Dave Bossie on Whitaker, Dems: ‘The Politics of Personal Destruction Are in Full Effect’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Mr Chairman ░░░░░░░░ see that your five ░░░░░░░░ is up and so ░░░░░░░░ We I am here ░░░░░░░░ We have agreed to ░░░░░░░░ minute rounds and Gavel ░░░░░░░░ That was just the ░░░░░░░░ for acting attorney general ░░░░░░░░ Whitaker s contentious testimony ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill today Democrats ░░░░░░░░ at bat as majority ░░░░░░░░ the committee wasted no ░░░░░░░░ trying to nail down ░░░░░░░░ Whitaker was acting actively ░░░░░░░░ the Mueller probe You ░░░░░░░░ t oversee a witch ░░░░░░░░ would you You would ░░░░░░░░ a witch hunt wouldn ░░░░░░░░ you Can you say ░░░░░░░░ now Mr President Bob ░░░░░░░░ is honest and not ░░░░░░░░ Congressman I m not ░░░░░░░░ puppet to repeat what ░░░░░░░░ are saying Are you ░░░░░░░░ to say it or ░░░░░░░░ you not believe it ░░░░░░░░ this hearing you can ░░░░░░░░ the contusion all you ░░░░░░░░ As you sit here ░░░░░░░░ you just have to ░░░░░░░░ a factual yes O ░░░░░░░░ I m asking a ░░░░░░░░ question You have challenged ░░░░░░░░ character No no I ░░░░░░░░ asking you a question ░░░░░░░░ control this time Mr ░░░░░░░░ If you want to ░░░░░░░░ the chairman for time ░░░░░░░░ your own This is ░░░░░░░░ time MACCALLUM Wow So ░░░░░░░░ now David Bossie Trump ░░░░░░░░ deputy campaign manager and ░░░░░░░░ Fox News contributor and ░░░░░░░░ Maccoby former chief speech ░░░░░░░░ to attorney general Eric ░░░░░░░░ and Loretta Lynch Thank ░░░░░░░░ both gentlemen for being ░░░░░░░░ Jake let me start ░░░░░░░░ you Did you think ░░░░░░░░ acquitted themselves well in ░░░░░░░░ MACCOBY I think that ░░░░░░░░ Democrats did some legitimate ░░░░░░░░ that s been missing ░░░░░░░░ this Administration over the ░░░░░░░░ two years I don ░░░░░░░░ think that Acting Attorney ░░░░░░░░ Whitaker acquitted himself very ░░░░░░░░ At one point somebody ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats of selling ░░░░░░░░ character which is a ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous considering that the ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General was previously ░░░░░░░░ pitch man for fraudulent ░░░░░░░░ that sold toilets and ░░░░░░░░ machines He didn t ░░░░░░░░ his best foot forward ░░░░░░░░ sure He didn t ░░░░░░░░ in with the highest ░░░░░░░░ expectations but he certainly ░░░░░░░░ having crawled under the ░░░░░░░░ that had been set ░░░░░░░░ him He didn t ░░░░░░░░ questions He was angry ░░░░░░░░ lashed out at members ░░░░░░░░ the Committee at the ░░░░░░░░ It was a bad ░░░░░░░░ for him But it ░░░░░░░░ a really important example ░░░░░░░░ oversight that this Administration ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ used to MACCALLUM David ░░░░░░░░ Well the politics of ░░░░░░░░ destruction are in full ░░░░░░░░ and Jake just continued ░░░░░░░░ just now Look that ░░░░░░░░ what they were doing ░░░░░░░░ were it was an ░░░░░░░░ of questions by the ░░░░░░░░ who hate this President ░░░░░░░░ than they love the ░░░░░░░░ They had no intention ░░░░░░░░ trying to get answers ░░░░░░░░ legitimate questions This was ░░░░░░░░ side show It was ░░░░░░░░ circus And that s ░░░░░░░░ this White House is ░░░░░░░░ to be looking at ░░░░░░░░ the next two years ░░░░░░░░ is definitely right about ░░░░░░░░ And the by the ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans better strap ░░░░░░░░ their helmets and they ░░░░░░░░ find their footing because ░░░░░░░░ is just the first ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM It raises the ░░░░░░░░ I had Trey Gowdy ░░░░░░░░ the other night he ░░░░░░░░ if I were advising ░░░░░░░░ Whitaker which he wasn ░░░░░░░░ but he said if ░░░░░░░░ were asked I would ░░░░░░░░ him not to go ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ new attorney general in ░░░░░░░░ matter of days And ░░░░░░░░ was pretty clear where ░░░░░░░░ was going to head ░░░░░░░░ is a person who ░░░░░░░░ leaving this position So ░░░░░░░░ exactly what was the ░░░░░░░░ do you think Jake ░░░░░░░░ were they hoping to ░░░░░░░░ by trying to get ░░░░░░░░ to admit that he ░░░░░░░░ against the Mueller probe ░░░░░░░░ he really won t ░░░░░░░░ any role he will ░░░░░░░░ be able to you ░░░░░░░░ be effective in one ░░░░░░░░ or the other with ░░░░░░░░ to the probe in ░░░░░░░░ few days MACCOBY Well ░░░░░░░░ goal isn t getting ░░░░░░░░ to admit anything The ░░░░░░░░ is to get some ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM It isn t ░░░░░░░░ on They definitely wanted ░░░░░░░░ to admit that he ░░░░░░░░ biased against the probe ░░░░░░░░ he thought it was ░░░░░░░░ witch hunt and that ░░░░░░░░ had been actively trying ░░░░░░░░ do what he could ░░░░░░░░ his ability to you ░░░░░░░░ to leak information to ░░░░░░░░ information out there about ░░░░░░░░ he knew He said ░░░░░░░░ hasn t seen the ░░░░░░░░ So how can you ░░░░░░░░ that based on their ░░░░░░░░ that we just showed ░░░░░░░░ that wasn t part ░░░░░░░░ their mission today I ░░░░░░░░ that they were asking ░░░░░░░░ questions because they wanted ░░░░░░░░ answers I don t ░░░░░░░░ they are difficult questions ░░░░░░░░ the answers are things ░░░░░░░░ I am you know ░░░░░░░░ am the person I ░░░░░░░░ overseeing this investigation in ░░░░░░░░ fair and reasonable way ░░░░░░░░ don t think those ░░░░░░░░ difficult questions They are ░░░░░░░░ difficult if you are ░░░░░░░░ who is Matt Whitaker ░░░░░░░░ doesn t want to ░░░░░░░░ them Martha I didn ░░░░░░░░ say they were difficult ░░░░░░░░ They were questions that ░░░░░░░░ to have a pretty ░░░░░░░░ agenda Their questions didn ░░░░░░░░ have a clear answer ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ The Democrats didn t ░░░░░░░░ their answers Didn t ░░░░░░░░ Matt Whitaker s answers ░░░░░░░░ those answers were I ░░░░░░░░ t speak to the ░░░░░░░░ about this I didn ░░░░░░░░ impede Mueller s probe ░░░░░░░░ all I was never ░░░░░░░░ in the decision making ░░░░░░░░ the Mueller probe Those ░░░░░░░░ which we have all ░░░░░░░░ to be true because ░░░░░░░░ see the Mueller probe ░░░░░░░░ winding down We re ░░░░░░░░ to get a report ░░░░░░░░ we hope will become ░░░░░░░░ so that we the ░░░░░░░░ people can see exactly ░░░░░░░░ Mueller was up To ░░░░░░░░ Martha Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ s really what it ░░░░░░░░ down to here You ░░░░░░░░ you have no one ░░░░░░░░ when this report is ░░░░░░░░ to come out But ░░░░░░░░ s really going to ░░░░░░░░ you know when the ░░░░░░░░ hits the metal here ░░░░░░░░ When everybody gets to ░░░░░░░░ a look at what ░░░░░░░░ is in this report ░░░░░░░░ Then these questions won ░░░░░░░░ really be necessary I ░░░░░░░░ imagine Certainly I think ░░░░░░░░ s really important that ░░░░░░░░ public get a look ░░░░░░░░ this William Barr who ░░░░░░░░ been nominated to be ░░░░░░░░ general hasn t said ░░░░░░░░ he would allow it ░░░░░░░░ become public That s ░░░░░░░░ real problem I definitely ░░░░░░░░ it should become public ░░░░░░░░ people should be able ░░░░░░░░ seat result of this ░░░░░░░░ Part of what we ░░░░░░░░ to make sure of ░░░░░░░░ part of what Democrats ░░░░░░░░ trying to make sure ░░░░░░░░ is that this probe ░░░░░░░░ being carried on appropriately ░░░░░░░░ is not being impeded ░░░░░░░░ the president or his ░░░░░░░░ any more than he ░░░░░░░░ already admitted to doing ░░░░░░░░ Martha I have 20 ░░░░░░░░ left Final thought David ░░░░░░░░ evident that Matt Whitaker ░░░░░░░░ today very clear live ░░░░░░░░ didn t talk to ░░░░░░░░ White House Didn t ░░░░░░░░ to the president Didn ░░░░░░░░ impede this investigation That ░░░░░░░░ came out even though ░░░░░░░░ Democrats on the committee ░░░░░░░░ rude to him and ░░░░░░░░ t even allow him ░░░░░░░░ answer fundamental questions It ░░░░░░░░ a ridiculous charade Martha ░░░░░░░░ Nadler is going to ░░░░░░░░ him back possibly under ░░░░░░░░ to get answers Oh ░░░░░░░░