CNN’s Toobin Decimates Santorum: Guy Who Made a Career Off Morals Is ‘Making Excuses for Paying Off Porn Stars’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT COOPER Senator ░░░░░░░░ the president said this ░░░░░░░░ done solely to embarrass ░░░░░░░░ That is not exactly ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department works ░░░░░░░░ it SANTORUM Well look ░░░░░░░░ think Bob Mueller has ░░░░░░░░ political motive here and ░░░░░░░░ do believe the Justice ░░░░░░░░ is very much targeted ░░░░░░░░ COOPER This comes from ░░░░░░░░ southern district of New ░░░░░░░░ which is run by ░░░░░░░░ I said both I ░░░░░░░░ they re both there ░░░░░░░░ no question here that ░░░░░░░░ is that there s ░░░░░░░░ motive here to get ░░░░░░░░ the president Let s ░░░░░░░░ be honest Bob Mueller ░░░░░░░░ there to get to ░░░░░░░░ president And the southern ░░░░░░░░ of new York is ░░░░░░░░ different investigation COOPER But ░░░░░░░░ t it run by ░░░░░░░░ Trump appointee SANTORUM It ░░░░░░░░ not run by a ░░░░░░░░ appointee buzz the trump ░░░░░░░░ recused himself It s ░░░░░░░░ by a career person ░░░░░░░░ have no idea the ░░░░░░░░ of that person The ░░░░░░░░ line is here I ░░░░░░░░ the greatest damage that ░░░░░░░░ been done is Donald ░░░░░░░░ doing what you just ░░░░░░░░ out there spinning different ░░░░░░░░ after different story not ░░░░░░░░ the truth And that ░░░░░░░░ me is doing the ░░░░░░░░ political damage right now ░░░░░░░░ don t believe particularly ░░░░░░░░ stormy Daniels piece is ░░░░░░░░ at all from the ░░░░░░░░ of the law The ░░░░░░░░ M I thing might ░░░░░░░░ a little bit more ░░░░░░░░ the stormy Daniels contribution ░░░░░░░░ not is not a ░░░░░░░░ of itself The violation ░░░░░░░░ he didn t report ░░░░░░░░ The contribution itself is ░░░░░░░░ illegal But the fact ░░░░░░░░ didn t report it ░░░░░░░░ illegal On the other ░░░░░░░░ A M I it ░░░░░░░░ a corporate contribution somebody ░░░░░░░░ if he directed it ░░░░░░░░ have a different story ░░░░░░░░ is an illegal contribution ░░░░░░░░ I think they re ░░░░░░░░ different things I don ░░░░░░░░ know all the facts ░░░░░░░░ the A M I ░░░░░░░░ don t think we ░░░░░░░░ that yet But to ░░░░░░░░ the most damaging thing ░░░░░░░░ the fact the president ░░░░░░░░ t coming hasn t ░░░░░░░░ clean over the course ░░░░░░░░ time TOOBIN Anderson Anderson ░░░░░░░░ putting aside the whole ░░░░░░░░ of how amazing it ░░░░░░░░ to listen to Rick ░░░░░░░░ who made his entire ░░░░░░░░ successful for a time ░░░░░░░░ the basis of morality ░░░░░░░░ politics making excuses for ░░░░░░░░ off porn stars and ░░░░░░░░ with whom you ve ░░░░░░░░ affairs Putting that to ░░░░░░░░ side isn t the ░░░░░░░░ SANTORUM Jeffrey you re ░░░░░░░░ going put that to ░░░░░░░░ side I m not ░░░░░░░░ excuses for Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ an affair with a ░░░░░░░░ star I mean that ░░░░░░░░ disgusting it s tawdry ░░░░░░░░ m addressing the question ░░░░░░░░ to what is the ░░░░░░░░ involved here and the ░░░░░░░░ is not the contribution ░░░░░░░░ illegality is not reporting ░░░░░░░░ I m not condoning ░░░░░░░░ And don t suggest ░░░░░░░░ I am TOOBIN You ░░░░░░░░ his problem is he ░░░░░░░░ lying and his explanations ░░░░░░░░ it Isn t the ░░░░░░░░ he s lying because ░░░░░░░░ did something bad in ░░░░░░░░ first place If he ░░░░░░░░ nothing wrong why doesn ░░░░░░░░ he tell a straightforward ░░░░░░░░ of the truth SANTORUM ░░░░░░░░ did something bad in ░░░░░░░░ an affair with a ░░░░░░░░ star I agree with ░░░░░░░░