Transcripts For FOXNEWSW The Daily Briefing With Dana Perino

FOXNEWSW The Daily Briefing With Dana Perino June 24, 2020

Alone control. They are tearing down statues, desecrating monuments and purging dissenters. Its not the behavior of the peaceful political movement. Its the behavior of a totalitarians and tyrants and people that dont love our country. They dont love our country. Dana lets go right to chief White House Correspondent john roberts. John, catch us up. Dana, good afternoon to you. We are told by sources at the white house that the president is expected to sign an executive order dealing with a lot of these protests that we have seen about defacing and trying to pull down monuments. The white house is moving with some speed and trying to get this done as quickly as possible. Though the text is still being developed. We do know that the president yesterday tweeted about and later talked about this idea that people who deface or otherwise try to damage federal monuments could spend up to 10 years in jail. Listen to what he said as he was leaving the white house for arizona yesterday. We are looking at longterm jail sentences for these vandals and these hoodlums and these anarchists. And agitators and call them whatever you want. Some people dont like that language but thats what theyre. They are bad people. They dont love our country. They are not taking down our monuments. I just want to make that clear. John there are new security precautions john up near the white house. The steel fencing used to create a perimeter for summits and other big events like political conventions reappeared blocking off one block north of the white house and now surrounding st. Johns church which had a small fire set in the basement two weeks ago by protesters. The fencing went back up after protesters on monday night defaced and then tried to pull down a statue of americas 7th president Andrew Jackson which really is the dominant feature there in Lafayette Square miss managed to stop the protesters from doing it. Here is what the president says he wants to see going forward. We believe in law and order. We support the men and women of Law Enforcement and why stand with the citizens in every city and every community. [cheers and applause] and every part of our country who wish to live in safety, security, dignity and peace. [cheers and applause] to that end, interior secretary David Bernhardt has asked the d. C. National guard to post about 100 National Guard Service Members around the city of washington, d. C. To protect these monuments. Those National Guard Service Members will be unarmed by the way we should point out, dana. We will hear more from the president on this and a lot of other things im sure, including the flynn ruling when he hosts a two on two press conference with the polish president andre duda. That will be 3 30 in the rose garden. We should point out president duda is going to be the first foreign leader to visit at the white house since the whole coronavirus happened. Dana everybody will be tuning in for that john roberts, thank you. Lets bring in Fox News Contributor and former White House Press secretary ari fleischer. Of course he worked for george w. Bush. Ari, i made the point that there seemed to be no historian in the mob. I dont even know if they realize what they i dont know if they realize what they are doing. What they actually want. Mobs arent typically known for their thoughtfulness, are they . Its just rage. And as we saw in wisconsin, the rage now has been taken out on prounion people who wanted to abolish slavery. They are not safe, their statues. Look, this is lawlessness. And were not having a summer of love, dana. We are having a summer of violence. And people need to wake up and realize how threatening and how dangerous this is when the mob can do what it wants to do with impunity. I hope people stand up to them. Dana we have been seeing what President Trump has said. He has been pretty vocal about it. What about the democrats . What about a moment for joe biden to maybe stand up and show what he stands for in all of this. Absolutely. Where is joe biden . Where are the governors . Where are the mayors . Where are the police in these democratic cities . If you let mobs run wild and rampage and take down that which they want and engage in violence, we have a lawless society. We cannot ever, on behalf of any cause, have a society marked by lawlessness. You know, in 2010 when republicans took back the house of representatives after president obamas first election, it was a massive republican victory. The biggest in 70 years. Did you see mob activities . Did you see people tearing things down . If they did, the media would have hounded them. You are seeing a lawlessness thats on one side. Its not on both sides. Its on one side. Exercise your anger at the ballot box. Do not do it in the streets. Dana yes. This is not summer of fun. This is actual destruction, vandalism, violence. I also want to talk about something else. We have spent a month talking about the need for Police Reform there is almost universal agreement we need Police Reform. Today in the Senate Senator tim scott of South Carolina put forward his bill. It has been shot down by democrats. They dont even want to come to the table. Ari, he offered to entertain any amendment and still they turned him down. Yesterday, Speaker Pelosi said this about the production efforts. For something to happen, they are going to have to face the reality of police brutality. The reality of the need for justice in policing and the recognition that there are many, many good people in Law Enforcement but not all, but so far they were trying to get away with murder, actually. The murder of george floyd. Dana which was so upsetting to hear the speaker say that she was asked about it today, are ay. Listen to what she said. Republicans are demanding an apology for that statement. Will you apologize . Absolutely, positively not. Dana thats where we stand after a month of bipartisan house reform. The speaker of the house the democrats accusing republicans of actually the murder of george floyd. This is a new tragic low. George floyds murder brought everybody together on behalf of a cause. That was to try to accomplish some level of reform at Police Departments where it was needed. And everybody condemned the murder of george floyd. So for nancy pelosi then to try to turn that around and accuse one side of murder . This is mindlessness in washington. No wonder that town cant compromise. When you have leaders like nancy pelosi who say things like that, you push the polarization. You cannot decry donald trump and polarization when you practice it yourself. And nancy pelosi is one of the most perfect practitioners of polarization. That statement proves it. Dana cooler heads are not prevailing in washington, d. C. We are seeing that firsthand. Ari fleischer, always a pleasure to see you. 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The reason there is that little window is because the former judge, john gleeson, who was appointed to defend well, to recommend and then defend what judge sullivan, the trial judge did, still has a window of time in which to ask the entire District Of Columbia circuit of appeals to take the case. So, the ruling this morning was from three judges on that court. There are 11 on that court. If six of them say we want to hear it, then there will be another appeal. I dont know that thats going to happen. If it happens, we will know about it within the next four or five days. But, if it doesnt happen, then this is over for Michael Flynn. Dana, this is not the reversal of a conviction this is an acquittal. This is a dismissal of the charges against him. Even though he twice pleaded guilty all of that is undone or will be undone if and when judge sullivan complies with the order of the Appellate Court this morning. Dana so, what kind of redress could Michael Flynn have . Can he sue the Justice Department for legal fees that he has accumulated over these years . Ordinarily the answer to that is no. So, if a defendant is investigated, tried, prosecuted and acquitted, the defendant cannot sue the prosecutors or the fbi agents who developed and brought the case against him. But, in this case, the documents of the doj filed said there was no good faith basis for the prosecution from day one. Where there is no good faith basis, then the people involved in the prosecution, lose their immunity and the go. Loses its immunity. And the only issue to be resolved is how much does the government Michael Flynn. Now, his legal fees up to the time Sidney Powell represented him. She is the absolutely marvelous lawyer from texas who took over the representation of him and began the process about a year ago that culminated today. Prior to her taking over, he was represented by a firm headed by former attorney general eric holder. That firm billed general flynn are you ready for this 6. 7 million. So the general can file an application for actually have a trial if there is to be one for that 6. 7 million as well as whatever he or whatever was paid in his behalf paid to Sidney Powell. And then that will be before judge sullivan and the issue will be were these legal fees reasonable and fair and if they were, then the feds you owe this money to mike flynn. Its an extraordinary case with an extraordinary ending. Dana and catch me up also on is there still an investigation into the origins of all of this . Like how this all started in the first place . We are still waiting for that investigation. As far as we know there are two investigations into the origin of this. One is a criminal investigation by the United States attorney for the district of connecticut appointed by attorney general barr. He is investigating whether or not any crimes were committed. A failure to have a good faith basis for a prosecution as wrong and horrific as that is not always a crime. Thats one investigation. The other is investigation of the Senate Judiciary committee headed by senator lindsey graham. The Senate Judiciary committee cant indict or charge, it can infer evidence that it has accumulated to the doj and the doj can decide whether or not it wants to take that to a grand jury. I have a feeling that we havent seen the end of this. The attorney general has been hinting that this prosecutor in connecticut may have some pretty heavy bombs to drop some time around labor day after the political conventions and before the president ial campaign gets going in earnest. Then there still is the chance, a very small chance that judge sullivan, the trial judge in the case, in the flynn case, may decide nah, im not so sure im going to dismiss this until i decided why they changed their minds. Dana might. Thats right. Thats why we have to follow these bread crumbs no matter where theyre. Thank you, judge. Right. Good to be with you, dana. Dana up next, nonstop fireworks from coast to coast. And now a toddler is recovering after getting hit. Plus, the investigation into an apparent noose at a nascar race, brand new reaction from Bubba Wallace next. Of some of the lowest Mortgage Rates weve ever seen. One call to newday can save you 2000 a year. One call can lower your payments by this time next month without verifying your income, without getting your home appraised, and without one dollar out of pocket. Its the quickest and easiest loan newdays ever offered. One call can save you 2000 a year, every year. Dana a toddler is recovering after fireworks blasted through her bedroom window causing burns on the childs arms. This comes on the heels of shocking attack of a homeless man. As complaints continue coast to coast about fireworks going off all hours of the night. Alicia acuna following the story live from denver. Hi, dana. One person arrested according to the new york post. A 3yearold little girl in sixth floor bedroom in the bronx hit by fireworks that went in as you mentioned to the window. She went to the hospital with minor burns. Nationwide Police Departments are seeing a Record Number of complaints of illegal fireworks going off all night. One theory why this is happening folks are letting off steam. Im not surprised this kind of thing would happen after three months of being inside all of the time. Again, it is a major problem. So its something we have to deal with. In colorado where fireworks are also illegal, folks just drive north across the state line to wyoming. Bottle rockets, artillery shells, good stuff. Black cats. Screaming. Before the discount it would have been close to 700. Most we have ever spent. Lets just say that much. Law enforcement Officials Say they are used to seeing illegal fireworks use leading up to the fourth of july but not this early and not this much. And we also have an update on that homeless man in harlem who was burned after someone did this. Oh. [explosion] oh. The nypd is now offering a 2,500 reward for information but, dana, still, no arrests in that case. Dana . Dana we will continue to follow that alicia, i recognize very well the fireworks shops there on the border pass them all the time every summer when we went back and forth. Thanks so much. Sure. Dana and nascar driver Bubba Wallace is pushing back after the fbi determined he was not a victim of a hate crime. The feds also saying the noose found hanging in talladega was a garage door pull. Todd piro has the latest. Todd . Dana, great to see you. Bubba wallace saying he did not personally see the rope as it was discovered by his crew and later shown to him but insisting there is no doubt what it was. Its a straight up noose. The fbi has stated it was a noose over and over again. Nascar leadership has stated it was a noose. I can confirm that i actually got evidence of what was hanging in my garage over my car. Fbi says although the rope was tied like a noose. No hate crime was committed because video shows it hanging in the garage last year when was occupied by somebody else. Nascar releasing a statement, quote we appreciate the fbis quick and thorough investigation and are thankful to learn that this was not an intentional, racist act against bubba. We remain steadfast in our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all who love racing. This coming one day after every driver and their crews marked down pitt row in a support of wallace. Only black driver become the target of critics as he successfully pushed to have the Confederate Flag banned at events and has been vocal on social issues. Dana, just moments ago, wallace adding on social media he is relieved that this wasnt what he feared it was. Back to you. Dana todd, thank you so much. Lets bring in jason nichols. He is a university of maryland professor of africanamerican studies. We have that brand new statement from Bubba Wallace that came in less than an hour ago. On twitter he said its been an emotional few days. First off, i want to say how relieved i am that the investigation revealed that this wasnt what we feared it was. I want to thank my team, nascar, and the fbi for acting swiftly and treating this as a real threat. I think we will take a little embarrassment over what the alternatives could have been. Make no mistake though, some will try. This should not detract from the show of unity we had on monday and the progress weve made as a sport to be a more welc

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