Nadler Rips Trump Attorney General William Bar: ‘A Biased Defender’ of the President

Margaret BRENNAN Good morning ░░░░░░░░ welcome to Face the ░░░░░░░░ As Washington awaits Attorney ░░░░░░░░ William Barr s release ░░░░░░░░ a redacted version of ░░░░░░░░ Mueller Report expected by ░░░░░░░░ April or sooner we ░░░░░░░░ with House Judiciary Chairman ░░░░░░░░ Nadler who joins us ░░░░░░░░ morning from New York ░░░░░░░░ do you expect to ░░░░░░░░ the report this week ░░░░░░░░ and what happens once ░░░░░░░░ do REPRESENTATIVE Jerry NADLER ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ it Attorney General Barr ░░░░░░░░ by the middle of ░░░░░░░░ it could be the ░░░░░░░░ of this week or ░░░░░░░░ of next week But ░░░░░░░░ important thing is not ░░░░░░░░ we get it this ░░░░░░░░ or next week The ░░░░░░░░ thing is what do ░░░░░░░░ get We are demanding ░░░░░░░░ we have a right ░░░░░░░░ has a right to ░░░░░░░░ entire report with no ░░░░░░░░ whatsoever so we can ░░░░░░░░ what s there We ░░░░░░░░ already hearing leaks from ░░░░░░░░ Mueller team that didn ░░░░░░░░ leak at all for ░░░░░░░░ months but now seem ░░░░░░░░ be ve very unhappy ░░░░░░░░ re hearing leaks that ░░░░░░░░ misrepresented in his so ░░░░░░░░ summary letter what s ░░░░░░░░ the report that he ░░░░░░░░ coated it that he ░░░░░░░░ it look more favorable ░░░░░░░░ the president than it ░░░░░░░░ We re hearing reports ░░░░░░░░ reported that some of ░░░░░░░░ Muller people were saying ░░░░░░░░ it depicted the Russian ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry the ░░░░░░░░ campaign as having been ░░░░░░░░ infiltrated by by by ░░░░░░░░ intelligence operation of the ░░░░░░░░ government We don t ░░░░░░░░ We re entitled to ░░░░░░░░ it because Congress represents ░░░░░░░░ nation And Congress has ░░░░░░░░ take action on any ░░░░░░░░ it So we re ░░░░░░░░ to see all of ░░░░░░░░ Now some material has ░░░░░░░░ be Margaret BRENNAN Well ░░░░░░░░ attorney general said he ░░░░░░░░ he will hand over ░░░░░░░░ 400 pages but redact ░░░░░░░░ classified information REP NADLER ░░░░░░░░ he has no he ░░░░░░░░ said Margaret BRENNAN and ░░░░░░░░ obtained through a grand ░░░░░░░░ REP NADLER He has ░░░░░░░░ he will redact four ░░░░░░░░ of information Margaret BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ REP NADLER Our position ░░░░░░░░ that he should redact ░░░░░░░░ of it Congress the ░░░░░░░░ Committee and every in ░░░░░░░░ similar situation of the ░░░░░░░░ whether with Nixon or ░░░░░░░░ Clinton or with many ░░░░░░░░ situations the Judiciary Committee ░░░░░░░░ gotten all the information ░░░░░░░░ the underlying documents and ░░░░░░░░ And the Judiciary Committee ░░░░░░░░ decided what of that ░░░░░░░░ be released to the ░░░░░░░░ Margaret BRENNAN Do you ░░░░░░░░ that you would have ░░░░░░░░ go to a court ░░░░░░░░ force the release of ░░░░░░░░ grand jury information REP ░░░░░░░░ Well yes We would ░░░░░░░░ to go the court ░░░░░░░░ get the release of ░░░░░░░░ grand jury information but ░░░░░░░░ has happened successfully in ░░░░░░░░ previous situation And it ░░░░░░░░ not up to the ░░░░░░░░ general to decide with ░░░░░░░░ to that or with ░░░░░░░░ to other material that ░░░░░░░░ decides Congress can t ░░░░░░░░ It s not up ░░░░░░░░ him and remember he ░░░░░░░░ a biased person He ░░░░░░░░ someone who is an ░░░░░░░░ of the administration is ░░░░░░░░ appointee a political appointee ░░░░░░░░ the president whose interests ░░░░░░░░ may very well be ░░░░░░░░ here And he interviewed ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN So do you ░░░░░░░░ then reject the entire ░░░░░░░░ Do you believe there ░░░░░░░░ possible criminal collusion REP ░░░░░░░░ Well the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ there was no there ░░░░░░░░ no there was no ░░░░░░░░ of justice He decided ░░░░░░░░ Mueller did not say ░░░░░░░░ Margaret BRENNAN Right and ░░░░░░░░ re dismissing what he ░░░░░░░░ said REP NADLER I ░░░░░░░░ what he said He ░░░░░░░░ a he s a ░░░░░░░░ defender of the administration ░░░░░░░░ he s entitled to ░░░░░░░░ defending the administration but ░░░░░░░░ is not entitled to ░░░░░░░░ the evidence from Congress ░░░░░░░░ by the way let ░░░░░░░░ repeat one other thing ░░░░░░░░ you say there s ░░░░░░░░ no when he says ░░░░░░░░ s no collusion there ░░░░░░░░ very well not have ░░░░░░░░ evidence beyond a reasonable ░░░░░░░░ which is a very ░░░░░░░░ judicial standard of criminal ░░░░░░░░ with the Russians But ░░░░░░░░ was in plain sight ░░░░░░░░ collusion with the Russians ░░░░░░░░ the president s son ░░░░░░░░ campaign manager and son ░░░░░░░░ law go to a ░░░░░░░░ with the Russians to ░░░░░░░░ quote dirt on Hillary ░░░░░░░░ part of the Russian ░░░░░░░░ s attempt to help ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign And that ░░░░░░░░ in the email inviting ░░░░░░░░ to the meeting Margaret ░░░░░░░░ Right REP NADLER They ░░░░░░░░ to the meeting They ░░░░░░░░ Margaret BRENNAN But but ░░░░░░░░ didn t REP NADLER ░░░░░░░░ didn t want that ░░░░░░░░ That is collusion whether ░░░░░░░░ s criminal conspiracy is ░░░░░░░░ question Margaret BRENNAN Right ░░░░░░░░ NADLER But certainly Margaret ░░░░░░░░ And it was that ░░░░░░░░ was on that question ░░░░░░░░ NADLER the moral collusion ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN of criminality whether ░░░░░░░░ could be prosecuted that ░░░░░░░░ report was turned in ░░░░░░░░ were the conclusions there ░░░░░░░░ I mean it it ░░░░░░░░ like when you are ░░░░░░░░ what was the reporting ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ The Washington Post about ░░░░░░░░ of Mueller s investigators ░░░░░░░░ that their their impressions ░░░░░░░░ their conclusions were not ░░░░░░░░ portrayed in the attorney ░░░░░░░░ s summary Are you ░░░░░░░░ to call those investigators ░░░░░░░░ the committee Are you ░░░░░░░░ to talk to any ░░░░░░░░ them REP NADLER After ░░░░░░░░ read the information in ░░░░░░░░ in the report we ░░░░░░░░ make the decision as ░░░░░░░░ whether that is necessary ░░░░░░░░ we read the the ░░░░░░░░ in the report we ░░░░░░░░ probably want to call ░░░░░░░░ to discuss it We ░░░░░░░░ be having Barr in ░░░░░░░░ of the committee before ░░░░░░░░ but certainly reading the ░░░░░░░░ report and the underlying ░░░░░░░░ will give us more ░░░░░░░░ as to what questions ░░░░░░░░ should ask Mueller or ░░░░░░░░ of the other people ░░░░░░░░ worked with him Margaret ░░░░░░░░ But is is the ░░░░░░░░ line here is you ░░░░░░░░ that what was put ░░░░░░░░ may not be indictable ░░░░░░░░ big picture you re ░░░░░░░░ there are things in ░░░░░░░░ report that could be ░░░░░░░░ grounds for impeachment REP ░░░░░░░░ Well who knows There ░░░░░░░░ be grounds for impeachment ░░░░░░░░ could be grounds for ░░░░░░░░ action There could be ░░░░░░░░ the American people ought ░░░░░░░░ know You know you ░░░░░░░░ commit shameful acts you ░░░░░░░░ commit complete betrayals of ░░░░░░░░ public interest without committing ░░░░░░░░ acts And if you ░░░░░░░░ that the public ought ░░░░░░░░ know that too Margaret ░░░░░░░░ So REP NADLER And ░░░░░░░░ the standard the standard ░░░░░░░░ is not an impeachment ░░░░░░░░ standard is what was ░░░░░░░░ the standard is we ░░░░░░░░ to protect the public ░░░░░░░░ presidential misconduct from anybody ░░░░░░░░ s And the public ░░░░░░░░ to know about it ░░░░░░░░ we have to get ░░░░░░░░ the evidence so we ░░░░░░░░ subject to Margaret BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ REP NADLER to protecting ░░░░░░░░ classified information a decision ░░░░░░░░ the Judiciary Committee has ░░░░░░░░ made in the past ░░░░░░░░ can make now The ░░░░░░░░ ought to know all ░░░░░░░░ it.