Rep. Swalwell: ‘We Should Begin the Proceedings to Remove the Attorney General’

MITCHELL Good afternoon You ░░░░░░░░ having this showdown with ░░░░░░░░ attorney general over his ░░░░░░░░ show His refusal to ░░░░░░░░ before your committee here ░░░░░░░░ just want to share ░░░░░░░░ Senator Schumer is saying ░░░░░░░░ what he testified to ░░░░░░░░ in particular taking a ░░░░░░░░ at the fact that ░░░░░░░░ his statement he felt ░░░░░░░░ if the president feels ░░░░░░░░ investigation is based on ░░░░░░░░ allegations the president does ░░░░░░░░ have to sit there ░░░░░░░░ constitutionally and allow it ░░░░░░░░ run its course The ░░░░░░░░ could terminate the proceeding ░░░░░░░░ have it to be ░░░░░░░░ intent because he was ░░░░░░░░ falsely accused So basically ░░░░░░░░ it s not part ░░░░░░░░ obstruction of justice if ░░░░░░░░ president tried to get ░░░░░░░░ of the independent counsel ░░░░░░░░ it s if he ░░░░░░░░ he s been falsely ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ put up with that ░░░░░░░░ re a lawyer Is ░░░░░░░░ your interpretation of the ░░░░░░░░ SWALWELL Andrea it s ░░░░░░░░ No one in America ░░░░░░░░ above the law not ░░░░░░░░ not you certainly not ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ Especially not the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States You ░░░░░░░░ in a kingdom that ░░░░░░░░ be the case but ░░░░░░░░ s a lawful investigation ░░░░░░░░ the president into his ░░░░░░░░ into his family into ░░░░░░░░ campaign into the administration ░░░░░░░░ he did everything but ░░░░░░░░ it to proceed And ░░░░░░░░ Andrea I ve given ░░░░░░░░ lot of thought about ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen in ░░░░░░░░ last few months with ░░░░░░░░ General Barr And I ░░░░░░░░ asked myself and my ░░░░░░░░ what do you do ░░░░░░░░ somebody pre judges the ░░░░░░░░ before it even begins ░░░░░░░░ the letter that he ░░░░░░░░ What do you do ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general accuses ░░░░░░░░ prior intelligence community of ░░░░░░░░ on the Trump administration ░░░░░░░░ do you do when ░░░░░░░░ attorney general mischaracterizes the ░░░░░░░░ that Bob Mueller wrote ░░░░░░░░ do you do when ░░░░░░░░ lies to Congress as ░░░░░░░░ did to Mr Crist ░░░░░░░░ what do you do ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general does ░░░░░░░░ turn over the documents ░░░░░░░░ Congress has subpoenaed and ░░░░░░░░ the deadline yesterday I ░░░░░░░░ there s only one ░░░░░░░░ left for us to ░░░░░░░░ and that s to ░░░░░░░░ impeachment proceedings against him ░░░░░░░░ And do you worry ░░░░░░░░ a presidential candidate the ░░░░░░░░ calculus is that that ░░░░░░░░ potentially re elect him ░░░░░░░░ it would really rebound ░░░░░░░░ backlash would be against ░░░░░░░░ SWALWELL Well I m ░░░░░░░░ about Attorney General Barr ░░░░░░░░ think we should begin ░░░░░░░░ proceedings to remove the ░░░░░░░░ general He is obstructing ░░░░░░░░ realtime right now And ░░░░░░░░ only way to fully ░░░░░░░░ what the president did ░░░░░░░░ to hold him accountable ░░░░░░░░ to see the full ░░░░░░░░ report and to have ░░░░░░░░ independent attorney general not ░░░░░░░░ who is acting as ░░░░░░░░ president s lawyer And ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ our access to that ░░░░░░░░ if he s going ░░░░░░░░ obstruct to not turn ░░░░░░░░ information and even go ░░░░░░░░ far as to lie ░░░░░░░░ Congress then he can ░░░░░░░░ be in that position ░░░░░░░░ we need to remove ░░░░░░░░ but not take off ░░░░░░░░ table beginning impeachment proceedings ░░░░░░░░ the president as well ░░░░░░░░ right now the person ░░░░░░░░ is obstructing in realtime ░░░░░░░░ holding the president accountable ░░░░░░░░ William Barr And I ░░░░░░░░ calling on my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ join me in beginning ░░░░░░░░ against the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ Congressman you re well ░░░░░░░░ that the Senate will ░░░░░░░░ go along with impeaching ░░░░░░░░ attorney general So the ░░░░░░░░ can take action You ░░░░░░░░ start action but you ░░░░░░░░ going to have you ░░░░░░░░ an outcome here where ░░░░░░░░ Senate is never going ░░░░░░░░ go along with that ░░░░░░░░ Well you know Andrea ░░░░░░░░ I was thinking about ░░░░░░░░ political consequences of this ░░░░░░░░ know I would never ░░░░░░░░ suggesting this But I ░░░░░░░░ that once an impeachment ░░░░░░░░ begin and the evidence ░░░░░░░░ heard that the American ░░░░░░░░ would be so moved ░░░░░░░░ the pressure of the ░░░░░░░░ people concerned about the ░░░░░░░░ and the obstruction by ░░░░░░░░ attorney general would project ░░░░░░░░ the Senate And I ░░░░░░░░ have faith that good ░░░░░░░░ will do the right ░░░░░░░░ And it s a ░░░░░░░░ and the egg issue ░░░░░░░░ if we just assume ░░░░░░░░ know what the Senate ░░░░░░░░ going to do and ░░░░░░░░ we don t do ░░░░░░░░ because we we think ░░░░░░░░ know we ll never ░░░░░░░░ the right thing And ░░░░░░░░ am saying that it ░░░░░░░░ come it s past ░░░░░░░░ red line for me ░░░░░░░░ think it s past ░░░░░░░░ red line for most ░░░░░░░░ We have to hold ░░░░░░░░ administration accountable.”