after he became the first current or former president ever to be hit with a search warrant. and just hours after becoming the first ever to invoke his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination, which is a pillar of civil liberties, but which he used to say only mobsters do, until he took the fifth and saying what only mobsters say when ever they re searched, in this case suggesting without anything at all to back it up, that federal agents planted evidence when they searched mar-a-lago on monday, which then quickly became a republican talking point, or in the case of lindsey graham, senator graham, who sits on the judiciary committee and who clearly should know better, just another toxic idea to smile and not along with. we know they doctor evidence. we know they plant evidence. sure. we know they hide evidence. we know they lie. we know they leak. i mean this is not anything new. this has been this has been years they ve been doing this. we can t just say, oh,
with a search orange. just hours at the becoming the first to evoke is 5th amendment right against self incrimination, which is a. pillar of civil rudy, which she used to say only mobsters do, until he took the fifth, and saying we only mobster say, whenever they are searched. in this case, without anything the backup, that federal agents planted evidence when they searched more legault on monday, which quickly became a republican talking point. that s the case for lindsey graham, the senator, which is judiciary committee who coalition know better. he leota a toxic smile and not along with. we know they doctored evidence. we know they plant evidence. we know they hide evidence. we know they leak. this is not anything new. this has been years that they have been doing. this. we are waiting for the guy to come out and give a statement about what is predicated. what? these people are out of control, senator. this country is on the edge of a cliff, man. i am telling you, this c
finally do with the american people want. for years, i have been fighting to expand medicare to cover dental, hearing and vision. about 80% of the american people think that is a good idea. we have to build affordable housing. we ve got to do so many things. we need more progressive democrats in the senate to do that, so we are not stymied by two corporate democrats. i do want to just as before we go. last couple of days, obviously, in the wake of the fbi search at mar-a-lago, some of your republican colleagues were seen calling for investigations in the department of justice, calling for the attorney general to resign or be impeached, just that the fbi may have planted evidence. i know you probably don t want to speak about the substance of the case and i m sure you understand that. but are you concerned about the attacks on the rule of law coming from republicans? look, and i think we should be honest about that and make it clear, that unfortunately, right now, and unbelievably,
progressive democrats into the united states senate so we can finally do what the american people want. you know, for years i ve been fighting to expand medicare to cover dental, hearing, and vision. yeah. about 80% of the american people think that s a good idea. we ve got to build affordable housing. we ve got to do so many things. we need more progressive democrats in the senate to do that so we re not stymied by two corporate dems. i do want to ask before we go, in the last couple days obviously in the wake of the fbi s search of mar-a-lago, some of your republican colleagues, we ve seen them calling for investigations of the department of justice, calling for the attorney general to resign or be impeached, suggesting the fbi might have planted evidence. i know you probably don t want to speak about the substance of the case, but are you concerned about these attacks on the rule of law coming from republicans? well, look, i have and i think we should be honest about that
and these policies that are so important to working families. it is about the democratic party trying to restore faith with the american people that they actually stand for something. what has been really painful about this whole process to my mind, rachel, it s not only the dragging on of the so-called negotiations. it is that the american people don t know where we are at. do we have the guts to take on the drug companies who are spending over $300 million in lobbying right now? is that the democratic party have the guts to take on the private insurance company who do not want us to expand medicare to cover dental, hearing, and eyeglasses? do we have the courage to do what the scientists are telling us has to be done and transform our energy system away from fossil fuel? the issue is not just mr. manchin. i mean it would be really, really, really sad and someone worked really hard on this if we were not successful.