indictment s will, not could or might, but will spark rioting in the streets. john berman in for anderson. and whatever you make of the thinly veiled threat of political violence, you should know it comes from a republican member of the senate judiciary committee. lindsey graham speaking to grey gowdy. i ll say this, if there s a prosecution of donald trump for mishandling classified information after the clinton debacle, which you presided over and did a hell of a good job, there would be riots in the street. the former judiciary chair did not follow that remark by saying, of course, such violence would be wrong. instead, he repeated and amplify whad he said. and the former president reposted several attacks on the fbi and a post of his own in which he appeared to be calling for an uprising within the bureau. quoting now, one of the great agents and others in the fbi going to say we aren t going to take it anymore. he also demanded to be declared, quote, the rightful win
speaking last night to former republican congressman trey gowdy. all say this, if there is a prosecution of donald trump from his handling classified information. after the clinton debacle what you presided over, did a of a good job, they ll be riots in the street. now the former judiciary committee follow that remark by saying that of course, such violence would be wrong. he instead repeated and amplified what he said. on his social media network, the former president re-posted several attacks on the fbi and a post of his own in which she appeared to be calling for an uprising within the bureau. quoting now, one of the great agents and others of the fbi going to say we aren t gonna take it anymore. he also demanded to be declare quote, the rightful winner unquote of the 2020 election. and like senator graham, he was 2016 decision not to charge hillary canton as a reference play. other republicans had different criticisms. well, my bet is criticism and i think the conce
uninterested bystander in addition to being an important ally at times to former president trump. he s also been actively trying to make it so he doesn t have to testify to a grandeur-y in georgia, and election interference. case carry, the comments from senator graham how will they be viewed within the justice department? well, senator graham s on the judiciary committee, the justice department always pays attention to what he and other members of the oversight committee say. the way i look at senator graham s statements, are from the perspective of the justice department including the fbi, department of homeland security have responsibilities to conduct assessments but regarding acts of political violence, domestic violence, extremism. so, senator graham is in a position where he could actually turn to the branch and say, is this something that you are learning about in the course of your investigation and analytical national security and homeland security
goes straight to one of the former president s favorite playbooks, which is to run out the clock, to delay, to some extent block the government from being able to handle the information it s already got. so, there s a lot going on here. and senator graham is not totally uninterested bystander in addition to being an important ally at times of former president trump. he has also been actively trying to make it so that he does not have to testify to a grand jury in georgia in that election interference case. he s got separate things going on completely. kerry, the comments from senator graham, how will they be viewed within the justice department? well, senator graham is on the judiciary committee, so the justice department always pays attention to what he and other members of their oversight committee say. but the way that i look at senator graham s statements are from the perspective of the justice department, including the fbi and the department of homeland security, actually have