Steve Cohen Likens Whitaker to Luca Brasi from the ‘The Godfather’

JACKSON Mr Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ re not joking here ░░░░░░░░ your humor is not ░░░░░░░░ WHITAKER Do I get ░░░░░░░░ minutes for lunch Clip ░░░░░░░░ REID Wow Committee Chairman ░░░░░░░░ Nadler said he s ░░░░░░░░ done with Whitaker and ░░░░░░░░ to subpoena him to ░░░░░░░░ the answers Democrats demand ░░░░░░░░ next guest is a ░░░░░░░░ of the House Judiciary ░░░░░░░░ who questioned Acting Attorney ░░░░░░░░ Whitaker today Democratic congressman ░░░░░░░░ Cohen of Tennessee So ░░░░░░░░ first all I just ░░░░░░░░ to get your reaction ░░░░░░░░ that testimony you heard ░░░░░░░░ Both to his demeanor ░░░░░░░░ in many cases his ░░░░░░░░ to answer yes or ░░░░░░░░ questions COHEN Well he ░░░░░░░░ in to stonewall us ░░░░░░░░ was his purpose He ░░░░░░░░ an audience of one ░░░░░░░░ is Donald Trump And ░░░░░░░░ he was a football ░░░░░░░░ and I could certainly ░░░░░░░░ him as a football ░░░░░░░░ he was a tight ░░░░░░░░ and that s generally ░░░░░░░░ blocker in the Iowa ░░░░░░░░ He was a blocker ░░░░░░░░ too He s still ░░░░░░░░ the same role he ░░░░░░░░ when he played for ░░░░░░░░ Iowa Hawkeyes He didn ░░░░░░░░ show me anything to ░░░░░░░░ that he should be ░░░░░░░░ United States Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ ve met many and ░░░░░░░░ man does not measure ░░░░░░░░ to them in any ░░░░░░░░ whatsoever He was just ░░░░░░░░ water and stonewalling REID ░░░░░░░░ in a lot of ░░░░░░░░ s eyes making a ░░░░░░░░ of being pretty disrespectful ░░░░░░░░ the Chair declaring his ░░░░░░░░ up and repeatedly saying ░░░░░░░░ answer to question rather ░░░░░░░░ answering them I can ░░░░░░░░ this is a very ░░░░░░░░ issue to you Did ░░░░░░░░ feel he was there ░░░░░░░░ to stonewall and stall ░░░░░░░░ time or did you ░░░░░░░░ that he was being ░░░░░░░░ disrespectful to the panel ░░░░░░░░ a way of performing ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump COHEN Well ░░░░░░░░ s hard to say ░░░░░░░░ was kind of like ░░░░░░░░ you say Luca Brasi ░░░░░░░░ being disrespectful or Luca ░░░░░░░░ just kind of didn ░░░░░░░░ understand things And he ░░░░░░░░ kind of Luca Brasi ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s very swift and ░░░░░░░░ did even with the ░░░░░░░░ sometimes had the same ░░░░░░░░ start to his answers ░░░░░░░░ saying congressman I really ░░░░░░░░ you for asking that ░░░░░░░░ And then finally David ░░░░░░░░ said let s get ░░░░░░░░ the thank you stuff ░░░░░░░░ t say thank you ░░░░░░░░ it was all a ░░░░░░░░ killer and they had ░░░░░░░░ him and they coached ░░░░░░░░ I guess where I ░░░░░░░░ that question s important ░░░░░░░░ you because he used ░░░░░░░░ to Mr Jordan on ░░░░░░░░ Republican side and others ░░░░░░░░ well I just think ░░░░░░░░ was given certain talking ░░░░░░░░ and he stayed on ░░░░░░░░ REID Chairman Nadler indicated ░░░░░░░░ doesn t feel he ░░░░░░░░ done hearing from Mr ░░░░░░░░ and that he might ░░░░░░░░ to recall him again ░░░░░░░░ the performance today do ░░░░░░░░ think there s any ░░░░░░░░ in calling him again ░░░░░░░░ Well he d be ░░░░░░░░ oath again It would ░░░░░░░░ a deposition we could ░░░░░░░░ him the questions and ░░░░░░░░ don t think I ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ to realize the fact ░░░░░░░░ he could be in ░░░░░░░░ He didn t answer ░░░░░░░░ questions forthrightly It s ░░░░░░░░ for me to believe ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump didn t ░░░░░░░░ him as he did ░░░░░░░░ Comey and others about ░░░░░░░░ investigation and to have ░░░░░░░░ and to be easy ░░░░░░░░ Flynn or those types ░░░░░░░░ things He was upset ░░░░░░░░ Sessions He didn t ░░░░░░░░ his own attorney general ░░░░░░░░ wanted his consigliere as ░░░░░░░░ would probably think about ░░░░░░░░ And he wanted his ░░░░░░░░ guy And this Whitaker ░░░░░░░░ out of nowhere He ░░░░░░░░ t in the line ░░░░░░░░ succession which Ted Deutsch ░░░░░░░░ clear Goes through a ░░░░░░░░ of officials who have ░░░░░░░░ approved by the Senate ░░░░░░░░ was not one of ░░░░░░░░ So it was an ░░░░░░░░ there and somebody most ░░░░░░░░ his jobs have not ░░░░░░░░ in the legal sector ░░░░░░░░ what he had in ░░░░░░░░ political world had been ░░░░░░░░ failure and he had ░░░░░░░░ encounters where he headed ░░░░░░░░ some charity group where ░░░░░░░░ got 1 2 million ░░░░░░░░ he came to Washington ░░░░░░░░ do some work and ░░░░░░░░ was the suggestion that ░░░░░░░░ Adelson a major Republican ░░░░░░░░ and friend of Trump ░░░░░░░░ might have been the ░░░░░░░░ that gave that 1 ░░░░░░░░ million to him For ░░░░░░░░ guy out of Iowa ░░░░░░░░ didn t really ever ░░░░░░░░ much to show up ░░░░░░░░ Washington and get paid ░░░░░░░░ 2 million that talks ░░░░░░░░ the influence of money ░░░░░░░░ Washington and the pernicious ░░░░░░░░ of it and how ░░░░░░░░ s been willing subject ░░░░░░░░ it REID Congressman Steve ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ your time tonight.”