Chris Hayes Warns Against Writing Kirstjen Nielsen’s Political Obit: ‘Torture Architect’ John Yoo Is Tenured at Berkeley

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Today is ░░░░░░░░ Nielsen s last day ░░░░░░░░ homeland security secretary They ░░░░░░░░ trying to work on ░░░░░░░░ for me things would ░░░░░░░░ gone bad and good ░░░░░░░░ I was there to ░░░░░░░░ the president s worst ░░░░░░░░ Nielsen not only signed ░░░░░░░░ on child separation but ░░░░░░░░ what it would do ░░░░░░░░ she herself had reservations ░░░░░░░░ it if the reporting ░░░░░░░░ to be believed She ░░░░░░░░ the who went went ░░░░░░░░ and not only implemented ░░░░░░░░ lied over and over ░░░░░░░░ about what was happening ░░░░░░░░ the first place The ░░░░░░░░ are not being used ░░░░░░░░ a pawn I am ░░░░░░░░ Congress to act She ░░░░░░░░ and attempted to have ░░░░░░░░ all believe what was ░░░░░░░░ happening in front of ░░░░░░░░ faces was not happening ░░░░░░░░ she got snide and ░░░░░░░░ and angry when someone ░░░░░░░░ her You intending for ░░░░░░░░ to play out as ░░░░░░░░ is playing out Are ░░░░░░░░ intending for parents to ░░░░░░░░ separated from their children ░░░░░░░░ are you intending to ░░░░░░░░ a message I find ░░░░░░░░ offensive No Why would ░░░░░░░░ create a policy that ░░░░░░░░ does that Perhaps as ░░░░░░░░ deterrent No The way ░░░░░░░░ works You said it ░░░░░░░░ a deterrent That s ░░░░░░░░ the question you asked ░░░░░░░░ No one made her ░░░░░░░░ that She could have ░░░░░░░░ in if her reputation ░░░░░░░░ in Tatters that s ░░░░░░░░ her She is a ░░░░░░░░ up and she has ░░░░░░░░ go out into the ░░░░░░░░ How will the world ░░░░░░░░ her That s an ░░░░░░░░ question We lived through ░░░░░░░░ George W Bush Administration ░░░░░░░░ someone like John Yu ░░░░░░░░ a memo that facilitated ░░░░░░░░ crimes You mote a ░░░░░░░░ saying certain torture didn ░░░░░░░░ count as torture and ░░░░░░░░ it to Jay who ░░░░░░░░ off on it and ░░░░░░░░ country tortured people According ░░░░░░░░ the torture reporter waterboarding ░░░░░░░░ near drownings and sleep ░░░░░░░░ and rectal feeding and ░░░░░░░░ threats What became infamous ░░░░░░░░ the moments guess where ░░░░░░░░ are now That s ░░░░░░░░ nice tenured perch Torture ░░░░░░░░ dodging circles on his ░░░░░░░░ to class What happened ░░░░░░░░ Jay He s a ░░░░░░░░ judge for life They ░░░░░░░░ price for their complicity ░░░░░░░░ war crimes The question ░░░░░░░░ becomes will Nielsen pay ░░░░░░░░ reputational social professional price ░░░░░░░░ ripping thousands of children ░░░░░░░░ their parents arms with ░░░░░░░░ plan to track and ░░░░░░░░ them For imposing this ░░░░░░░░ and trauma on thousands ░░░░░░░░ blameless children Or as ░░░░░░░░ in polite society and ░░░░░░░░ Washington just going to ░░░░░░░░ her back with open ░░░░░░░░ because she was doing ░░░░░░░░ best Now to be ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ should necessarily be heckled ░░░░░░░░ every Mexican restaurant she ░░░░░░░░ to for the rest ░░░░░░░░ her life but she ░░░░░░░░ face some sanction opprobrium ░░░░░░░░ if they welcome her ░░░░░░░░ in the same way ░░░░░░░░ m not sure we ░░░░░░░░ t torture again I ░░░░░░░░ not so sure we ░░░░░░░░ t rip children from ░░░░░░░░ mother s arms again ░░░░░░░░ again Proof that I ░░░░░░░░ fight psoriatic arthritis...