Swalwell on Whitaker Hearing: It Was a ‘Damage Assessment to the Rule of Law’

EXCERPT:

SWALWELL: "No, this was a damage assessment to the rule of law. It’s had a wrecking ball taken to it for the last two years and he has been presiding over the Department for the last few months. This is the first time we have been able to take that damage assessment. So we wanted to see is the rule of law still standing, does the Mueller investigation have the freedom of movement that we believe it needs. And of course, he’s a potential obstruction witness, considering that it was fishy in every way that he came into being the Acting Attorney General, it was fishy in the way that he refused to recuse himself despite the Counsel that he should. And it was fishy in the way that he said the investigation was nearly complete when he said that last week and when I asked him if Bob Mueller was sitting here right now, would he agree with you that it’s nearly complete? And he said no, he wouldn't agree with me."