RUSH TRANSCRIPT President Trump ░░░░░░░░ his ago lies are ░░░░░░░░ off House Democrats over ░░░░░░░░ of investigations The Washington ░░░░░░░░ reporting that President Trump ░░░░░░░░ his allies are quote ░░░░░░░░ experts are calling the ░░░░░░░░ White House effort in ░░░░░░░░ Courting The post saying ░░░░░░░░ president has failed to ░░░░░░░░ or imply with at ░░░░░░░░ 79 requests for documents ░░░░░░░░ other information and as ░░░░░░░░ have seen the Trump ░░░░░░░░ has used executive privilege ░░░░░░░░ keep information from public ░░░░░░░░ It s blocked aides ░░░░░░░░ testifying refused document requests ░░░░░░░░ file lawsuits to keep ░░░░░░░░ from complying with subpoenas ░░░░░░░░ So siraj hasmi is ░░░░░░░░ us and Julian Zeleny ░░░░░░░░ you both for being ░░░░░░░░ Good morning Absolutely 79 ░░░░░░░░ Julian this obviously highlights ░░░░░░░░ things One President Trump ░░░░░░░░ aversion to transparency even ░░░░░░░░ he said he would ░░░░░░░░ the most transparent president ░░░░░░░░ the planet It also ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats laser sharp ░░░░░░░░ on investigating him Who ░░░░░░░░ more at risk with ░░░░░░░░ headline President Trump or ░░░░░░░░ Well I think that ░░░░░░░░ president is at risk ░░░░░░░░ the issue is the ░░░░░░░░ of Executive power right ░░░░░░░░ is the question on ░░░░░░░░ table This is a ░░░░░░░░ expansive flexing of presidential ░░░░░░░░ It s a blanket ░░░░░░░░ to congressional investigations I ░░░░░░░░ if you look at ░░░░░░░░ approve ratings the president ░░░░░░░░ use of power in ░░░░░░░░ spotlight rather than the ░░░░░░░░ investigations and I think ░░░░░░░░ is what constitutional crises ░░░░░░░░ like Paige yesterday was ░░░░░░░░ it s really their ░░░░░░░░ option because they refused ░░░░░░░░ provide records and then ░░░░░░░░ goes to the court ░░░░░░░░ then it gets you ░░░░░░░░ refuse the subpoena and ░░░░░░░░ of briefs and appeals ░░░░░░░░ motions and could go ░░░░░░░░ for years Two it ░░░░░░░░ worth it for the ░░░░░░░░ to focus their investigation ░░░░░░░░ is everything on the ░░░░░░░░ out for game That ░░░░░░░░ is the thing here ░░░░░░░░ had thoughts about this ░░░░░░░░ into the studio do ░░░░░░░░ really get the benefit ░░░░░░░░ they focus on say ░░░░░░░░ Trump s tax returns ░░░░░░░░ opposed to say focusing ░░░░░░░░ the Mueller report It ░░░░░░░░ a catchall here if ░░░░░░░░ go after everything and ░░░░░░░░ nothing then they have ░░░░░░░░ least you know a ░░░░░░░░ more fodder to say ░░░░░░░░ President Trump and his ░░░░░░░░ are blocking every single ░░░░░░░░ oversight effort that we ░░░░░░░░ having as opposed to ░░░░░░░░ Trump s tax returns ░░░░░░░░ is blocking those versus ░░░░░░░░ Mueller report The specific ░░░░░░░░ that they have there ░░░░░░░░ they can t actually ░░░░░░░░ in on one particular ░░░░░░░░ They can just say ░░░░░░░░ at these number of ░░░░░░░░ of obstructing Congress and ░░░░░░░░ think the key point ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration drags ░░░░░░░░ out further I agree ░░░░░░░░ would actually help them ░░░░░░░░ because Democrats would probably ░░░░░░░░ tiresome of the Trump ░░░░░░░░ s efforts and prolonging ░░░░░░░░ along the 2020 effort ░░░░░░░░ in Trump s best ░░░░░░░░ I got you So ░░░░░░░░ you ve got an ░░░░░░░░ in The Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ I want to read ░░░░░░░░ House Democrats stand by ░░░░░░░░ institutional norms crumble they ░░░░░░░░ down in the history ░░░░░░░░ as complicit You re ░░░░░░░░ they need to move ░░░░░░░░ impeachment There are people ░░░░░░░░ want to see institutional ░░░░░░░░ crumble What do you ░░░░░░░░ to them Look We ░░░░░░░░ been through a period ░░░░░░░░ the criticism has been ░░░░░░░░ had power in Congress ░░░░░░░░ didn t respond when ░░░░░░░░ president really abused and ░░░░░░░░ his presidential power Now ░░░░░░░░ have power in the ░░░░░░░░ And at a certain ░░░░░░░░ if they watch the ░░░░░░░░ obstruct and don t ░░░░░░░░ a process to get ░░░░░░░░ vote on what do ░░░░░░░░ in both parties think ░░░░░░░░ what the president is ░░░░░░░░ this can become the ░░░░░░░░ norm very easily If ░░░░░░░░ president is re elected ░░░░░░░░ 2020 and nothing happens ░░░░░░░░ what he is doing ░░░░░░░░ is what presidential power ░░░░░░░░ be Others will use ░░░░░░░░ this way I do ░░░░░░░░ House Democrats have to ░░░░░░░░ about the responsibilities of ░░░░░░░░ and not gaming out ░░░░░░░░ political possibility that comes ░░░░░░░░ doing this or that ░░░░░░░░ talks about the new ░░░░░░░░ President Trump was elected ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ change the normal Is ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity here Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Republicans alike to build ░░░░░░░░ craft a new normal ░░░░░░░░ will be better than ░░░░░░░░ not only we are ░░░░░░░░ maybe during President Trump ░░░░░░░░ what we saw prior ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump that people ░░░░░░░░ to change in the ░░░░░░░░ place Just pushing back ░░░░░░░░ this idea of a ░░░░░░░░ normal I mean it ░░░░░░░░ not unlike President Trump ░░░░░░░░ the first president to ░░░░░░░░ back against congressional oversight ░░░░░░░░ Obama at least pushed ░░░░░░░░ against federal judge injunctions ░░░░░░░░ say the immigration Executive ░░░░░░░░ that he record in ░░░░░░░░ I think the volume ░░░░░░░░ question here the volume ░░░░░░░░ how much how much ░░░░░░░░ the volume is in ░░░░░░░░ It s unheard that ░░░░░░░░ president has blocked this ░░░░░░░░ congressional oversight investigations What ░░░░░░░░ important here though is ░░░░░░░░ look The pendulum always ░░░░░░░░ furthest to the other ░░░░░░░░ when say a president ░░░░░░░░ trying to knock things ░░░░░░░░ and Trump obviously is ░░░░░░░░ of those people who ░░░░░░░░ know even Republicans senator ░░░░░░░░ Burr who is the ░░░░░░░░ of Senate intelligence committee ░░░░░░░░ subpoenaed President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ son Donald Trump Jr ░░░░░░░░ it s not like ░░░░░░░░ s only Democrats It ░░░░░░░░ Republicans as well So ░░░░░░░░ a good chance that ░░░░░░░░ new normal may exist ░░░░░░░░ years to come but ░░░░░░░░ have been constantly pushing ░░░░░░░░ Branch of Executive power ░░░░░░░░ try to expand it ░░░░░░░░ we have seen it ░░░░░░░░ last two decades probably ░░░░░░░░ so than we have ░░░░░░░░ in years past I ░░░░░░░░ so sorry we have ░░░░░░░░ out of time Good ░░░░░░░░ talk to both of ░░░░░░░░ gentlemen Take good care ░░░░░░░░ you.
>> Thank you.