Heilemann: ‘We’re Hurtling Toward the Constitutional Crisis We’ve All Been Worrying About’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Wallace John ░░░░░░░░ firing sessions not surprising ░░░░░░░░ potentially not politically perilous ░░░░░░░░ the president But naming ░░░░░░░░ could be like all ░░░░░░░░ Trump the second half ░░░░░░░░ the sentence that gets ░░░░░░░░ in trouble Heilemann Sure ░░░░░░░░ in some sense also ░░░░░░░░ surprising I think the ░░░░░░░░ so jarring what s ░░░░░░░░ about this is not ░░░░░░░░ ve talked for months ░░░░░░░░ the fact sessions is ░░░░░░░░ to go some time ░░░░░░░░ the midterms It s ░░░░░░░░ it happened today Wallace ░░░░░░░░ Heilemann And that I ░░░░░░░░ that did not surprise ░░░░░░░░ I think I said ░░░░░░░░ the air that if ░░░░░░░░ woke up the day ░░░░░░░░ the election feeling either ░░░░░░░░ or threatened Wallace Or ░░░░░░░░ Heilemann Or in this ░░░░░░░░ as it turns out ░░░░░░░░ That s what you ░░░░░░░░ here with this split ░░░░░░░░ which is not really ░░░░░░░░ much a split decision ░░░░░░░░ people say He feels ░░░░░░░░ emboldened by the enhanced ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate He ░░░░░░░░ clearly threatened by the ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have taken back ░░░░░░░░ house And make no ░░░░░░░░ Everything that was just ░░░░░░░░ all of our smart ░░░░░░░░ and reporters said really ░░░░░░░░ things I just want ░░░░░░░░ be at 30 000 ░░░░░░░░ about this one thing ░░░░░░░░ president is moving rapidly ░░░░░░░░ try to shut down ░░░░░░░░ Mueller probe No ambiguity ░░░░░░░░ what he s doing ░░░░░░░░ It has been clear ░░░░░░░░ s wanted to do ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ wanted to wait until ░░░░░░░░ election to see exactly ░░░░░░░░ the political make up ░░░░░░░░ going to be and ░░░░░░░░ the threats were and ░░░░░░░░ the latitude would be ░░░░░░░░ the Senate Now he ░░░░░░░░ So very quickly he ░░░░░░░░ moving towards not just ░░░░░░░░ things we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ again be clear about ░░░░░░░░ Firing the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ at your request is ░░░░░░░░ He fired you He ░░░░░░░░ fired Jeff Sessions And ░░░░░░░░ s installed a lackey ░░░░░░░░ all precedent that the ░░░░░░░░ attorney general should be ░░░░░░░░ acting attorney general now ░░░░░░░░ Correct Heilemann That s ░░░░░░░░ you have a deputy ░░░░░░░░ so if the attorney ░░░░░░░░ leaves you step up ░░░░░░░░ that job The only ░░░░░░░░ that s not happening ░░░░░░░░ because he wants to ░░░░░░░░ have rod Roen stone ░░░░░░░░ the Mueller probe anymore ░░░░░░░░ we not mince words ░░░░░░░░ this or have clarity ░░░░░░░░ ambiguity about what s ░░░░░░░░ And if you understand ░░░░░░░░ and the obvious urgency ░░░░░░░░ s move with the ░░░░░░░░ after the midterm elections ░░░░░░░░ maximize the period where ░░░░░░░░ can act while we ░░░░░░░░ in a period where ░░░░░░░░ control both branches of ░░░░░░░░ we there is again ░░░░░░░░ be clear no ambiguity ░░░░░░░░ re Hurd ling toward ░░░░░░░░ constitutional crisis we ve ░░░░░░░░ worried about for the ░░░░░░░░ two years On the ░░░░░░░░ of it right now ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ if would not surprise ░░░░░░░░ that we d find ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ in the next 48 ░░░░░░░░ Starting perhaps this afternoon ░░░░░░░░ re going to stay ░░░░░░░░ this story.”