Blumenthal: The Evidence Is Pretty Clear That There Was Collusion Between the Trump Campaign and the Russians’

HAYES I want to ░░░░░░░░ to Rod Rosenstein because ░░░░░░░░ s something that you ░░░░░░░░ put a lot of ░░░░░░░░ into and thought about ░░░░░░░░ terms of protecting him ░░░░░░░░ gave a strong interview ░░░░░░░░ The Wall Street Journal ░░░░░░░░ in his office a ░░░░░░░░ rare public interview What ░░░░░░░░ your interpretation of what ░░░░░░░░ message he was sending ░░░░░░░░ BLUMENTHAL In my view ░░░░░░░░ message was very clearly ░░░░░░░░ s going to stand ░░░░░░░░ the Special Counsel The ░░░░░░░░ s bullying is going ░░░░░░░░ so far as he ░░░░░░░░ concerned If the President ░░░░░░░░ to get rid of ░░░░░░░░ Special Counsel he s ░░░░░░░░ to have to fire ░░░░░░░░ Rosenstein And these reports ░░░░░░░░ recently there was a ░░░░░░░░ report about Mueller completing ░░░░░░░░ work right after the ░░░░░░░░ I think are to ░░░░░░░░ treated with a large ░░░░░░░░ of salt Both Rosenstein ░░░░░░░░ Mueller are by the ░░░░░░░░ professional prosecutors They re ░░░░░░░░ to do this investigation ░░░░░░░░ his message in that ░░░░░░░░ was We re going ░░░░░░░░ do this investigation in ░░░░░░░░ right way HAYES There ░░░░░░░░ more reporting about Manafort ░░░░░░░░ met nine times with ░░░░░░░░ Special Counsel s Office ░░░░░░░░ focus on Roger Stone ░░░░░░░░ are your expectations for ░░░░░░░░ this goes next BLUMENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ evidence is pretty clear ░░░░░░░░ there was collusion between ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign and the ░░░░░░░░ HAYES You think there ░░░░░░░░ evidence pretty clear BLUMENTHAL ░░░░░░░░ evidence is there Whether ░░░░░░░░ have enough of it ░░░░░░░░ bring criminal charges is ░░░░░░░░ issue entirely And likewise ░░░░░░░░ obstruction of justice charges ░░░░░░░░ we saw in firing ░░░░░░░░ and the threats to ░░░░░░░░ investigators and various other ░░░░░░░░ linked to the White ░░░░░░░░ is a potential obstruction ░░░░░░░░ justice case HAYES Is ░░░░░░░░ not absolutely essential that ░░░░░░░░ both of these cases ░░░░░░░░ vis Russia and Saudi ░░░░░░░░ that we actually have ░░░░░░░░ transparent and public record ░░░░░░░░ what the actual financial ░░░░░░░░ are BLUMENTHAL It s ░░░░░░░░ That s the reason ░░░░░░░░ we brought this lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ the reason why we ░░░░░░░░ this letter today Because ░░░░░░░░ not only violates the ░░░░░░░░ for the President to ░░░░░░░░ taking these payments and ░░░░░░░░ the reason that the ░░░░░░░░ of this nation wanted ░░░░░░░░ clause was to prevent ░░░░░░░░ this kind of potential ░░░░░░░░ of the public interests ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump may be ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately and tragically for ░░░░░░░░ country is putting personal ░░░░░░░░ ahead of public interests ░░░░░░░░ so uncovering all these ░░░░░░░░ ties are essential and ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit that we brought ░░░░░░░░ versus Trump is one ░░░░░░░░ of doing it but ░░░░░░░░ Democratic House of Representatives ░░░░░░░░ would have the subpoena ░░░░░░░░ to seek the same ░░░░░░░░ of fact HAYES Senator ░░░░░░░░ Blumenthal thanks for being ░░░░░░░░ me.”
BLUMENTHAL: “Thank you.”