Rep. Jackson Lee: ‘I Absolutely Do Agree’ That We Are in a ‘Constitutional Crisis’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HAYES Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ Nadler said that we ░░░░░░░░ now in a constitutional ░░░░░░░░ Do you agree and ░░░░░░░░ does that mean JACKSON ░░░░░░░░ I absolutely do agree ░░░░░░░░ I saw this coming ░░░░░░░░ mentioned the constitutional crisis ░░░░░░░░ pending over the last ░░░░░░░░ of weeks When I ░░░░░░░░ my remarks today in ░░░░░░░░ hearing I added another ░░░░░░░░ which was that we ░░░░░░░░ seeing a Saturday Night ░░░░░░░░ of rejection What I ░░░░░░░░ is as the Saturday ░░░░░░░░ Massacre occurred where top ░░░░░░░░ refused to adhere to ░░░░░░░░ s instruction We re ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ massacre of rejection rejecting ░░░░░░░░ single constitutional request that ░░░░░░░░ Congress is making on ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ the point This is ░░░░░░░░ a congressional fight This ░░░░░░░░ not a Republican Democratic ░░░░░░░░ This is actually the ░░░░░░░░ of the Congress in ░░░░░░░░ legislative and oversight responsibilities ░░░░░░░░ the president is now ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s going to last ░░░░░░░░ don t think this ░░░░░░░░ going to last I ░░░░░░░░ the American people are ░░░░░░░░ to see clearly that ░░░░░░░░ is not in the ░░░░░░░░ interest of this country ░░░░░░░░ once that occurs as ░░░░░░░░ pursue the legal options ░░░░░░░░ is going to the ░░░░░░░░ of the House for ░░░░░░░░ final vote on this ░░░░░░░░ contempt holding in our ░░░░░░░░ pocket contempt moving forward ░░░░░░░░ the courts and I ░░░░░░░░ we can make the ░░░░░░░░ that this goes to ░░░░░░░░ very seat of government ░░░░░░░░ we ask the federal ░░░░░░░░ to expedite their decision ░░░░░░░░ frankly believe they will ░░░░░░░░ so because what is ░░░░░░░░ are acts not only ░░░░░░░░ the president s agents ░░░░░░░░ cabinet members but their ░░░░░░░░ acts by the president ░░░░░░░░ think the federal courts ░░░░░░░░ have to take note ░░░░░░░░ that HAYES To play ░░░░░░░░ s advocate for a ░░░░░░░░ I want to give ░░░░░░░░ an argument Eric Holder ░░░░░░░░ a dispute with a ░░░░░░░░ oversight committee when the ░░░░░░░░ were running Congress He ░░░░░░░░ privilege He was found ░░░░░░░░ contempt of Congress It ░░░░░░░░ litigated eventually found in ░░░░░░░░ s favor and that ░░░░░░░░ t a constitutional crisis ░░░░░░░░ what makes this difference ░░░░░░░░ LEE I m glad ░░░░░░░░ asked that question and ░░░░░░░░ m glad you gave ░░░░░░░░ good rundown of general ░░░░░░░░ s activities and of ░░░░░░░░ that was under Republican ░░░░░░░░ and he did provide ░░░░░░░░ 000 pages of he ░░░░░░░░ to the Congress himself ░░░░░░░░ sat down with Chairman ░░░░░░░░ and ranking member He ░░░░░░░░ fighting against a political ░░░░░░░░ This is really hugely ░░░░░░░░ if I might say ░░░░░░░░ of all fast and ░░░░░░░░ were policies that caused ░░░░░░░░ tragic loss of life ░░░░░░░░ we will always regret ░░░░░░░░ they were not direct ░░░░░░░░ by the president of ░░░░░░░░ united States We re ░░░░░░░░ dealing with direct actions ░░░░░░░░ the president first in ░░░░░░░░ one a deep dive ░░░░░░░░ interacting with one s ░░░░░░░░ who has now committed ░░░░░░░░ be engaged in the ░░░░░░░░ election So protecting America ░░░░░░░░ democracy is at stake ░░░░░░░░ then 700 plus federal ░░░░░░░░ have said if the ░░░░░░░░ was not the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States he ░░░░░░░░ be indicted by the ░░░░░░░░ in the obstruction volume ░░░░░░░░ which are clear in ░░░░░░░░ volume I don t ░░░░░░░░ a court is going ░░░░░░░░ spend time extending their ░░░░░░░░ when we frankly have ░░░░░░░░ situation where a president ░░░░░░░░ operate and endanger the ░░░░░░░░ of this nation We ░░░░░░░░ not targeting Mr Trump ░░░░░░░░ are not targeting the ░░░░░░░░ that work for him ░░░░░░░░ are trying to find ░░░░░░░░ truth He has now ░░░░░░░░ it upon himself encouraged ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general to ░░░░░░░░ a blanket executive privilege ░░░░░░░░ in the history of ░░░░░░░░ United States has this ░░░░░░░░ We have historic parameters ░░░░░░░░ the article three court ░░░░░░░░ cannot overlook They cannot ░░░░░░░░ it like they re ░░░░░░░░ with policies on the ░░░░░░░░ security They re actually ░░░░░░░░ about the running of ░░░░░░░░ country We re going ░░░░░░░░ pursue it in that ░░░░░░░░ re going to go ░░░░░░░░ court with the same ░░░░░░░░ of sense of urgency ░░░░░░░░ legal explanation to the ░░░░░░░░ and court documents and ░░░░░░░░ cases to suggest that ░░░░░░░░ court needs to act ░░░░░░░░ to protect the democracy ░░░░░░░░ protect the sovereign nation ░░░░░░░░ that s why we ░░░░░░░░ it will be very ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ persistent You can t ░░░░░░░░ out Congress s work ░░░░░░░░ can t stop us ░░░░░░░░ finding out about the ░░░░░░░░ care act and pre ░░░░░░░░ condition You can t ░░░░░░░░ us from finding out ░░░░░░░░ 3 000 people as ░░░░░░░░ indicated that lost their ░░░░░░░░ in Puerto Rico or ░░░░░░░░ us from tracking down ░░░░░░░░ single child that was ░░░░░░░░ and connect them with ░░░░░░░░ families These are things ░░░░░░░░ are imperative My last ░░░░░░░░ on this Chris you ░░░░░░░░ t stop us from ░░░░░░░░ to find out why ░░░░░░░░ ship is in the ░░░░░░░░ East Are we at ░░░░░░░░ Can we trust the ░░░░░░░░ in making these determinations ░░░░░░░░ has the responsible of ░░░░░░░░ And I don t ░░░░░░░░ to see a constitutional ░░░░░░░░ along with a constitutional ░░░░░░░░ All right Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.