ALSO: Sen. Gardner (R-Colo.) on protecting the Mueller probe: “Why protect something that’s actually continuing?”
PLUS: An exclusive, joint interview with newly-elected Congresswomen Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.)
NOVEMBER 11, 2018 – In an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, Rep. Adam Schiff told moderator Chuck Todd that if Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker doesn’t recuse himself from the Russia probe, “any role that he plays will be exposed to the public.”
Rep. Schiff, (D-Calif.), the Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, also discussed his support for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House stating “we need the strongest general that we have. We need the best tactician, we need the best organizer … and that’s her. There’s no one else honestly that comes close.” Watch the full interview.
When asked about President Trump’s comments on the California wildfires, Rep. Schiff responded: “People are losing their lives, losing loved ones, losing their homes. … [F]or the president, at a time when people are facing utter disaster, to be making a statement like this, making a threat like this, this just goes to show how little he understands the job he has.”
In addition, NRSC Chairman Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), joined the program and said the “Mueller is not going to be stopped. It’s going to continue, and [the investigation] should continue” but stopped short of saying it should be protected by the Senate, “Why protect something that’s actually continuing?”
Gardner also responded to President Trump’s remarks regarding the California wildfires where he threatened to withhold federal funding, saying he doesn’t think it’s “appropriate.” Watch the full interview.
In an exclusive, joint interview Chuck Todd sat down with newly elected Congresswomen Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) where they discussed if they’d be willing to support Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.
“I never want to be disrespectful for anyone who has served, especially a woman who has broken glass ceilings,” said Slotkin. “In my district you need to hear what people are telling you. And they want, on both sides of the aisle, a new generation of leadership.” Underwood said, “I’m looking forward to having a conversation with her and whoever else might end up being on the ballot for speaker.” Watch the full interview.
New York Times Columnist David Brooks, Washington Free Beacon Editor-in-Chief Matthew Continetti, Former Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.), and POLITICO National Political Reporter Eliana Johnson joined the broadcast’s roundtable for insight and analysis on the week in politics. Watch the full panel.
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