Sen. Blumenthal on NYT Trump Report: ‘Banana Republic,’ Like ‘Saudi Arabia and Russia’

RUSH EXCERPT:

BLUMENTHAL: “This is a bomb shell. Profoundly significant. The fact that there was actually no prosecution in no way means that there wasn’t evidence of criminal intent. In fact, intent to obstruct justice. And it also indicates the profound danger to the special prosecutor, because now mcgahn is gone. Sessions is gone. Whitaker is there. He is really a trump loyalist. In fact, he has no other qualifications for this job, and that indicates that Congress must take action now. There are protocols and practices and policies in place informality written down in memoranda, but Congress needs to be involved. Having hearings and setting boundaries and guardrails on what the White House can do, because the Department of Justice needs to be protected. Its Independence is a bedrock. The using of this police power against political enemies is characteristic not only of a banana republic but of Saudi Arabia and Russia whose rulers apparently Donald Trump really admires.”