Dem Rep. Lawrence: I Want the Senate to Vote on Censoring Trump, Not on Removal

BURNETT Let s go ░░░░░░░░ to Democratic Congresswoman Brenda ░░░░░░░░ who sits on the ░░░░░░░░ Oversight Committee Congresswoman I ░░░░░░░░ your time and you ░░░░░░░░ Maggie going through some ░░░░░░░░ the reporting there Does ░░░░░░░░ change anything now that ░░░░░░░░ know when the President ░░░░░░░░ aware of the whistleblower ░░░░░░░░ that it was prior ░░░░░░░░ that conversation with Gordon ░░░░░░░░ it appears in which ░░░░░░░░ said no quid pro ░░░░░░░░ Certainly it was prior ░░░░░░░░ his decision to release ░░░░░░░░ aid LAWRENCE What has ░░░░░░░░ so magical about the ░░░░░░░░ for impeachment and the ░░░░░░░░ is that it s ░░░░░░░░ says it s like ░░░░░░░░ onion you just keep ░░░░░░░░ away layer after layer ░░░░░░░░ this is just solidifying ░░░░░░░░ the President of the ░░░░░░░░ States is not a ░░░░░░░░ person that the President ░░░░░░░░ the United States was ░░░░░░░░ his office and manipulating ░░░░░░░░ to another country And ░░░░░░░░ was only until he ░░░░░░░░ that he was being ░░░░░░░░ that he actually stepped ░░░░░░░░ and actually release the ░░░░░░░░ This is very incriminating ░░░░░░░░ this is a time ░░░░░░░░ us to understand that ░░░░░░░░ must reflect that we ░░░░░░░░ this president accountable BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ in terms of what ░░░░░░░░ means for Congress Maggie ░░░░░░░░ alluded to obviously the ░░░░░░░░ here the context in ░░░░░░░░ the President found out ░░░░░░░░ White House lawyers were ░░░░░░░░ to prevent this whistleblower ░░░░░░░░ from ever getting in ░░░░░░░░ hands of Congress That ░░░░░░░░ what they were trying ░░░░░░░░ do Do you think ░░░░░░░░ in and of itself ░░░░░░░░ to the possibility of ░░░░░░░░ LAWRENCE And that s ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely it s obstruction ░░░░░░░░ it is one of ░░░░░░░░ articles of impeachment that ░░░░░░░░ be on the table ░░░░░░░░ the President has from ░░░░░░░░ his staff to speak ░░░░░░░░ thank goodness we have ░░░░░░░░ who are true interpreters ░░░░░░░░ the law the President ░░░░░░░░ not a king the ░░░░░░░░ cannot have subjects are ░░░░░░░░ citizens that serve only ░░░░░░░░ that every government employees ░░░░░░░░ the people And so ░░░░░░░░ is just it just ░░░░░░░░ piling on and this ░░░░░░░░ very troubling because so ░░░░░░░░ people will say that ░░░░░░░░ President is not very ░░░░░░░░ It shows that he ░░░░░░░░ manipulating he was strategic ░░░░░░░░ his obstruction and that ░░░░░░░░ just blatantly lies and ░░░░░░░░ that as a base ░░░░░░░░ his deflections of what ░░░░░░░░ does BURNETT Now you ░░░░░░░░ talk about this as ░░░░░░░░ moment of history Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ you did make some ░░░░░░░░ that are getting a ░░░░░░░░ of attention about this ░░░░░░░░ of impeachment and what ░░░░░░░░ do here Here is ░░░░░░░░ part of what you ░░░░░░░░ about President Trump Let ░░░░░░░░ just play it so ░░░░░░░░ can hear it clip ░░░░░░░░ LAWRENCE We are so ░░░░░░░░ to an election I ░░░░░░░░ tell you sitting here ░░░░░░░░ how divided this country ░░░░░░░░ I don t see ░░░░░░░░ value of taking him ░░░░░░░░ of office But I ░░░░░░░░ see the value of ░░░░░░░░ down a marker saying ░░░░░░░░ behavior is not acceptable ░░░░░░░░ MALE Wow LAWRENCE I ░░░░░░░░ him censured I want ░░░░░░░░ on the record that ░░░░░░░░ House of Representatives get ░░░░░░░░ job clip ends BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ say there I want ░░░░░░░░ censured and you don ░░░░░░░░ see the value of ░░░░░░░░ him out of office ░░░░░░░░ to President Trump What ░░░░░░░░ do you mean by ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman LAWRENCE So I ░░░░░░░░ asked about the Senate ░░░░░░░░ what is the senate ░░░░░░░░ to do after we ░░░░░░░░ for impeachment I have ░░░░░░░░ on the record since ░░░░░░░░ I was one of ░░░░░░░░ first to sign on ░░░░░░░░ Representative Green s resolution ░░░░░░░░ impeachment I have not ░░░░░░░░ from that But the ░░░░░░░░ was will the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the Senate go through ░░░░░░░░ impeach the President there ░░░░░░░░ to be no giving ░░░░░░░░ that BURNETT Right LAWRENCE ░░░░░░░░ the thing that keeps ░░░░░░░░ awake and troubles me ░░░░░░░░ what I was talking ░░░░░░░░ is that there is ░░░░░░░░ a movement to resolve ░░░░░░░░ President of any wrongdoing ░░░░░░░░ cannot afford that to ░░░░░░░░ We cannot have the ░░░░░░░░ Party to do that ░░░░░░░░ So you re saying ░░░░░░░░ want the House to ░░░░░░░░ and you support that ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate instead ░░░░░░░░ possibly absolving him you ░░░░░░░░ they not vote on ░░░░░░░░ or not remove LAWRENCE ░░░░░░░░ BURNETT That they vote ░░░░░░░░ censure him in the ░░░░░░░░ I mean is that ░░░░░░░░ you re saying LAWRENCE ░░░░░░░░ Privately the Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ Yes it s not ░░░░░░░░ He s done something ░░░░░░░░ but it s just ░░░░░░░░ impeachable We have to ░░░░░░░░ a marker down so ░░░░░░░░ m going to do ░░░░░░░░ job in the House ░░░░░░░░ when it gets to ░░░░░░░░ Senate I was putting ░░░░░░░░ there that this is ░░░░░░░░ way for history to ░░░░░░░░ that this president and ░░░░░░░░ from now on this ░░░░░░░░ unacceptable and that we ░░░░░░░░ not tolerate it and ░░░░░░░░ we will say as ░░░░░░░░ checks and balances in ░░░░░░░░ government that we did ░░░░░░░░ job and that was ░░░░░░░░ call to the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ the Senate BURNETT All ░░░░░░░░ Well certainly I think ░░░░░░░░ made it clear here ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate your time ░░░░░░░░ thanks as always LAWRENCE ░░░░░░░░ you so much.”