Manchin on Sessions Firing: ‘We’re on the Verge’ of a Constitutional Crisis

RUSH TRANSCRIPT O DONNELL ░░░░░░░░ want to ask you ░░░░░░░░ the big news yesterday ░░░░░░░░ affects all of us ░░░░░░░░ that is the firing ░░░░░░░░ the Attorney General Jeff ░░░░░░░░ You were the only ░░░░░░░░ to have voted for ░░░░░░░░ Are we approaching a ░░░░░░░░ crisis MANCHIN I think ░░░░░░░░ re on the verge ░░░░░░░░ that Here s where ░░░░░░░░ think we are First ░░░░░░░░ all Jeff Sessions is ░░░░░░░░ good person I ve ░░░░░░░░ Jeff and we were ░░░░░░░░ and I was the ░░░░░░░░ Democrat that voted for ░░░░░░░░ But I knew Jeff ░░░░░░░░ rule of law meant ░░░░░░░░ to Jeff I knew ░░░░░░░░ And I think he ░░░░░░░░ with that You know ░░░░░░░░ was much more to ░░░░░░░░ right than many people ░░░░░░░░ than I was But ░░░░░░░░ a good man And ░░░░░░░░ was grounded I think ░░░░░░░░ s a big mistake ░░░░░░░░ let Jeff Sessions go ░░░░░░░░ understand the Mueller investigation ░░░░░░░░ wrapping up You ought ░░░░░░░░ have a team in ░░░░░░░░ to wrap it up ░░░░░░░░ there s no questions ░░░░░░░░ President says there s ░░░░░░░░ to it That will ░░░░░░░░ up O DONNELL I ░░░░░░░░ there s a real ░░░░░░░░ about congressional oversight here ░░░░░░░░ you know Mr Whitaker ░░░░░░░░ was the chief of ░░░░░░░░ a political appointee who ░░░░░░░░ now in charge as ░░░░░░░░ general was never confirmed ░░░░░░░░ in some people s ░░░░░░░░ it s the first ░░░░░░░░ you ve had a ░░░░░░░░ confirmed person acting as ░░░░░░░░ attorney general of the ░░░░░░░░ States MANCHIN Well that ░░░░░░░░ concerning First of all ░░░░░░░░ or all these appointments ░░░░░░░░ political appointments so that ░░░░░░░░ t raise my concerns ░░░░░░░░ raises my concerns is ░░░░░░░░ person that s been ░░░░░░░░ vocal against the investigation ░░░░░░░░ was going on now ░░░░░░░░ in charge a day ░░░░░░░░ the election I think ░░░░░░░░ sheds bad light on ░░░░░░░░ I think that gives ░░░░░░░░ to every senator Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Republican We are a ░░░░░░░░ the rule of law ░░░░░░░░ everything it s how ░░░░░░░░ gauge ourselves it s ░░░░░░░░ we govern ourselves Looking ░░░░░░░░ it s all been ░░░░░░░░ one way or the ░░░░░░░░ is wrong KING So ░░░░░░░░ will you do about ░░░░░░░░ senator You ve expressed ░░░░░░░░ concerns about it what ░░░░░░░░ you do about it ░░░░░░░░ Norah we go back ░░░░░░░░ Tuesday is this Gayle ░░░░░░░░ Yes hello senator MANCHIN ░░░░░░░░ Gayle how are you ░░░░░░░░ we ll do is ░░░░░░░░ back on Tuesday and ░░░░░░░░ think that we have ░░░░░░░░ ready to go that ░░░░░░░░ Mueller kept him in ░░░░░░░░ let him complete and ░░░░░░░░ I would hope that ░░░░░░░░ can bring that back ░░░░░░░░ have the support bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ to protect this investigation ░░░░░░░░ get it completed I ░░░░░░░░ the American people want ░░░░░░░░ I think the president ░░░░░░░░ want that to let ░░░░░░░░ thing come out to ░░░░░░░░ end and see what ░░░░░░░░ there He said quite ░░░░░░░░ many many times there ░░░░░░░░ no collusion there s ░░░░░░░░ involved We ll be ░░░░░░░░ to see that But ░░░░░░░░ you throw a veil ░░░░░░░░ this thing at the ░░░░░░░░ hour of the day ░░░░░░░░ that now you re ░░░░░░░░ to covering some you ░░░░░░░░ trying to prevent something ░░░░░░░░ the facts from coming ░░░░░░░░ I just want to ░░░░░░░░ sure that we re ░░░░░░░░ to get to the ░░░░░░░░ of this investigation with ░░░░░░░░ team in place Right ░░░░░░░░ that team has been ░░░░░░░░ If they pull Rosenstein ░░░░░░░░ which they ve done ░░░░░░░░ we re in trouble ░░░░░░░░ Is it your operating ░░░░░░░░ that the president does ░░░░░░░░ this gotten rid of ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ naming means And secondly ░░░░░░░░ re on the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ When are you going ░░░░░░░░ report MANCHIN Well basically ░░░░░░░░ the Mueller investigation took ░░░░░░░░ we did not go ░░░░░░░░ that path We ve ░░░░░░░░ everything and turned everything ░░░░░░░░ And the Mueller investigation ░░░░░░░░ the one that we ░░░░░░░░ all you know basically ░░░░░░░░ on KING All right ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately MANCHIN We re ░░░░░░░░ for that to be ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ up KING Okay All ░░░░░░░░ senator Manchin we thank ░░░░░░░░ MANCHIN Always against the ░░░░░░░░ KING I know That ░░░░░░░░ the way it goes.”