BOLTON OR HUNTER BIDEN COULD HAPPEN SOON, BUT HOW WILL IT GO?

HAPPEN SOON, BUT HOW WILL IT GO? JOINING ME NOW AT LINDSEY

JOINING ME NOW AT LINDSEY GRAHAM, CHAIRMAN OF THE

GRAHAM, CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT,

THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, CAN YOU SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHAT

CAN YOU SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHAT MITCH McCONNELL SAID?

MITCH McCONNELL SAID? >> I AM THE INCREASINGLY

>> I AM THE INCREASINGLY OPTIMISTIC, THE QUESTION IS

OPTIMISTIC, THE QUESTION IS SHOULD WE HAVE ADDITIONAL

SHOULD WE HAVE ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY FROM WITNESSES THAT

TESTIMONY FROM WITNESSES THAT THE HOUSE REFUSED TO CALL?

THE HOUSE REFUSED TO CALL? LET’S ASSUME FOR A MOMENT THAT

LET’S ASSUME FOR A MOMENT THAT JOHN BOLTON WOULD SAY WHAT

JOHN BOLTON WOULD SAY WHAT "THE NEW YORK TIMES" SAID HE

"THE NEW YORK TIMES" SAID HE WOULD SAY, THE PRESIDENT TOLD ME

WOULD SAY, THE PRESIDENT TOLD ME TO PUT A FREEZE ON THE AID

TO PUT A FREEZE ON THE AID BECAUSE I WANT TO LOOK AT THE

BECAUSE I WANT TO LOOK AT THE BIDENS.

BIDENS. I AM PARAPHRASING, THE PRESIDENT

I AM PARAPHRASING, THE PRESIDENT HAS EVERY REASON TO WANT TO LOOK

HAS EVERY REASON TO WANT TO LOOK AT THE BIDENS HOUSE MANAGERS

AT THE BIDENS HOUSE MANAGERS TOLD US THERE IS NOT EVIDENCE

TOLD US THERE IS NOT EVIDENCE THAT THE BIDENS DID ANYTHING

THAT THE BIDENS DID ANYTHING WRONG, THIS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY

WRONG, THIS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DEBUNKED, THOROUGHLY

DEBUNKED, THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED AND THAT IS A

INVESTIGATED AND THAT IS A COMPLETE LIE.

COMPLETE LIE. THE DEFENSE TEAM DESTROYED THE

THE DEFENSE TEAM DESTROYED THE HOUSES CASE, AFTER LISTENING TO

HOUSES CASE, AFTER LISTENING TO PAM BONDI YOU ARE OKAY WITH HOW

PAM BONDI YOU ARE OKAY WITH HOW HUNTER BIDEN CONDUCTED HIMSELF

HUNTER BIDEN CONDUCTED HIMSELF IN THE UKRAINE AND YOU ARE OKAY

IN THE UKRAINE AND YOU ARE OKAY WITH JOE BIDEN NOT HAVING A CLUE

WITH JOE BIDEN NOT HAVING A CLUE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, THAT IS

OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, THAT IS MORE ABOUT YOU THAN IT IS ABOUT

MORE ABOUT YOU THAN IT IS ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.

ANYTHING ELSE. THERE IS A MOUNTAIN OF EVIDENCE

THERE IS A MOUNTAIN OF EVIDENCE THAT THE BIDENS WERE INVOLVED IN

THAT THE BIDENS WERE INVOLVED IN CORRUPTION, THE PRESIDENT WOULD

CORRUPTION, THE PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN WRONG NOT TO ASK THE

HAVE BEEN WRONG NOT TO ASK THE UKRAINIANS TO HELP GIVEN WHAT WE

UKRAINIANS TO HELP GIVEN WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT HUNTER BIDEN AND

KNOW ABOUT HUNTER BIDEN AND JOE BIDEN.

JOE BIDEN. >> Martha: SO, THE ARGUMENT

>> Martha: SO, THE ARGUMENT CAN BE TURNED THE OTHER WAY BY

CAN BE TURNED THE OTHER WAY BY DEMOCRATS TO SAY WOULDN’T YOU

DEMOCRATS TO SAY WOULDN’T YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM JOHN BOLTON?

WANT TO HEAR FROM JOHN BOLTON? AREN’T YOU CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT

AREN’T YOU CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT HE HAS TO SAY?

HE HAS TO SAY? >> THEN WHY DIDN’T YOU CALL HIM?

>> THEN WHY DIDN’T YOU CALL HIM? YOU HAD A CHANCE TO CALL HIM,

YOU HAD A CHANCE TO CALL HIM, YOU DIDN’T HE WOULD SUBPOENA

YOU DIDN’T HE WOULD SUBPOENA HIM.

HIM. YOU KNOW WHY THEY DIDN’T CALL

YOU KNOW WHY THEY DIDN’T CALL JOHN BOLTON?

JOHN BOLTON? THEY SAID IT WOULD CREATE A

THEY SAID IT WOULD CREATE A COURT CASE THAT WOULD KEEP US

COURT CASE THAT WOULD KEEP US FROM IMPEACHING THE PRESIDENT

FROM IMPEACHING THE PRESIDENT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THEY WANT TO IMPEACH THE

THEY WANT TO IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT BEFORE THE ELECTION,

PRESIDENT BEFORE THE ELECTION, NOT TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE

NOT TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE BUT TRY TO HURT HIM POLITICALLY.

BUT TRY TO HURT HIM POLITICALLY. THIS IS THE WEAKEST CASE YOU

THIS IS THE WEAKEST CASE YOU WILL EVER SEE IN THE HISTORY OF

WILL EVER SEE IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY IN TERMS OF

THE COUNTRY IN TERMS OF IMPEACHMENT, IT WAS A PARTISAN

IMPEACHMENT, IT WAS A PARTISAN VOTE IN THE HOUSE.

VOTE IN THE HOUSE. THE PRESIDENT WILL WILL BE

THE PRESIDENT WILL WILL BE ACQUITTED AND I THINK IT WILL BE

ACQUITTED AND I THINK IT WILL BE THIS WEEK, WE’VE UNLEASHED THE

THIS WEEK, WE’VE UNLEASHED THE FORCES ON PARTISAN HILL ON

FORCES ON PARTISAN HILL ON FUTURE PRESIDENTS IF WE

FUTURE PRESIDENTS IF WE LEGITIMIZE THIS.

LEGITIMIZE THIS. >> Martha: YOU THINK THE VOTE

>> Martha: YOU THINK THE VOTE ON FRIDAY IS GOING TO BE A VOTE

ON FRIDAY IS GOING TO BE A VOTE TO ACQUIT HIM?

TO ACQUIT HIM? >> I THINK THE BOAT ON FRIDAY IS

>> I THINK THE BOAT ON FRIDAY IS GOING TO GET US TO A VOTE TO

GOING TO GET US TO A VOTE TO ACQUIT THE PRESIDENT, BEFORE THE

ACQUIT THE PRESIDENT, BEFORE THE STATE OF THE UNION IS MY HOPE.

STATE OF THE UNION IS MY HOPE. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET JUST

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET JUST JOHN BOLTON, I AM GOING TO ASK

JOHN BOLTON, I AM GOING TO ASK IF THERE IS ONE WITNESS HERE, I

IF THERE IS ONE WITNESS HERE, I AM GOING TO ASK FOR HUNTER

AM GOING TO ASK FOR HUNTER BIDEN.

BIDEN. I WANT TO PROVE TO THE COUNTRY

I WANT TO PROVE TO THE COUNTRY THAT THERE WAS AMPLE REASON TO

THAT THERE WAS AMPLE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT HUNTER BIDEN WAS

BELIEVE THAT HUNTER BIDEN WAS CORRUPT, AND WHAT HE DID IN THE

CORRUPT, AND WHAT HE DID IN THE UKRAINE WAS AGAINST AMERICA’S

UKRAINE WAS AGAINST AMERICA’S INTEREST.

INTEREST. I WANT TO CALL JOE BIDEN AND SAY

I WANT TO CALL JOE BIDEN AND SAY WHY DIDN’T YOU FOLLOW UP WHEN

WHY DIDN’T YOU FOLLOW UP WHEN YOU WERE TOLD ABOUT YOUR SON’S

YOU WERE TOLD ABOUT YOUR SON’S CONCEPT OF INTEREST?

CONCEPT OF INTEREST? I WANT TO CALL THE CHIEF OF

I WANT TO CALL THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF JOHN KERRY, WHO WAS

STAFF OF JOHN KERRY, WHO WAS TOLD BY HUNTER BIDEN HE IS

TOLD BY HUNTER BIDEN HE IS JOINING THIS BOARD, DID YOU EVER

JOINING THIS BOARD, DID YOU EVER CALLED JOE BIDEN AND TELL HIM

CALLED JOE BIDEN AND TELL HIM YOUR SON IS ABOUT TO DO

YOUR SON IS ABOUT TO DO SOMETHING TERRIBLE?

SOMETHING TERRIBLE? YOUR SON IS GETTING A MILLION

YOUR SON IS GETTING A MILLION BUCKS FROM THE MOST CORRUPT

BUCKS FROM THE MOST CORRUPT COMPANY IN THE UKRAINE.

COMPANY IN THE UKRAINE. I WANT TO FIND OUT IF LIEUTENANT

I WANT TO FIND OUT IF LIEUTENANT COLONEL VIN BEEN TALKED TO THE

COLONEL VIN BEEN TALKED TO THE WHISTLE-BLOWER, THERE ARE SO

WHISTLE-BLOWER, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS I WANT TO FIND

MANY THINGS I WANT TO FIND OUT, I WANT TO FIND OUT DID

OUT, I WANT TO FIND OUT DID ANYBODY ON ADAM SCHIFF’S STAFF

ANYBODY ON ADAM SCHIFF’S STAFF WORK WITH HIM?

WORK WITH HIM? WERE THEY FRIENDS OF THE

WERE THEY FRIENDS OF THE WHISTLE-BLOWER?

WHISTLE-BLOWER? TO MY COLLEAGUES, IF YOU THINK

TO MY COLLEAGUES, IF YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING TO CALL THAT

YOU ARE GOING TO CALL THAT WITNESS, YOU ARE CRAZY.

WITNESS, YOU ARE CRAZY. >> Martha: IT OPENS UP A WHOLE

>> Martha: IT OPENS UP A WHOLE CAN OF WORMS, THAT’S PART OF THE

CAN OF WORMS, THAT’S PART OF THE PLAN TO SORT OF MAKE IT SO

PLAN TO SORT OF MAKE IT SO DIFFICULT FOR BOTH SIDES THAT

DIFFICULT FOR BOTH SIDES THAT EVERYBODY THROWS UP THEIR HANDS.

EVERYBODY THROWS UP THEIR HANDS. >> WHEN CHUCK SCHUMER SAYS I

>> WHEN CHUCK SCHUMER SAYS I JUST WANT TO BE FAIR, I JUST

JUST WANT TO BE FAIR, I JUST WANT TO GET TO THE TRUTH.

WANT TO GET TO THE TRUTH. THAT IS SUCH BALONEY, HE IS THE

THAT IS SUCH BALONEY, HE IS THE SAME GUY THAT WANTED TO BE FAIR

SAME GUY THAT WANTED TO BE FAIR TO BRETT KAVANAUGH.

TO BRETT KAVANAUGH. THIS IS TRYING TO ACCUSE

THIS IS TRYING TO ACCUSE REPUBLICANS OF BEING UNFAIR,

REPUBLICANS OF BEING UNFAIR, WHAT ARE YOU ACCUSING THEM OF?

WHAT ARE YOU ACCUSING THEM OF? THEY ARE UNFAIR IF THEY DON’T

THEY ARE UNFAIR IF THEY DON’T CALL A WITNESS THE HOUSE CHOSE

CALL A WITNESS THE HOUSE CHOSE NOT TO CALL, ASSUME FOR A MOMENT

NOT TO CALL, ASSUME FOR A MOMENT THAT JOHN BOLTON WOULD SAY WHAT

THAT JOHN BOLTON WOULD SAY WHAT "THE NEW YORK TIMES" ARTICLE

"THE NEW YORK TIMES" ARTICLE SAD.

SAD. YOU CAN STILL ACQUIT THE

YOU CAN STILL ACQUIT THE PRESIDENT, DERSHOWITZ SAYS YOU

PRESIDENT, DERSHOWITZ SAYS YOU CAN ASSUME ALL THE FACTS MOST

CAN ASSUME ALL THE FACTS MOST FAVORABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT, THE

FAVORABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT, THE HOUSE MANAGERS, IT FALLS WELL

HOUSE MANAGERS, IT FALLS WELL SHORT OF IMPEACHMENT.

SHORT OF IMPEACHMENT. THIS IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE

THIS IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE DYNAMIC, THIS IS JUST TRYING TO

DYNAMIC, THIS IS JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT TOUGH ON A HANDFUL OF

MAKE IT TOUGH ON A HANDFUL OF REPUBLICANS, WHAT I HEARD IN

REPUBLICANS, WHAT I HEARD IN THAT CONFERENCE TODAY I HEARD

THAT CONFERENCE TODAY I HEARD REPUBLICANS WHO WERE IN A TOUGH

REPUBLICANS WHO WERE IN A TOUGH SPOT POLITICALLY SAY I LOVE THIS

SPOT POLITICALLY SAY I LOVE THIS COUNTRY, I AM NOT GOING TO THROW

COUNTRY, I AM NOT GOING TO THROW THE COUNTRY INTO CHAOS, I AM

THE COUNTRY INTO CHAOS, I AM GOING TO STAND BY THE IDEA THAT

GOING TO STAND BY THE IDEA THAT I HAVE BEEN MORE THAN FAIR, I AM

I HAVE BEEN MORE THAN FAIR, I AM NOT GOING TO LET THE HOUSE

NOT GOING TO LET THE HOUSE CREATE A SHAM PROCESS AND EXPECT

CREATE A SHAM PROCESS AND EXPECT ME TO FIX IT IN THE SENATE.

ME TO FIX IT IN THE SENATE. WE DON’T WANT TO REWARD HOUSES

WE DON’T WANT TO REWARD HOUSES IN THE FUTURE TO REFUSE THE CALL

IN THE FUTURE TO REFUSE THE CALL WITNESSES, COME TO THE SENATE,

WITNESSES, COME TO THE SENATE, AND ASK US TO DO THEIR WORK.

AND ASK US TO DO THEIR WORK. DEAL WITH PRIVILEGES OUTSIDE OF

DEAL WITH PRIVILEGES OUTSIDE OF COURT, THERE IS SO MUCH AT STAKE

COURT, THERE IS SO MUCH AT STAKE HERE.

HERE. >> Martha: DO YOU AGREE THERE

>> Martha: DO YOU AGREE THERE ARE NOT THOSE VOTES TO BLOCK

ARE NOT THOSE VOTES TO BLOCK WITNESSES RIGHT NOW?

WITNESSES RIGHT NOW? >> I AM INCREASINGLY OPTIMISTIC

>> I AM INCREASINGLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS

THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS CASE DONE, FINAL VERDICT BEFORE

CASE DONE, FINAL VERDICT BEFORE AT THE STATE OF THE UNION WHICH

AT THE STATE OF THE UNION WHICH IS NEXT TUESDAY.

IS NEXT TUESDAY. WE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN FAIR, TOO

WE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN FAIR, TOO JOHN BOLTON I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR

JOHN BOLTON I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR 20 YEARS.

20 YEARS. I RECOMMENDED YOU TO THE

I RECOMMENDED YOU TO THE PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A VERY SHARED

PRESIDENT, WE HAVE A VERY SHARED WORLDVIEW.

WORLDVIEW. SOMEBODY LEAKED THIS EXCERPT TO

SOMEBODY LEAKED THIS EXCERPT TO "THE NEW YORK TIMES," EITHER

"THE NEW YORK TIMES," EITHER HATES TRUMP, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN

HATES TRUMP, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR GOVERNMENT APPARENTLY HATE

OUR GOVERNMENT APPARENTLY HATE HIM OR SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO

HIM OR SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO MAKE MONEY.

MAKE MONEY. SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO INCREASE

SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO INCREASE BOOK SALES,

BOOK SALES, "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" TOLD

"THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" TOLD JOHN BOLTON WANT TO JUST TELL US

JOHN BOLTON WANT TO JUST TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW AND WHAT IS ON

WHAT YOU KNOW AND WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND?

YOUR MIND? SO JOHN, YOU PUT THE COUNTRY IN

SO JOHN, YOU PUT THE COUNTRY IN A DITCH HERE.

A DITCH HERE. IT JUST COME FORWARD AND SAY

IT JUST COME FORWARD AND SAY WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND, HOLD A

WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND, HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE AND WE WILL

NEWS CONFERENCE AND WE WILL CONSIDER WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY IF

CONSIDER WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY IF YOU THINK IT’S THAT IMPORTANT.

YOU THINK IT’S THAT IMPORTANT. FOR MY POINT OF VIEW, I HAVE ALL

FOR MY POINT OF VIEW, I HAVE ALL THE EVIDENCE I NEED, THE ONLY

THE EVIDENCE I NEED, THE ONLY REASON WE ARE IN THIS BOX IS

REASON WE ARE IN THIS BOX IS BECAUSE THE HOUSE CHOSE NOT TO

BECAUSE THE HOUSE CHOSE NOT TO PURSUE JOHN BOLTON’S TESTIMONY

PURSUE JOHN BOLTON’S TESTIMONY BECAUSE THAT MEANS THEY COULD

BECAUSE THAT MEANS THEY COULD NOT IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT BEFORE

NOT IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT BEFORE THE ELECTION OR BEFORE

THE ELECTION OR BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

CHRISTMAS. I JUST THINK THIS, TO ME, NEEDS

I JUST THINK THIS, TO ME, NEEDS TO END.

TO END. IT NEEDS TO END NOW, BUT IF IT

IT NEEDS TO END NOW, BUT IF IT GOES BEYOND THIS WEEK IT IS