Hogan Gidley: ‘Absolutely Ludicrous and Absurd’ that Trump Was a Russian Asset

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Congress should ░░░░░░░░ this This is too ░░░░░░░░ It s too basic ░░░░░░░░ combings should do This ░░░░░░░░ this can t do ░░░░░░░░ If at some point ░░░░░░░░ can t do it ░░░░░░░░ is a 15 minute ░░░░░░░░ I will declare a ░░░░░░░░ emergency I have the ░░░░░░░░ right to do it ░░░░░░░░ Day 22 of the ░░░░░░░░ shutdown the longest in ░░░░░░░░ We now bring in ░░░░░░░░ Gidley the White House ░░░░░░░░ secretary Good morning hogan ░░░░░░░░ morning griff How is ░░░░░░░░ today Todd Good Griff ░░░░░░░░ are doing good a ░░░░░░░░ of people are suffering ░░░░░░░░ without a paycheck yesterday ░░░░░░░░ is the latest can ░░░░░░░░ tell us on progress ░░░░░░░░ made on reopening the ░░░░░░░░ Well Democrats just won ░░░░░░░░ come to the table ░░░░░░░░ are in the same ░░░░░░░░ we were 10 days ░░░░░░░░ Christmas We put forth ░░░░░░░░ plan Outlined everything we ░░░░░░░░ Democrats never responded to ░░░░░░░░ We then had our ░░░░░░░░ team led by vice ░░░░░░░░ Mike Pence meet with ░░░░░░░░ leaders on the hill ░░░░░░░░ talked about a few ░░░░░░░░ We put together a ░░░░░░░░ proposal released that to ░░░░░░░░ press as well Democrats ░░░░░░░░ t come to the ░░░░░░░░ and negotiate off that ░░░░░░░░ So right now it ░░░░░░░░ as though Democrats just ░░░░░░░░ t even have a ░░░░░░░░ about protecting the American ░░░░░░░░ And let s real ░░░░░░░░ if I may run ░░░░░░░░ the past couple of ░░░░░░░░ that have happened The ░░░░░░░░ started this really taking ░░░░░░░░ message directly to the ░░░░░░░░ people when for the ░░░░░░░░ time in his presidency ░░░░░░░░ went in to the ░░░░░░░░ House briefing room with ░░░░░░░░ who had been along ░░░░░░░░ border for decades and ░░░░░░░░ said to the American ░░░░░░░░ also behind the president ░░░░░░░░ we need a barrier ░░░░░░░░ saves lives It protects ░░░░░░░░ American people We need ░░░░░░░░ And then you move ░░░░░░░░ this week he signs ░░░░░░░░ antihuman trafficking piece of ░░░░░░░░ He met the Situation ░░░░░░░░ multiple times with leadership ░░░░░░░░ the house and the ░░░░░░░░ on the Democrat and ░░░░░░░░ Republican sides You just ░░░░░░░░ an amazing clip that ░░░░░░░░ met with law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ all the way up ░░░░░░░░ Pennsylvania proving that this ░░░░░░░░ crisis reaches deep into ░░░░░░░░ interior And he even ░░░░░░░░ to the and border ░░░░░░░░ actually at those locations ░░░░░░░░ to the press and ░░░░░░░░ we have arrested people ░░░░░░░░ 41 different countries hundreds ░░░░░░░░ pounds of drugs This ░░░░░░░░ the perfect example that ░░░░░░░░ have not only a ░░░░░░░░ security crisis along our ░░░░░░░░ but a humanitarian crisis ░░░░░░░░ that round table with ░░░░░░░░ affected by these drugs ░░░░░░░░ human trafficking and child ░░░░░░░░ It s devastating and ░░░░░░░░ won t even talk ░░░░░░░░ it Rachel Hogan this ░░░░░░░░ will end when the ░░░░░░░░ people decide who is ░░░░░░░░ the truth Is there ░░░░░░░░ crisis Is there not ░░░░░░░░ crisis Who is to ░░░░░░░░ for this shutdown Have ░░░░░░░░ seen any change in ░░░░░░░░ public opinion given all ░░░░░░░░ things that you are ░░░░░░░░ that the president has ░░░░░░░░ to make his case ░░░░░░░░ Because the president as ░░░░░░░░ often does takes his ░░░░░░░░ directly to the American ░░░░░░░░ without the filter of ░░░░░░░░ news without the filter ░░░░░░░░ political pundits And he ░░░░░░░░ doing that in a ░░░░░░░░ way I will tell ░░░░░░░░ as more and more ░░░░░░░░ this information comes out ░░░░░░░░ you see the fact ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama himself in ░░░░░░░░ called this a crisis ░░░░░░░░ have said in the ░░░░░░░░ that walls are okay ░░░░░░░░ have voted for barriers ░░░░░░░░ the past So the ░░░░░░░░ is starting to build ░░░░░░░░ want to make this ░░░░░░░░ A piece came out ░░░░░░░░ the Washington examiner last ░░░░░░░░ that kind of proved ░░░░░░░░ the Democrat hypocrisy here ░░░░░░░░ it s this For ░░░░░░░░ I guess several 22 ░░░░░░░░ days you a just ░░░░░░░░ Democrat have fained outrage ░░░░░░░░ sadness over the fact ░░░░░░░░ many Americans 800 000 ░░░░░░░░ to sell their own ░░░░░░░░ to make ends meet ░░░░░░░░ of this shut June ░░░░░░░░ 40 of them just ░░░░░░░░ to Puerto RICO And ░░░░░░░░ only real clothing they ░░░░░░░░ about was the instructions ░░░░░░░░ got from the PAC ░░░░░░░░ are raising money for ░░░░░░░░ said be sure to ░░░░░░░░ resort casual That seems ░░░░░░░░ be a complete disconnect ░░░░░░░░ the American people and ░░░░░░░░ drips with hypocrisy that ░░░░░░░░ they are talking about ░░░░░░░░ sadness that most Americans ░░░░░░░░ and the difficulties they ░░░░░░░░ which is true We ░░░░░░░░ about those as well ░░░░░░░░ problem is they are ░░░░░░░░ partying in Puerto RICO ░░░░░░░░ s the real story ░░░░░░░░ hypocrisy that knows no ░░░░░░░░ Griff Hogan you are ░░░░░░░░ about articles I want ░░░░░░░░ take to the New ░░░░░░░░ Times today the FBI ░░░░░░░░ inquiry as to whether ░░░░░░░░ was secretly working on ░░░░░░░░ of Russia This is ░░░░░░░░ article that law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ according to the New ░░░░░░░░ Times opened up shortly ░░░░░░░░ the firing of James ░░░░░░░░ an investigation on whether ░░░░░░░░ not the president was ░░░░░░░░ on behalf of Russia ░░░░░░░░ Russia Against U S ░░░░░░░░ that is certainly putting ░░░░░░░░ on this now known ░░░░░░░░ on whether or not ░░░░░░░░ president was a threat ░░░░░░░░ national security Your reaction ░░░░░░░░ It s absolutely ludicrous ░░░░░░░░ absurd Listen James Comey ░░░░░░░░ an admitted liar and ░░░░░░░░ admitted leaker McCabe is ░░░░░░░░ same They both lied ░░░░░░░░ Congress They have a ░░░░░░░░ reputation None of them ░░░░░░░░ liked in this town ░░░░░░░░ the way until they ░░░░░░░░ on Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ all of a sudden ░░░░░░░░ became the toast of ░░░░░░░░ town But you pointed ░░░░░░░░ something earlier and I ░░░░░░░░ this is what s ░░░░░░░░ interesting The headlines themselves ░░░░░░░░ reflect the content below ░░░░░░░░ there s a great ░░░░░░░░ in there that says ░░░░░░░░ this point there is ░░░░░░░░ evidence of any of ░░░░░░░░ whatsoever That should have ░░░░░░░░ the headline that there ░░░░░░░░ no evidence of any ░░░░░░░░ There is no evidence ░░░░░░░░ any wrongdoing with Donald ░░░░░░░░ But instead it seems ░░░░░░░░ this town and quite ░░░░░░░░ the nation is held ░░░░░░░░ by some 22 year ░░░░░░░░ in the newsroom who ░░░░░░░░ a headline that isn ░░░░░░░░ checked by anybody because ░░░░░░░░ has nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ the substance of the ░░░░░░░░ Jenkins I was going ░░░░░░░░ put it out there ░░░░░░░░ it gets down to ░░░░░░░░ for the American people ░░░░░░░░ do you believe then ░░░░░░░░ the FBI did not ░░░░░░░░ legit reasons for opening ░░░░░░░░ investigation but colored by ░░░░░░░░ inherent bias with the ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned McCabe strzok ░░░░░░░░ others GIDLEY The president ░░░░░░░░ been clear there is ░░░░░░░░ collusion here What we ░░░░░░░░ know the rank and ░░░░░░░░ members in our intelligence ░░░░░░░░ and FBI are hard ░░░░░░░░ and do everything they ░░░░░░░░ to protect the American ░░░░░░░░ putting their own lives ░░░░░░░░ the line every day ░░░░░░░░ was a complete and ░░░░░░░░ bias at the highest ░░░░░░░░ against Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton We now ░░░░░░░░ that We have seen ░░░░░░░░ multiple and it seems ░░░░░░░░ every article of this ░░░░░░░░ that comes out proves ░░░░░░░░ beyond a shadow of ░░░░░░░░ doubt People should be ░░░░░░░░ concerned about that If ░░░░░░░░ are an American citizen ░░░░░░░░ an entire agency the ░░░░░░░░ can investigate you because ░░░░░░░░ you re a political ░░░░░░░░ Remember at the time ░░░░░░░░ was Barack Obama s ░░░░░░░░ and that should be ░░░░░░░░ as well He knew ░░░░░░░░ meddling was going on ░░░░░░░░ did nothing about it ░░░░░░░░ sat next to dmitry ░░░░░░░░ and said after the ░░░░░░░░ is over with Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ I will be able ░░░░░░░░ be more flexible here ░░░░░░░░ we are really talking ░░░░░░░░ collusion and working with ░░░░░░░░ look no further than ░░░░░░░░ Obama and his administration ░░░░░░░░ Or the dossier which ░░░░░░░░ also Russian Absolutely Rachel ░░░░░░░░ right Thank you hogan ░░░░░░░░ re glad that you ░░░░░░░░ that to our attention ░░░░░░░░ we will keep on ░░░░░░░░ Griff: Thanks, hogan.