Tim Kaine: People Trying To Do Their Job Are Being Mowed Down with Trump’s ‘Sickle’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ Barr ought to be ░░░░░░░░ and embarrassed and resign ░░░░░░░░ are stunned the Justice ░░░░░░░░ intervened to get a ░░░░░░░░ sentence for Roger Stone ░░░░░░░░ us now to talk ░░░░░░░░ this and more we ░░░░░░░░ democratic senator Tim Kaine ░░░░░░░░ s a members of ░░░░░░░░ armed services and foreign ░░░░░░░░ committees Good morning senator ░░░░░░░░ good to be with ░░░░░░░░ Do you agree with ░░░░░░░░ colleague senator Blumenthal that ░░░░░░░░ Barr should resign Well ░░░░░░░░ wish it were that ░░░░░░░░ I voted against Bill ░░░░░░░░ for Attorney general for ░░░░░░░░ this reason It was ░░░░░░░░ clear to me based ░░░░░░░░ his past record that ░░░░░░░░ Trump wanted him as ░░░░░░░░ his all purpose flack ░░░░░░░░ to cover for the ░░░░░░░░ in every way possible ░░░░░░░░ is not a bug ░░░░░░░░ Bill Barr The action ░░░░░░░░ took So now what ░░░░░░░░ do about it It ░░░░░░░░ very tough We ve ░░░░░░░░ to have the Judiciary ░░░░░░░░ and to really quiz ░░░░░░░░ about this improper use ░░░░░░░░ his political Sway to ░░░░░░░░ local prosecutors The worst ░░░░░░░░ that can happen to ░░░░░░░░ U S Attorney is ░░░░░░░░ have Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ in and squash what ░░░░░░░░ ve done because it ░░░░░░░░ the friend of the ░░░░░░░░ s That is so ░░░░░░░░ to the rule of ░░░░░░░░ and so demoralizing to ░░░░░░░░ professional who is do ░░░░░░░░ work around the country ░░░░░░░░ s a lawyer from ░░░░░░░░ Obama Administration Department of ░░░░░░░░ who puts it in ░░░░░░░░ stark terms And so ░░░░░░░░ ll just read to ░░░░░░░░ what she says This ░░░░░░░░ Joyce white Vance former ░░░░░░░░ S Attorney She says ░░░░░░░░ a president can meddle ░░░░░░░░ a criminal case to ░░░░░░░░ a friend then there ░░░░░░░░ nothing that keeps him ░░░░░░░░ meddling to harm someone ░░░░░░░░ thinks is an enemy ░░░░░░░░ means a president believes ░░░░░░░░ is fully above the ░░░░░░░░ in the most dangerous ░░░░░░░░ of way This is ░░░░░░░░ democracies die Senator is ░░░░░░░░ being hyperbolic No Joyce ░░░░░░░░ stating it exactly correctly ░░░░░░░░ president believes he is ░░░░░░░░ the law This is ░░░░░░░░ real concern that the ░░░░░░░░ would view acquittal as ░░░░░░░░ could do anything he ░░░░░░░░ And certainly the actions ░░░░░░░░ s taken this week ░░░░░░░░ this case but also ░░░░░░░░ the firing of colonel ░░░░░░░░ Apparently they re going ░░░░░░░░ sack this Anybody who ░░░░░░░░ trying to do their ░░░░░░░░ and not fighting against ░░░░░░░░ administration but were just ░░░░░░░░ questions is now being ░░░░░░░░ down with the sickle ░░░░░░░░ this president who s ░░░░░░░░ for revenge But do ░░░░░░░░ think this is how ░░░░░░░░ die Yes I do ░░░░░░░░ people snap back and ░░░░░░░░ that s not what ░░░░░░░░ want The American people ░░░░░░░░ we want and deserve ░░░░░░░░ than this And certainly ░░░░░░░░ the last few years ░░░░░░░░ Virginia we have elections ░░░░░░░░ year We ve seen ░░░░░░░░ energy the electorate to ░░░░░░░░ we want and deserve ░░░░░░░░ better than this I ░░░░░░░░ that s what the ░░░░░░░░ public will show in ░░░░░░░░ as well Is that ░░░░░░░░ say that Congress can ░░░░░░░░ do anything about this ░░░░░░░░ Congress can do some ░░░░░░░░ But look I m ░░░░░░░░ skeptical about whether the ░░░░░░░░ the house is different ░░░░░░░░ whether the Senate will ░░░░░░░░ to check this president ░░░░░░░░ abuses of this kind ░░░░░░░░ was one of the ░░░░░░░░ that made me decide ░░░░░░░░ vote for conviction in ░░░░░░░░ impeachment was I decided ░░░░░░░░ know we have a ░░░░░░░░ president And evil spreads ░░░░░░░░ a virus And now ░░░░░░░░ toxicity has infected the ░░░░░░░░ of the Senate So ░░░░░░░░ Senate has not been ░░░░░░░░ to hold yet Has ░░░░░░░░ yet been willing to ░░░░░░░░ the president accountable for ░░░░░░░░ kinds of politically motivated ░░░░░░░░ I hope that we ░░░░░░░░ be and it would ░░░░░░░░ in the Judiciary Committee.