Rep. Karen Bass: This Is About Much More than Just Collusion, Impeachment Is Not the Direction that We’re Going

BASS This is about ░░░░░░░░ more than just collusion ░░░░░░░░ so from his point ░░░░░░░░ view and he captured ░░░░░░░░ message with just one ░░░░░░░░ Well so from his ░░░░░░░░ of view it s ░░░░░░░░ over but for us ░░░░░░░░ s about collusion It ░░░░░░░░ about conspiracy It s ░░░░░░░░ corruption It s about ░░░░░░░░ of power and it ░░░░░░░░ about obstructing justice And ░░░░░░░░ do know that Mueller ░░░░░░░░ several cases to other ░░░░░░░░ of DOJ so I ░░░░░░░░ we reached an important ░░░░░░░░ with the report being ░░░░░░░░ But we have a ░░░░░░░░ way to go And ░░░░░░░░ milestone is not complete ░░░░░░░░ us until we have ░░░░░░░░ report and also the ░░░░░░░░ evidence REPORTER Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ Are Democrats going to ░░░░░░░░ for that report Is ░░░░░░░░ a time where Democratic ░░░░░░░░ need to subpoena or ░░░░░░░░ other measures BASS Yes ░░░░░░░░ can t say a ░░░░░░░░ two weeks I don ░░░░░░░░ know I mean that ░░░░░░░░ Nadler and leadership s ░░░░░░░░ But I do know ░░░░░░░░ they will wait a ░░░░░░░░ of time and then ░░░░░░░░ what they have to ░░░░░░░░ But in addition I ░░░░░░░░ in judiciary we are ░░░░░░░░ to request Barr to ░░░░░░░░ in and perhaps explain ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER Republicans are just ░░░░░░░░ that Democrats are just ░░░░░░░░ the goalposts forward until ░░░░░░░░ get the outcome that ░░░░░░░░ want What are your ░░░░░░░░ on that BASS Well ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ we re moving the ░░░░░░░░ forward I think we ░░░░░░░░ been consistent Again the ░░░░░░░░ has had one word ░░░░░░░░ collusion collusion We never ░░░░░░░░ talked about collusion it ░░░░░░░░ collusion It was obstruction ░░░░░░░░ justice It s conflict ░░░░░░░░ interest it s somewhat ░░░░░░░░ s emoluments It s ░░░░░░░░ ton of things But ░░░░░░░░ of the most important ░░░░░░░░ is for the last ░░░░░░░░ years there has been ░░░░░░░░ oversight no investigation of ░░░░░░░░ administration period And so ░░░░░░░░ might look like there ░░░░░░░░ a whole lot we ░░░░░░░░ doing but we re ░░░░░░░░ doing the job that ░░░░░░░░ have been started two ░░░░░░░░ ago REPORTER Should the ░░░░░░░░ Committee continue to investigate ░░░░░░░░ of collusion or BASS ░░░░░░░░ m not on intel ░░░░░░░░ Right BASS So I ░░░░░░░░ can t respond to ░░░░░░░░ I think that the ░░░░░░░░ Intelligence Committee should do ░░░░░░░░ much as they can ░░░░░░░░ the House Intelligence Committee ░░░░░░░░ like the other committees ░░░░░░░░ the last two years ░░░░░░░░ t done much at ░░░░░░░░ So if Adam Schiff ░░░░░░░░ chairman believes there is ░░░░░░░░ that should be done ░░░░░░░░ I think he should ░░░░░░░░ that but I m ░░░░░░░░ the chairman also wants ░░░░░░░░ see the report REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ they talk about impeachment ░░░░░░░░ this point BASS You ░░░░░░░░ that coming from our ░░░░░░░░ the speaker has been ░░░░░░░░ clear that impeachment is ░░░░░░░░ the direction that we ░░░░░░░░ going Now individual members ░░░░░░░░ do what individual members ░░░░░░░░ to do But in ░░░░░░░░ of the leadership in ░░░░░░░░ majority of the caucus ░░░░░░░░ have an agenda are ░░░░░░░░ the people agenda talking ░░░░░░░░ prescription drugs infrastructure etc ░░░░░░░░ is our focus It ░░░░░░░░ no sense from my ░░░░░░░░ of view but you ░░░░░░░░ we re a body ░░░░░░░░ 235 Democrats You have ░░░░░░░░ where impeachment is on ░░░░░░░░ top of their mind ░░░░░░░░ I do believe that ░░░░░░░░ majority of the caucus ░░░░░░░░ the speaker REPORTER Does ░░░░░░░░ report undercut that argument ░░░░░░░░ some of those members ░░░░░░░░ You know I haven ░░░░░░░░ talked to them but ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t think so ░░░░░░░░ how can it undercut ░░░░░░░░ arguments when we haven ░░░░░░░░ seen the report All ░░░░░░░░ have is a memo ░░░░░░░░ a man who was ░░░░░░░░ partisan and was auditioning ░░░░░░░░ the job before he ░░░░░░░░ it So I think ░░░░░░░░ might be a more ░░░░░░░░ question after people actually ░░░░░░░░ the report the underlying ░░░░░░░░ that s really hard ░░░░░░░░ make decisions based on ░░░░░░░░ four page memo REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ ultimately as far as ░░░░░░░░ legislative agenda is concerned ░░░░░░░░ t the investigations the ░░░░░░░░ for impeachment essentially suck ░░░░░░░░ air out of the ░░░░░░░░ As far as the ░░░░░░░░ agenda is concerned going ░░░░░░░░ 2020 BASS No no ░░░░░░░░ would suck the air ░░░░░░░░ of the room if ░░░░░░░░ weren t doing anything ░░░░░░░░ we actually need all ░░░░░░░░ your help too so ░░░░░░░░ when we do pass ░░░░░░░░ related to guns when ░░░░░░░░ do have a hearing ░░░░░░░░ the Violence Against Women ░░░░░░░░ when we do have ░░░░░░░░ hearing over voting rights ░░░░░░░░ it s actually covered ░░░░░░░░ we re doing work ░░░░░░░░ it is a question ░░░░░░░░ what the media chooses ░░░░░░░░ cover Thank you REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ Nadler does want the ░░░░░░░░ General to come before ░░░░░░░░ House Judiciary Committee BASS ░░░░░░░░ Yes I just said ░░░░░░░░ a minute ago yes ░░░░░░░░ Do you have any ░░░░░░░░ in the already in ░░░░░░░░ back of your mind ░░░░░░░░ what you d like ░░░░░░░░ ask the Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ Not right this minute ░░░░░░░░ I mean you know ░░░░░░░░ overall question to me ░░░░░░░░ how he came to ░░░░░░░░ conclusion of obstruction that ░░░░░░░░ was no obstruction of ░░░░░░░░ I mean I can ░░░░░░░░ even imagine unless this ░░░░░░░░ is very very small ░░░░░░░░ And again we don ░░░░░░░░ even know we don ░░░░░░░░ know if the report ░░░░░░░░ 30 pages or 300 ░░░░░░░░ So if the report ░░░░░░░░ any volume to it ░░░░░░░░ all how he came ░░░░░░░░ that conclusion you know ░░░░░░░░ a matter of two ░░░░░░░░ But we do know ░░░░░░░░ he actually wrote a ░░░░░░░░ page memo saying so.”