Schiff: ‘There Are Categorical Differences’ Between Stonewalling by Holder and Stonewalling by Trump Admin

STEPHANOPOULOS He has made ░░░░░░░░ pretty clear he s ░░░░░░░░ going to cooperate with ░░░░░░░░ of the congressional investigations ░░░░░░░░ on right now And ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration he ░░░░░░░░ executive privilege this week ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Barr s ░░░░░░░░ And during the Obama ░░░░░░░░ when the House GOP ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general in ░░░░░░░░ Eric Holder in contempt ░░░░░░░░ failing to turn over ░░░░░░░░ from the Fast and ░░░░░░░░ program you called it ░░░░░░░░ abuse Here s what ░░░░░░░░ said VIDEO CLIP BEGINS ░░░░░░░░ The Justice Department after ░░░░░░░░ 8 000 documents and ░░░░░░░░ testimony is now being ░░░░░░░░ to turn over privileged ░░░░░░░░ And like all administrations ░░░░░░░░ it it has reluctantly ░░░░░░░░ executive privilege to respectfully ░░░░░░░░ to provide materials it ░░░░░░░░ provide VIDEO CLIP ENDS ░░░░░░░░ This Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ making exactly the same ░░░░░░░░ right now They re ░░░░░░░░ they ve turned over ░░░░░░░░ the entire Mueller report ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general William ░░░░░░░░ has testified before the ░░░░░░░░ Judiciary Committee They re ░░░░░░░░ they re prevented by ░░░░░░░░ from giving over this ░░░░░░░░ jury information so what ░░░░░░░░ the difference here Schiff ░░░░░░░░ are categorical differences So ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration made ░░░░░░░░ of witnesses available to ░░░░░░░░ Congress provided numerous thousands ░░░░░░░░ documents as you just ░░░░░░░░ to the Republicans in ░░░░░░░░ And yes it made ░░░░░░░░ claims of privilege But ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration has ░░░░░░░░ to say a blanket ░░░░░░░░ no to any kind ░░░░░░░░ oversight whatsoever no witnesses ░░░░░░░░ documents no nothing claiming ░░░░░░░░ privilege over things that ░░░░░░░░ knows there is no ░░░░░░░░ for There s no ░░░░░░░░ privilege over the hundreds ░░░░░░░░ thousands of documents regarding ░░░░░░░░ that took place before ░░░░░░░░ Trump was president You ░░░░░░░░ t have a privilege ░░░░░░░░ executive privilege when you ░░░░░░░░ not the executive So ░░░░░░░░ know that vast categories ░░░░░░░░ inapplicable to the privilege ░░░░░░░░ So they re just ░░░░░░░░ They want to draw ░░░░░░░░ out as long as ░░░░░░░░ and we re going ░░░░░░░░ fight it we are ░░░░░░░░ it and we have ░░░░░░░░ because if this president ░░░░░░░░ show that Congress cannot ░░░░░░░░ its oversight responsibility something ░░░░░░░░ Obama never tried to ░░░░░░░░ and and he had ░░░░░░░░ for the separation of ░░░░░░░░ it will mean not ░░░░░░░░ that we can t ░░░░░░░░ this investigation but that ░░░░░░░░ future president can be ░░░░░░░░ accountable for corruption or ░░░░░░░░