░ benefit of the doubt ░░░░░░░░ the defendant So it ░░░░░░░░ that way to me ░░░░░░░░ give Paul Manafort huge ░░░░░░░░ for being the guy ░░░░░░░░ he is He s ░░░░░░░░ principal guy and a ░░░░░░░░ foxhole p1 you called ░░░░░░░░ a nice guy SCARAMUCCI ░░░░░░░░ give him credit he ░░░░░░░░ in a foxhole by ░░░░░░░░ I have an enormous ░░░░░░░░ of respect for Paul ░░░░░░░░ we will see how ░░░░░░░░ thing resolves itself but ░░░░░░░░ is a learning lesson ░░░░░░░░ related to Paul Manafort ░░░░░░░░ hung in there and ░░░░░░░░ principal FAULKNER Anthony Scaramucci ░░░░░░░░ Can we get a ░░░░░░░░ of the shoes before ░░░░░░░░ leave?”