Scott Jennings: ‘Amazing’ How on Almost Every Issue, I Hear How Trump Appointees Shouldn’t Be Able to Act on Behalf of the Gov’t

BERMAN He says it ░░░░░░░░ very unfortunate He says ░░░░░░░░ would be unfair JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ I think multiple things ░░░░░░░░ be true And I ░░░░░░░░ heard a number of ░░░░░░░░ in and around the ░░░░░░░░ s orbit say absolutely ░░░░░░░░ can t and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill you can ░░░░░░░░ do anything here release ░░░░░░░░ information or make any ░░░░░░░░ that would put any ░░░░░░░░ in harm s way ░░░░░░░░ that is obviously a ░░░░░░░░ Number two there are ░░░░░░░░ going to be names ░░░░░░░░ people in these you ░░░░░░░░ thousands upon thousands of ░░░░░░░░ who have done nothing ░░░░░░░░ at all other than ░░░░░░░░ you know part of ░░░░░░░░ conversations And I suspect ░░░░░░░░ they re also trying ░░░░░░░░ figure out how not ░░░░░░░░ hurt those people or ░░░░░░░░ them by releasing a ░░░░░░░░ of information So I ░░░░░░░░ t ultimately know what ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ I totally agree with ░░░░░░░░ priority number one should ░░░░░░░░ don t do anything ░░░░░░░░ all that would hurt ░░░░░░░░ victims Priority number two ░░░░░░░░ be if there s ░░░░░░░░ further evidence of crimes ░░░░░░░░ be mined out of ░░░░░░░░ of this that should ░░░░░░░░ going on I suspect ░░░░░░░░ s why they talked ░░░░░░░░ Maxwell at all even ░░░░░░░░ I don t find ░░░░░░░░ to be particularly credible ░░░░░░░░ that s where we ░░░░░░░░ And then we ll ░░░░░░░░ to see what comes ░░░░░░░░ of this meeting that ░░░░░░░░ re having in JD ░░░░░░░░ house HINOJOSA But Scott ░░░░░░░░ you are in charge ░░░░░░░░ the case and you ░░░░░░░░ trying to figure out ░░░░░░░░ other crimes have been ░░░░░░░░ it is the job ░░░░░░░░ the prosecutor involved in ░░░░░░░░ case to do those ░░░░░░░░ It is the job ░░░░░░░░ the prosecutor involved in ░░░░░░░░ case to make determinations ░░░░░░░░ to make recommendations to ░░░░░░░░ U S attorney about ░░░░░░░░ else should happen in ░░░░░░░░ case it is not ░░░░░░░░ job of the president ░░░░░░░░ former personal defense attorney ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS He s a ░░░░░░░░ attorney general just to ░░░░░░░░ clear HINOJOSA Yes but ░░░░░░░░ was his former he ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s fixer ░░░░░░░░ Confirmed by the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Todd Blanche was placed ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Justice ░░░░░░░░ he is Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ fixer That s exactly ░░░░░░░░ he he absolutely is ░░░░░░░░ so what he did ░░░░░░░░ this case is the ░░░░░░░░ matter became is out ░░░░░░░░ control It s a ░░░░░░░░ problem for Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ this administration So who ░░░░░░░░ he send to take ░░░░░░░░ of this Not the ░░░░░░░░ on the case not ░░░░░░░░ acting U S attorney ░░░░░░░░ was Todd Blanche who ░░░░░░░░ now in charge of ░░░░░░░░ to fix this problem ░░░░░░░░ Maxwell JENNINGS What do ░░░░░░░░ mean fix it HINOJOSA ░░░░░░░░ Maxwell It is unprecedented ░░░░░░░░ What do you mean ░░░░░░░░ he s down there ░░░░░░░░ her What do you ░░░░░░░░ HINOJOSA Interviewing Maxwell which ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be doing ░░░░░░░░ should be the job ░░░░░░░░ an FBI agent or ░░░░░░░░ career prosecutor to do ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS Why HINOJOSA Because ░░░░░░░░ s a political appointee ░░░░░░░░ the political appointees shouldn ░░░░░░░░ be involved in cases ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS You know what ░░░░░░░░ amazing I hear this ░░░░░░░░ the time here We ░░░░░░░░ out here and almost ░░░░░░░░ issue someone makes the ░░░░░░░░ that the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States and his ░░░░░░░░ should not be able ░░░░░░░░ act on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ federal government even though ░░░░░░░░ just won the election ░░░░░░░░ he gets to appoint ░░░░░░░░ government HINOJOSA The Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice is not a ░░░░░░░░ tool for the president ░░░░░░░░ He is a perfectly ░░░░░░░░ person HINOJOSA And Donald ░░░░░░░░ s personal defense lawyer ░░░░░░░░ They work for the ░░░░░░░░ HINOJOSA They work for ░░░░░░░░ president but they should ░░░░░░░░ be making determinations about ░░░░░░░░ law ROCAH And even ░░░░░░░░ Todd Blanche if you ░░░░░░░░ to argue that it ░░░░░░░░ appropriate for him to ░░░░░░░░ doing this interview which ░░░░░░░░ disagree with JENNINGS I ░░░░░░░░ just saying it s ░░░░░░░░ inappropriate HINOJOSA Yes it ░░░░░░░░ ROCAH But you also ░░░░░░░░ said Maxwell is not ░░░░░░░░ Nobody in their right ░░░░░░░░ can say Ghislaine Maxwell ░░░░░░░░ credible.”