WOULD MEAN THAT A VOTE FOR JOHN BOLTON OR HUNTER BIDEN COULD
HAPPEN SOON, BUT HOW WILL IT GO?
JOINING ME NOW AT LINDSEY
GRAHAM, CHAIRMAN OF THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT,
CAN YOU SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHAT
MITCH McCONNELL SAID?
>> I AM THE INCREASINGLY
OPTIMISTIC, THE QUESTION IS
SHOULD WE HAVE ADDITIONAL
TESTIMONY FROM WITNESSES THAT
THE HOUSE REFUSED TO CALL?
LET’S ASSUME FOR A MOMENT THAT
JOHN BOLTON WOULD SAY WHAT
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" SAID HE
WOULD SAY, THE PRESIDENT TOLD ME
TO PUT A FREEZE ON THE AID
BECAUSE I WANT TO LOOK AT THE
BIDENS.
BIDENS. I AM PARAPHRASING, THE PRESIDENT
HAS EVERY REASON TO WANT TO LOOK
AT THE BIDENS HOUSE MANAGERS
TOLD US THERE IS NOT EVIDENCE
THAT THE BIDENS DID ANYTHING
WRONG, THIS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY
DEBUNKED, THOROUGHLY
DEBUNKED, THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED AND THAT IS A
COMPLETE LIE.
COMPLETE LIE. THE DEFENSE TEAM DESTROYED THE
HOUSES CASE, AFTER LISTENING TO
PAM BONDI YOU ARE OKAY WITH HOW
HUNTER BIDEN CONDUCTED HIMSELF
IN THE UKRAINE AND YOU ARE OKAY
WITH JOE BIDEN NOT HAVING A CLUE
OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, THAT IS
MORE ABOUT YOU THAN IT IS ABOUT
ANYTHING ELSE.
ANYTHING ELSE. THERE IS A MOUNTAIN OF EVIDENCE
THAT THE BIDENS WERE INVOLVED IN
CORRUPTION, THE PRESIDENT WOULD
HAVE BEEN WRONG NOT TO ASK THE
UKRAINIANS TO HELP GIVEN WHAT WE
KNOW ABOUT HUNTER BIDEN AND
JOE BIDEN.
JOE BIDEN. >> Martha: SO, THE ARGUMENT
CAN BE TURNED THE OTHER WAY BY
DEMOCRATS TO SAY WOULDN’T YOU
WANT TO HEAR FROM JOHN BOLTON?
AREN’T YOU CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT
HE HAS TO SAY?
>> THEN WHY DIDN’T YOU CALL HIM?
YOU HAD A CHANCE TO CALL HIM,
YOU DIDN’T HE WOULD SUBPOENA
HIM.
HIM. YOU KNOW WHY THEY DIDN’T CALL
JOHN BOLTON?
JOHN BOLTON? THEY SAID IT WOULD CREATE A
COURT CASE THAT WOULD KEEP US
FROM IMPEACHING THE PRESIDENT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THEY WANT TO IMPEACH THE
PRESIDENT BEFORE THE ELECTION,
NOT TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE
BUT TRY TO HURT HIM POLITICALLY.
THIS IS THE WEAKEST CASE YOU
WILL EVER SEE IN THE HISTORY OF
THE COUNTRY IN TERMS OF
IMPEACHMENT, IT WAS A PARTISAN
VOTE IN THE HOUSE.
THE PRESIDENT WILL WILL BE
ACQUITTED AND I THINK IT WILL BE
THIS WEEK, WE’VE UNLEASHED THE
FORCES ON PARTISAN HILL ON
FUTURE PRESIDENTS IF WE
LEGITIMIZE THIS.
LEGITIMIZE THIS. >> Martha: YOU THINK THE VOTE
ON FRIDAY IS GOING TO BE A VOTE
TO ACQUIT HIM?
>> I THINK THE BOAT ON FRIDAY IS
GOING TO GET US TO A VOTE TO
ACQUIT THE PRESIDENT, BEFORE THE
STATE OF THE UNION IS MY HOPE.
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET JUST
JOHN BOLTON, I AM GOING TO ASK
IF THERE IS ONE WITNESS HERE, I
AM GOING TO ASK FOR HUNTER
BIDEN.
BIDEN. I WANT TO PROVE TO THE COUNTRY
THAT THERE WAS AMPLE REASON TO
BELIEVE THAT HUNTER BIDEN WAS
CORRUPT, AND WHAT HE DID IN THE
UKRAINE WAS AGAINST AMERICA’S
INTEREST.
INTEREST. I WANT TO CALL JOE BIDEN AND SAY
WHY DIDN’T YOU FOLLOW UP WHEN
YOU WERE TOLD ABOUT YOUR SON’S
CONCEPT OF INTEREST?
I WANT TO CALL THE CHIEF OF
STAFF OF JOHN KERRY, WHO WAS
TOLD BY HUNTER BIDEN HE IS
JOINING THIS BOARD, DID YOU EVER
CALLED JOE BIDEN AND TELL HIM
YOUR SON IS ABOUT TO DO
SOMETHING TERRIBLE?
SOMETHING TERRIBLE? YOUR SON IS GETTING A MILLION
BUCKS FROM THE MOST CORRUPT
COMPANY IN THE UKRAINE.
I WANT TO FIND OUT IF LIEUTENANT
COLONEL VIN BEEN TALKED TO THE
WHISTLE-BLOWER, THERE ARE SO
MANY THINGS I WANT TO FIND
OUT, I WANT TO FIND OUT DID
ANYBODY ON ADAM SCHIFF’S STAFF
WORK WITH HIM?
WERE THEY FRIENDS OF THE
WHISTLE-BLOWER?
WHISTLE-BLOWER? TO MY COLLEAGUES, IF YOU THINK
YOU ARE GOING TO CALL THAT
WITNESS, YOU ARE CRAZY.
>> Martha: IT OPENS UP A WHOLE
CAN OF WORMS, THAT’S PART OF THE
PLAN TO SORT OF MAKE IT SO
DIFFICULT FOR BOTH SIDES THAT
EVERYBODY THROWS UP THEIR HANDS.
>> WHEN CHUCK SCHUMER SAYS I
JUST WANT TO BE FAIR, I JUST
WANT TO GET TO THE TRUTH.
THAT IS SUCH BALONEY, HE IS THE
SAME GUY THAT WANTED TO BE FAIR
TO BRETT KAVANAUGH.
THIS IS TRYING TO ACCUSE
REPUBLICANS OF BEING UNFAIR,
WHAT ARE YOU ACCUSING THEM OF?
THEY ARE UNFAIR IF THEY DON’T
CALL A WITNESS THE HOUSE CHOSE
NOT TO CALL, ASSUME FOR A MOMENT
THAT JOHN BOLTON WOULD SAY WHAT
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" ARTICLE
SAD.
SAD. YOU CAN STILL ACQUIT THE
PRESIDENT, DERSHOWITZ SAYS YOU
CAN ASSUME ALL THE FACTS MOST
FAVORABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT, THE
HOUSE MANAGERS, IT FALLS WELL
SHORT OF IMPEACHMENT.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE
DYNAMIC, THIS IS JUST TRYING TO
MAKE IT TOUGH ON A HANDFUL OF
REPUBLICANS, WHAT I HEARD IN
THAT CONFERENCE TODAY I HEARD
REPUBLICANS WHO WERE IN A TOUGH
SPOT POLITICALLY SAY I LOVE THIS
COUNTRY, I AM NOT GOING TO THROW
THE COUNTRY INTO CHAOS, I AM
GOING TO STAND BY THE IDEA THAT
I HAVE BEEN MORE THAN FAIR, I AM
NOT GOING TO LET THE HOUSE
CREATE A SHAM PROCESS AND EXPECT
ME TO FIX IT IN THE SENATE.
WE DON’T WANT TO REWARD HOUSES
IN THE FUTURE TO REFUSE THE CALL
WITNESSES, COME TO THE SENATE,
AND ASK US TO DO THEIR WORK.
DEAL WITH PRIVILEGES OUTSIDE OF
COURT, THERE IS SO MUCH AT STAKE
HERE.
HERE. >> Martha: DO YOU AGREE THERE
ARE NOT THOSE VOTES TO BLOCK
WITNESSES RIGHT NOW?
>> I AM INCREASINGLY OPTIMISTIC
THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS
CASE DONE, FINAL VERDICT BEFORE
AT THE STATE OF THE UNION WHICH
IS NEXT TUESDAY.
WE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN FAIR, TOO
JOHN BOLTON I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR
20 YEARS.
20 YEARS. I RECOMMENDED YOU TO THE
PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A VERY SHARED
WORLDVIEW.
WORLDVIEW. SOMEBODY LEAKED THIS EXCERPT TO
"THE NEW YORK TIMES," EITHER
HATES TRUMP, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
OUR GOVERNMENT APPARENTLY HATE
HIM OR SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO
MAKE MONEY.
MAKE MONEY. SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO INCREASE
BOOK SALES,
BOOK SALES, "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" TOLD
JOHN BOLTON WANT TO JUST TELL US
WHAT YOU KNOW AND WHAT IS ON
YOUR MIND?
YOUR MIND? SO JOHN, YOU PUT THE COUNTRY IN
A DITCH HERE.
IT JUST COME FORWARD AND SAY
WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND, HOLD A
NEWS CONFERENCE AND WE WILL
CONSIDER WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY IF
YOU THINK IT’S THAT IMPORTANT.
FOR MY POINT OF VIEW, I HAVE ALL
THE EVIDENCE I NEED, THE ONLY
REASON WE ARE IN THIS BOX IS
BECAUSE THE HOUSE CHOSE NOT TO
PURSUE JOHN BOLTON’S TESTIMONY
BECAUSE THAT MEANS THEY COULD
NOT IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT BEFORE
THE ELECTION OR BEFORE
CHRISTMAS.
CHRISTMAS. I JUST THINK THIS, TO ME, NEEDS
TO END.
TO END. IT NEEDS TO END NOW, BUT IF IT
GOES BEYOND THIS WEEK IT IS
GOING TO GO FOR A LONG TIME.
JOE BIDEN AND HUNTER BIDEN ARE
GOING TO BE ASKED QUESTIONS THEY
WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BE TALKED TO
IN THE HOUSE, THEY COULDN’T CALL
HUNTER BIDEN.
HUNTER BIDEN. THEY TOLD US THERE IS NO THERE
THERE, THERE IS A BIG BEAR THERE
WHEN IT COMES TO HUNTER BIDEN
AND JOE BIDEN.
WE ARE GOING TO FIND OUT WHO THE
WHISTLE-BLOWER IS, WHO YOU
TALKED TO AND WHAT YOU DID
BECAUSE IF WE ARE GOING TO FIND
THE TRUTH WE ARE GOING TO FIND
THE WHOLE TRUTH.
IT’S WHAT WE KNOW, THE RECORD IN
THE HOUSE IS INSUFFICIENT BY ANY
LEGAL STANDARDS IN THE HISTORY
OF THE COUNTRY TO IMPEACH THIS
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. IT IS A PARTISAN POLITICAL
EXERCISE THAT MEANS YOU DIED
THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. I HOPE THEY LOSE THE MAJORITY IN
THE HOUSE, SO THE NEXT PARTISAN
GROUP WILL REMEMBER WHEN THE
DEMOCRATS DID THIS TO
PRESIDENT TRUMP THEY GOT BEAT.