NBC Correspondent Rips Lewandowski Hearing as a ‘Failure’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT So the ░░░░░░░░ that you heard the ░░░░░░░░ and a few other ░░░░░░░░ of the panel make ░░░░░░░░ that clearly Lewandowski knew ░░░░░░░░ it was to put ░░░░░░░░ pressure on Jeff Sessions ░░░░░░░░ either curtail the Russia ░░░░░░░░ and speak about it ░░░░░░░░ less favorable terms clearly ░░░░░░░░ knew that was wrong ░░░░░░░░ he didn t do ░░░░░░░░ Corey Lewandowski says that ░░░░░░░░ went on vacation and ░░░░░░░░ t relay that message ░░░░░░░░ the president hoped that ░░░░░░░░ would Make of that ░░░░░░░░ you will this hearing ░░░░░░░░ the first of many ░░░░░░░░ this committee really looks ░░░░░░░░ this new approach as ░░░░░░░░ how they will carry ░░░░░░░░ this impeachment inquiry Next ░░░░░░░░ is the question of ░░░░░░░░ at the president considers ░░░░░░░░ the G 20 next ░░░░░░░░ at his resort in ░░░░░░░░ And Ken you were ░░░░░░░░ that the larger goal ░░░░░░░░ addition to being an ░░░░░░░░ inquiry is to allow ░░░░░░░░ public to hear through ░░░░░░░░ some of the things ░░░░░░░░ did come up in ░░░░░░░░ Mueller report which were ░░░░░░░░ reading But that Bill ░░░░░░░░ and the president had ░░░░░░░░ misled Americans in to ░░░░░░░░ was something else in ░░░░░░░░ far as this was ░░░░░░░░ narrative to get something ░░░░░░░░ today has been rocky ░░░░░░░░ largely a failure and ░░░░░░░░ part because Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ more interested in getting ░░░░░░░░ moment on television of ░░░░░░░░ at Corey Lewandowski and ░░░░░░░░ the point and winning ░░░░░░░░ argument rather than patiently ░░░░░░░░ him Until representative Hank ░░░░░░░░ decided to just lower ░░░░░░░░ temperature and start questioning ░░░░░░░░ about the Mueller report ░░░░░░░░ he got the admission ░░░░░░░░ they were seeking that ░░░░░░░░ oath that yes indeed ░░░░░░░░ president did ask him ░░░░░░░░ convey this message to ░░░░░░░░ Sessions that many people ░░░░░░░░ as a request to ░░░░░░░░ the investigation but this ░░░░░░░░ is also a story ░░░░░░░░ you how it is ░░░░░░░░ responsible if you are ░░░░░░░░ on doing so to ░░░░░░░░ any Congress to essentially ░░░░░░░░ the will of Congress ░░░░░░░░ very little consequence people ░░░░░░░░ Twitter are urging the ░░░░░░░░ to order the sar ░░░░░░░░ in arms to arrest ░░░░░░░░ But that is not ░░░░░░░░ the real world works ░░░░░░░░ the house doesn t ░░░░░░░░ very much leverage to ░░░░░░░░ him to answer these ░░░░░░░░ And he is doing ░░░░░░░░ great job in running ░░░░░░░░ the clock getting in ░░░░░░░░ but I have to ░░░░░░░░ the House Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ been very effective except ░░░░░░░░ Hank Johnson in getting ░░░░░░░░ to simply confirm what ░░░░░░░░ said under oath to ░░░░░░░░ Mueller investigation In the ░░░░░░░░ world it is a ░░░░░░░░ puzzling as to why ░░░░░░░░ Lewandowski gets to fall ░░░░░░░░ a blanket of executive ░░░░░░░░ does just knowing Donald ░░░░░░░░ allow you do not ░░░░░░░░ to testify fully What ░░░░░░░░ the basis for him ░░░░░░░░ being allowed to talk ░░░░░░░░ Apparently there isn t ░░░░░░░░ I mean Democrats say ░░░░░░░░ White House is asserting ░░░░░░░░ privilege where none exists ░░░░░░░░ we heard from a ░░░░░░░░ House official this morning ░░░░░░░░ groves that Corey Lewandowski ░░░░░░░░ not be able to ░░░░░░░░ about anything extending beyond ░░░░░░░░ was already in the ░░░░░░░░ record on the Mueller ░░░░░░░░ And so if these ░░░░░░░░ want to press Corey ░░░░░░░░ they would have to ░░░░░░░░ to court and test ░░░░░░░░ case they would have ░░░░░░░░ hold him in contempt ░░░░░░░░ in that case it ░░░░░░░░ be up to Bill ░░░░░░░░ to prosecute or throw ░░░░░░░░ in jail That s ░░░░░░░░ going it happen so ░░░░░░░░ Ken s point what ░░░░░░░░ are seeing in real ░░░░░░░░ is that in many ░░░░░░░░ our system only works ░░░░░░░░ system of checks and ░░░░░░░░ only working if both ░░░░░░░░ are acting in good ░░░░░░░░ and if you permit ░░░░░░░░ a bit of editorializing ░░░░░░░░ Lewandowski is not acting ░░░░░░░░ good faith and so ░░░░░░░░ have a spectacle here ░░░░░░░░ the house Stephanie says ░░░░░░░░ grew up in a ░░░░░░░░ when you got subpoena ░░░░░░░░ have to show up ░░░░░░░░ answer the questions We ░░░░░░░░ in different world now ░░░░░░░░ very much we continue ░░░░░░░░ some other news Cynthia ░░░░░░░░ right out of the ░░░░░░░░ there was a bit ░░░░░░░░ jockeying and then he ░░░░░░░░ an opening statement And ░░░░░░░░ which he sort of ░░░░░░░░ the tone for what ░░░░░░░░ about it happen let ░░░░░░░░ listen to that Since ░░░░░░░░ Day whether it was ░░░░░░░░ actors at the FBI ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community or lies ░░░░░░░░ from meant of current ░░░░░░░░ majority that there was ░░░░░░░░ of collusion the American ░░░░░░░░ continued to be sold ░░░░░░░░ false narrative with the ░░░░░░░░ of undermining the legitimacy ░░░░░░░░ the 2016 election results ░░░░░░░░ your world of prosecution ░░░░░░░░ the law a witness ░░░░░░░░ that would be a ░░░░░░░░ witness Yes he is ░░░░░░░░ a hostile witness And ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are not prepared ░░░░░░░░ about it Listen I ░░░░░░░░ a Democrat I d ░░░░░░░░ to say they are ░░░░░░░░ a great job But ░░░░░░░░ are not this is ░░░░░░░░ to watch as a ░░░░░░░░ who has done cross ░░░░░░░░ and interested in getting ░░░░░░░░ truth out of Corey ░░░░░░░░ The cross examine by ░░░░░░░░ was terrible and he ░░░░░░░░ t have been responsible ░░░░░░░░ doing it They needed ░░░░░░░░ professional person to do ░░░░░░░░ cross examine or congressman ░░░░░░░░ or congressman Jamie Raskin ░░░░░░░░ one of the people ░░░░░░░░ have cross examined witnesses ░░░░░░░░ And it set the ░░░░░░░░ of the hearing And ░░░░░░░░ the witness is full ░░░░░░░░ himself and thinks that ░░░░░░░░ can run the hearing ░░░░░░░░ so far he basically ░░░░░░░░ I think that it ░░░░░░░░ painful to watch quite ░░░░░░░░ The whole hearing because ░░░░░░░░ well organized.
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