Swalwell: ‘Fundamentally Un-American’ that Trump ‘So Eagerly Embraced’ Russia

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Joining us ░░░░░░░░ is congressman Eric Swalwell ░░░░░░░░ has a seat on ░░░░░░░░ intelligence committee and the ░░░░░░░░ Committee in the house ░░░░░░░░ it s great to ░░░░░░░░ you here thanks for ░░░░░░░░ here tonight Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me back What s ░░░░░░░░ reaction to the indictment ░░░░░░░░ the president s longtime ░░░░░░░░ Roger stone today the ░░░░░░░░ House said today this ░░░░░░░░ nothing to do with ░░░░░░░░ president at all do ░░░░░░░░ believe that it does ░░░░░░░░ you know how this ░░░░░░░░ in to the larger ░░░░░░░░ Well it certainly has ░░░░░░░░ the markings of something ░░░░░░░░ president would be involved ░░░░░░░░ so you see here ░░░░░░░░ intense interest by the ░░░░░░░░ campaign and the president ░░░░░░░░ decades long friend to ░░░░░░░░ the Russian hacked goods ░░░░░░░░ would help Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ so Rachel what we ░░░░░░░░ to know next it ░░░░░░░░ a follow the shovels ░░░░░░░░ I think W wt ░░░░░░░░ laid out earlier which ░░░░░░░░ why would they lie ░░░░░░░░ something that they have ░░░░░░░░ on an explanation about ░░░░░░░░ I believe that they ░░░░░░░░ lying and they are ░░░░░░░░ the evidence because the ░░░░░░░░ goes to the underlying ░░░░░░░░ in question which is ░░░░░░░░ with the Russians and ░░░░░░░░ now are in a ░░░░░░░░ to find that out ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans they can ░░░░░░░░ on their hands and ░░░░░░░░ name people to the ░░░░░░░░ committee This will be ░░░░░░░░ last gasp of Republican ░░░░░░░░ because for two years ░░░░░░░░ sought to protect the ░░░░░░░░ and act as his ░░░░░░░░ on our committee But ░░░░░░░░ re going to find ░░░░░░░░ now and in short ░░░░░░░░ MADDOW One of the ░░░░░░░░ that struck me as ░░░░░░░░ of vindication for you ░░░░░░░░ your fellow Democrats on ░░░░░░░░ intelligence committee is the ░░░░░░░░ it was laid out ░░░░░░░░ the indictment that Roger ░░░░░░░░ lied to your committee ░░░░░░░░ his testimony and had ░░░░░░░░ been a subpoena of ░░░░░░░░ communications that followed or ░░░░░░░░ that testimony the committee ░░░░░░░░ have known that he ░░░░░░░░ lying One of the ░░░░░░░░ that you and your ░░░░░░░░ Democrats laid out in ░░░░░░░░ yr sort of interim ░░░░░░░░ on the investigation was ░░░░░░░░ there was no interest ░░░░░░░░ Republicans on the committee ░░░░░░░░ subpoenaing documents in doing ░░░░░░░░ to check the testimony ░░░░░░░░ witnesses who appeared to ░░░░░░░░ lying to you am ░░░░░░░░ following that right Is ░░░░░░░░ true that stone s ░░░░░░░░ which are the basis ░░░░░░░░ this felony indictment today ░░░░░░░░ have been evident to ░░░░░░░░ committee had you obtained ░░░░░░░░ materials Swalwell You sure ░░░░░░░░ And we take no ░░░░░░░░ in being right but ░░░░░░░░ cost to our country ░░░░░░░░ been grave because for ░░░░░░░░ years we ve sought ░░░░░░░░ test Mr Stone s ░░░░░░░░ and Mr Kushner s ░░░░░░░░ and Donald Trump Jr ░░░░░░░░ story and Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ story And they were ░░░░░░░░ by Republicans who wouldn ░░░░░░░░ allow us to subpoena ░░░░░░░░ documents that would have ░░░░░░░░ this much earlier You ░░░░░░░░ people inside Washington they ░░░░░░░░ well no one outside ░░░░░░░░ really cares about the ░░░░░░░░ story Sure it s ░░░░░░░░ you know as fatal ░░░░░░░░ you know a near ░░░░░░░░ fatal as the shutdown ░░░░░░░░ we ve experienced but ░░░░░░░░ find it very fundamentally ░░░░░░░░ American that the Trump ░░░░░░░░ has so eagerly embraced ░░░░░░░░ adversary that never has ░░░░░░░░ interests in mind and ░░░░░░░░ think our country s ░░░░░░░░ to continue to suffer ░░░░░░░░ we get to the ░░░░░░░░ of it and we ░░░░░░░░ exactly what Russia did ░░░░░░░░ exactly how many Americans ░░░░░░░░ to help them MADDOW ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ you two questions here ░░░░░░░░ of which I believe ░░░░░░░░ can answer in detail ░░░░░░░░ of the nature of ░░░░░░░░ intelligence committee and the ░░░░░░░░ you do your work ░░░░░░░░ I d like you ░░░░░░░░ consider answering them at ░░░░░░░░ in broad terms that ░░░░░░░░ preserve the work of ░░░░░░░░ committee The first one ░░░░░░░░ this Has your committee ░░░░░░░░ referrals to the Justice ░░░░░░░░ for other witnesses that ░░░░░░░░ believe have lied to ░░░░░░░░ I m asking because ░░░░░░░░ and Cohen are now ░░░░░░░░ people who have been ░░░░░░░░ with felonies for lying ░░░░░░░░ your committee both of ░░░░░░░░ charges have come from ░░░░░░░░ special counsel s office ░░░░░░░░ counsel s office obviously ░░░░░░░░ its work with tight ░░░░░░░░ and they do not ░░░░░░░░ necessarily the background work ░░░░░░░░ they did to get ░░░░░░░░ but can you tell ░░░░░░░░ in intelligence has made ░░░░░░░░ referrals Swalwell What I ░░░░░░░░ tell you is that ░░░░░░░░ are very very eager ░░░░░░░░ get all of our ░░░░░░░░ in the hands of ░░░░░░░░ Mueller special counsel team ░░░░░░░░ we saw other witnesses ░░░░░░░░ conflicting accounts or invent ░░░░░░░░ or just outright refuse ░░░░░░░░ testify and we saw ░░░░░░░░ Republicans tell them that ░░░░░░░░ they didn t want ░░░░░░░░ continue a voluntary interview ░░░░░░░░ could just walk away ░░░░░░░░ so we weren t ░░░░░░░░ to pursue our lines ░░░░░░░░ inquiry which I think ░░░░░░░░ have shined a lot ░░░░░░░░ light on who worked ░░░░░░░░ the Russians and what ░░░░░░░░ can do to protect ░░░░░░░░ future interference by the ░░░░░░░░ My last question again ░░░░░░░░ m pretty sure you ░░░░░░░░ t answer this but ░░░░░░░░ m just going to ░░░░░░░░ Has the special counsel ░░░░░░░░ office requested the transcripts ░░░░░░░░ other witnesses testimony from ░░░░░░░░ whether or not the ░░░░░░░░ has been able to ░░░░░░░░ them to Mueller as ░░░░░░░░ yet I can t ░░░░░░░░ into that Rachel but ░░░░░░░░ what I can assure ░░░░░░░░ is that right now ░░░░░░░░ see that at best ░░░░░░░░ know the Trump team ░░░░░░░░ re trying to say ░░░░░░░░ there is no evidence ░░░░░░░░ collusion and we think ░░░░░░░░ have seen now a ░░░░░░░░ of high profile high ░░░░░░░░ individuals with shovels in ░░░░░░░░ hands and dirt all ░░░░░░░░ them because they ve ░░░░░░░░ working for two years ░░░░░░░░ bury evidence as to ░░░░░░░░ they were doing and ░░░░░░░░ interests they had to ░░░░░░░░ with the Russians during ░░░░░░░░ 2016 campaign and we ░░░░░░░░ that s important enough ░░░░░░░░ shine light on and ░░░░░░░░ those accountable who sought ░░░░░░░░ work with the Russians ░░░░░░░░ Eric Swalwell a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ California I m looking ░░░░░░░░ to you learning who ░░░░░░░░ Republican colleagues are going ░░░░░░░░ be on the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ if only so that ░░░░░░░░ guys can get up ░░░░░░░░ start doing your work ░░░░░░░░ for being here We ░░░░░░░░ ready to work thanks, rachelel