Sen. Graham Calls Lev Parnas a ‘Rat,’ Someone Who’s Facing Criminal Charges

MACCALLUM You listen to ░░░░░░░░ introduction Chuck Schumer Senator ░░░░░░░░ saying don t stand ░░░░░░░░ the way of John ░░░░░░░░ testifying Jerry Nadler saying ░░░░░░░░ the Senate is also ░░░░░░░░ trial here What do ░░░░░░░░ say to that Graham ░░░░░░░░ I say you got ░░░░░░░░ bunch of partisan politicians ░░░░░░░░ have been trying to ░░░░░░░░ Trump since the day ░░░░░░░░ got elected Chuck Schumer ░░░░░░░░ not looking for the ░░░░░░░░ He s trying to ░░░░░░░░ the Majority Leader I ░░░░░░░░ what my Democratic colleagues ░░░░░░░░ do when it comes ░░░░░░░░ the Trump agenda they ░░░░░░░░ to destroy Brett Kavanaugh ░░░░░░░░ blew up in their ░░░░░░░░ This is going to ░░░░░░░░ up in their face ░░░░░░░░ Bolton is the National ░░░░░░░░ Adviser to the President ░░░░░░░░ the United States They ░░░░░░░░ t even try to ░░░░░░░░ him in the House ░░░░░░░░ what they did in ░░░░░░░░ House they denied the ░░░░░░░░ the ability to call ░░░░░░░░ on his behalf His ░░░░░░░░ was not allowed to ░░░░░░░░ examine witnesses Now they ░░░░░░░░ the Senate to call ░░░░░░░░ National Security Adviser the ░░░░░░░░ of State the OMB ░░░░░░░░ and the Chief of ░░░░░░░░ of the President of ░░░░░░░░ United States Any president ░░░░░░░░ claim executive privilege This ░░░░░░░░ not about getting to ░░░░░░░░ truth it s about ░░░░░░░░ to make Republicans take ░░░░░░░░ votes Let me tell ░░░░░░░░ about the new evidence ░░░░░░░░ new evidence is no ░░░░░░░░ than the old evidence ░░░░░░░░ s no there there ░░░░░░░░ came out on Rachel ░░░░░░░░ show that tell you ░░░░░░░░ you need to know ░░░░░░░░ Lev Parnas guy is ░░░░░░░░ indictment He s been ░░░░░░░░ out to the House ░░░░░░░░ Committee batches of information ░░░░░░░░ to the week we ░░░░░░░░ the trial I smell ░░░░░░░░ rat here The guy ░░░░░░░░ crooked as a snake ░░░░░░░░ we re not going ░░░░░░░░ slow down this trial ░░░░░░░░ They are just saying ░░░░░░░░ not do it again ░░░░░░░░ that is the case ░░░░░░░░ also with regard to ░░░░░░░░ Bolton since that testimony ░░░░░░░░ the house that John ░░░░░░░░ site if he was ░░░░░░░░ he would come forward ░░░░░░░░ talk Graham It is ░░░░░░░░ privilege of the president ░░░░░░░░ John Bolton They could ░░░░░░░░ John Bolton if they ░░░░░░░░ to It had to ░░░░░░░░ done so quickly we ░░░░░░░░ not allow the president ░░░░░░░░ invoke executive privilege Now ░░░░░░░░ want John Bolton to ░░░░░░░░ forward and the Senate ░░░░░░░░ destroy executive privilege Any ░░░░░░░░ would claim executive privilege ░░░░░░░░ the testimony of security ░░░░░░░░ They didn t even ░░░░░░░░ John Bolton and they ░░░░░░░░ us Republicans to destroy ░░░░░░░░ Trump s privilege We ░░░░░░░░ not going to do ░░░░░░░░ We will base our ░░░░░░░░ on the house records ░░░░░░░░ They re just saying ░░░░░░░░ then why not dig ░░░░░░░░ If that s the ░░░░░░░░ and also just with ░░░░░░░░ to John Bolton since ░░░░░░░░ testimony in the House ░░░░░░░░ Bolton said if he ░░░░░░░░ subpoenaed he would come ░░░░░░░░ and talk Graham It ░░░░░░░░ the privilege of the ░░░░░░░░ not John Bolton They ░░░░░░░░ have pursued John Bolton ░░░░░░░░ they d chosen to ░░░░░░░░ it had to be ░░░░░░░░ so quickly we could ░░░░░░░░ allow the President to ░░░░░░░░ executive privilege Now they ░░░░░░░░ John Bolton to come ░░░░░░░░ and the Senate to ░░░░░░░░ executive privilege Any president ░░░░░░░░ claim executive privilege over ░░░░░░░░ testimony of their national ░░░░░░░░ adviser They didn t ░░░░░░░░ subpoena Bolton and they ░░░░░░░░ expecting us Republicans to ░░░░░░░░ President Trump s privilege ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ it We re going ░░░░░░░░ base our vote MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ right let me ask ░░░░░░░░ this I understand what ░░░░░░░░ are saying and we ░░░░░░░░ made that point here ░░░░░░░░ times there was a ░░░░░░░░ rush to get this ░░░░░░░░ to the Senate to ░░░░░░░░ it up they didn ░░░░░░░░ have any time to ░░░░░░░░ through the court system ░░░░░░░░ all of that Obviously ░░░░░░░░ valid points but the ░░░░░░░░ some of your colleagues ░░░░░░░░ making today including Chris ░░░░░░░░ is that President Clinton ░░░░░░░░ President Nixon directed their ░░░░░░░░ advisers and cabinet officials ░░░░░░░░ cooperate with the investigation ░░░░░░░░ as I know you ░░░░░░░░ you are on record ░░░░░░░░ January 1999 saying in ░░░░░░░░ Clinton trial that you ░░░░░░░░ to have witnesses called ░░░░░░░░ you take them off ░░░░░░░░ table in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ next Judiciary Committee the ░░░░░░░░ independent counsel ought to ░░░░░░░░ everything because they may ░░░░░░░░ the chance to present ░░░░░░░░ case You remember the ░░░░░░░░ of it How do ░░░░░░░░ respond to that Graham ░░░░░░░░ easily the President cooperated ░░░░░░░░ Mueller He sent his ░░░░░░░░ Don McGahn testified in ░░░░░░░░ Mueller investigation I don ░░░░░░░░ blame the President not ░░░░░░░░ in the House impeachment ░░░░░░░░ I supported Mueller I ░░░░░░░░ him the space he ░░░░░░░░ to work MACCALLUM But ░░░░░░░░ is a different case ░░░░░░░░ No what I m ░░░░░░░░ you this is a ░░░░░░░░ impeachment and if I ░░░░░░░░ the President of the ░░░░░░░░ States I would not ░░░░░░░░ at all with these ░░░░░░░░ until the court said ░░░░░░░░ had to So they ░░░░░░░░ President Trump because he ░░░░░░░░ to go to court ░░░░░░░░ never said that a ░░░░░░░░ has to waive executive ░░░░░░░░ The House chose not ░░░░░░░░ allow the President to ░░░░░░░░ to court Instead of ░░░░░░░░ him to go to ░░░░░░░░ to litigate these issues ░░░░░░░░ impeached him for his ░░░░░░░░ to go to court ░░░░░░░░ hope we reject this ░░░░░░░░ because it s a ░░░░░░░░ to the presidency as ░░░░░░░░ this new witness The ░░░░░░░░ is facing criminal charges ░░░░░░░░ is he alleging That ░░░░░░░░ tried to contact Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ to set up a ░░░░░░░░ between Rudy and the ░░░░░░░░ of the Ukraine The ░░░░░░░░ never happened and the ░░░░░░░░ Minister of the Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ today about Parnas I ░░░░░░░░ talked to him I ░░░░░░░░ t trust him This ░░░░░░░░ thing is a joke ░░░░░░░░ smell a rat MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ let me just play ░░░░░░░░ sound bite that you ░░░░░░░░ mentioned because I want ░░░░░░░░ to hear that at ░░░░░░░░ This is the the ░░░░░░░░ Minister of Ukraine who ░░░░░░░░ the Foreign Minister during ░░░░░░░░ whole thing Play that ░░░░░░░░ starts PRYSTAIKO Frankly I ░░░░░░░░ spoke with Rudy Giuliani ░░░░░░░░ again frankly I don ░░░░░░░░ trust any word he ░░░░░░░░ now saying Frankly we ░░░░░░░░ t need these channels ░░░░░░░░ channels of communications with ░░░░░░░░ are well established Clip ░░░░░░░░ MACCALLUM I thought that ░░░░░░░░ very interesting He said ░░░░░░░░ don t need the ░░░░░░░░ of interlocutors we don ░░░░░░░░ need Lev Parnas to ░░░░░░░░ us a conversation with ░░░░░░░░ President We have plenty ░░░░░░░░ open channels Graham This ░░░░░░░░ impeachment is manufactured B ░░░░░░░░ They got the money ░░░░░░░░ did not investigate the ░░░░░░░░ and somebody should look ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden as to ░░░░░░░░ or not he was ░░░░░░░░ regarding the prosecutor being ░░░░░░░░