Rep. Lieu: Bill Barr Can Be ‘a Trump Stooge If He Wants to, But He Can’t Disregard the Law’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BURNETT Congressman ░░░░░░░░ General says forget about ░░░░░░░░ he ll take questions ░░░░░░░░ you your colleagues but ░░░░░░░░ take them from your ░░░░░░░░ lawyers And if you ░░░░░░░░ on this he ll ░░░░░░░░ show up Chairman Nadler ░░░░░░░░ there s no middle ░░░░░░░░ So what are you ░░░░░░░░ to do Are you ░░░░░░░░ to risk Barr not ░░░░░░░░ up LIEU Thank you ░░░░░░░░ for your question If ░░░░░░░░ General Barr doesn t ░░░░░░░░ up this Thursday to ░░░░░░░░ then the American people ░░░░░░░░ ask two questions What ░░░░░░░░ he afraid of and ░░░░░░░░ is he trying to ░░░░░░░░ Last term when Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the committee we had ░░░░░░░░ members of the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice come in and ░░░░░░░░ interviewed by staff council ░░░░░░░░ it was good enough ░░░░░░░░ Republicans last term then ░░░░░░░░ s good enough for ░░░░░░░░ this term And if ░░░░░░░░ doesn t show up ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ a subpoena and we ░░░░░░░░ going to hold him ░░░░░░░░ contempt BURNETT Okay So ░░░░░░░░ does that mean You ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ a subpoena hold him ░░░░░░░░ contempt What exactly does ░░░░░░░░ mean And obviously Nadler ░░░░░░░░ quote We ll take ░░░░░░░░ action we ll have ░░░░░░░░ take LIEU Sure happy ░░░░░░░░ go through the process ░░░░░░░░ look Bill Barr can ░░░░░░░░ a partisan hack and ░░░░░░░░ Trump stooge if he ░░░░░░░░ to but he can ░░░░░░░░ disregard the law No ░░░░░░░░ is above the law ░░░░░░░░ under the way law ░░░░░░░░ written if he fails ░░░░░░░░ comply with the congressional ░░░░░░░░ then the House Judiciary ░░░░░░░░ will take a vote ░░░░░░░░ re going to hold ░░░░░░░░ in contempt When they ░░░░░░░░ it to the House ░░░░░░░░ the House floor votes ░░░░░░░░ in contempt Then we ░░░░░░░░ litigate this and we ░░░░░░░░ also without going to ░░░░░░░░ court start imposing fines ░░░░░░░░ Bill Barr We have ░░░░░░░░ inherent power to enforce ░░░░░░░░ own subpoenas and we ░░░░░░░░ do so BURNETT What ░░░░░░░░ you think the issue ░░░░░░░░ here He says I ░░░░░░░░ willing to come in ░░░░░░░░ talk to you guys ░░░░░░░░ take questions from you ░░░░░░░░ but not from lawyers ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ Why is he drawing ░░░░░░░░ line there LIEU I ░░░░░░░░ no idea because our ░░░░░░░░ not unreasonable Including last ░░░░░░░░ when numerous members of ░░░░░░░░ department were interviewed by ░░░░░░░░ lawyers there s nothing ░░░░░░░░ about this request and ░░░░░░░░ Bill Barr to draw ░░░░░░░░ line it s really ░░░░░░░░ to me and seems ░░░░░░░░ he has information he ░░░░░░░░ to hide BURNETT So ░░░░░░░░ the Deputy Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ Rosenstein submitted his resignation ░░░░░░░░ and so he s ░░░░░░░░ May 11th is the ░░░░░░░░ date Back in January ░░░░░░░░ tweeted thank you Rosenstein ░░░░░░░░ appointing Mueller and for ░░░░░░░░ onto your job until ░░░░░░░░ not in the president ░░░░░░░░ party gained control of ░░░░░░░░ subpoena power History will ░░░░░░░░ you well Rosenstein tried ░░░░░░░░ assure Trump he was ░░░░░░░░ his team saying the ░░░░░░░░ probe quote I can ░░░░░░░░ the plane Do you ░░░░░░░░ believe what you said ░░░░░░░░ I do I stand ░░░░░░░░ my statement I believe ░░░░░░░░ Rosenstein is a complicated ░░░░░░░░ I think he did ░░░░░░░░ right thing in making ░░░░░░░░ special counsel Mueller s ░░░░░░░░ was as protected as ░░░░░░░░ could by a president ░░░░░░░░ to disrupt it That ░░░░░░░░ ripped children away from ░░░░░░░░ parents and it s ░░░░░░░░ of the same effort ░░░░░░░░ mislead us on the ░░░░░░░░ report before any of ░░░░░░░░ could even read it.”