Trump Witnesses UNRAVEL under CROSS EXAM at Hearing

Trump Witnesses UNRAVEL under CROSS EXAM at Hearing

Let’s take a look at this cross-examination by Democratic senators of Donald Trump’s uh cabinet and Donald Trump’s administration. Uh right here you have Democratic Senator Mkeley cross-examining FBI Director Cash Patel about whether or not he intends to launch an investigation of reported violations of due process of several hundred individuals who were put in concentration camps in El Salvador. Let’s watch it. It is your job to investigate crimes. Yes, I agree with the fifth amendment. I agree with the entire constitution and the men and women at the FBI decide. So, are you going to launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred individuals? Again, Senator, it’s not for me to call the balls and strikes on it. The men and women of the FBI who are trained to open investigations will make those calls. So, you have no influence over whether an investigation is is opened. I have influence over it, but you’re asking me a constitutional question. I’m not a constitutional scholar. It’s actually not a con. It’s a it’s a question also of of law. Your position is that every one of those individuals is is by constitutional right afforded due process. I don’t know the answer to that. I’m telling you, you haven’t you haven’t read the Constitution. It says all persons. I’ve got it right here. But what you’re saying is that every single one of the illegals that was sent down to El Salvadors is supposed to be given due process pursuing. That’s what the Constitution says. It says no person say that it it does say no person. Yeah, I’ll I I’ll encourage you to read it because it’s also been affirmed by the Supreme Court uh repeatedly in the case of Miranda versus Arizona held the right of all individuals regardless of citizenship status. The Supreme Court in Reno versus Flores. I mean, but it’s the plain language of the Constitution. It concerns me that you’re not familiar with the core concept of due process applying to all persons as written in black and white in the Constitution. Next up, we have Democratic Senator Murray cross-examinating FBI director cross-examining FBI Director Cash Patel about why he has not even produced what his FBI budget is going to be when coming before a Senate committee about that budget. You’ll see Cash Patel looks like a like a little kid who hasn’t done their homework. It’s just so incompetent playing this clip. It was due last week by law. I understand. And your answer is you just understand you’re not going to follow the law. My answer is that I am following the law and I’m working with my inter agency partners to do this and get you the budget that you are required to have. And you have no timeline? No. H well, we also need a full budget request. Not a single paragraph full of wild talking points that we saw with the skinny budget proposal. We’re now having a budget hearing without a budget request. So, Director Patel, where is the FY2026 budget request for the FBI? It’s uh being worked on, ma’am. Have you reviewed it? Have you approved it? Uh not yet. When will we get it? As soon as I can get it from my inter agency partners and get it approved. six months from now. I don’t know, ma’am. I’m not Well, how do we as Congress do our budget and our work without that request and without the spend plan? Well, ma’am, I’m here. I’m doing the best I can. I can’t make up answers. I’m going to commit to you to work on getting you the information you need. Well, that that is insufficient and deeply disturbing. No response. I’ve given my response. And then of course Cash Patel gets way too emotional. These Trump MAGA guys can’t control their emotions at all. So Cash Patel got angry that he didn’t do his homework and didn’t even submit the basic budget documents. So here he gets mad at Senator Murray and says he’s not going to tolerate her. Here, play this clip. Placed on leave FBI employees responsible for the investigation of January 6th. That sounds political to me. I have not placed anyone on leave who has not violated their ethical obligation or their oath to the constitution. If they were investigating January 6, you believe they were violating an ethic obligation? Nope. I think the common theme here is you putting words in my mouth, and I’m not going to tolerate it, nor will the men and women of the FBI. Well, you did place on leave an analyst responsible for investigating Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Is that politicization? Is that retribution? No. Not if she broke the law or the ethical guidelines. I don’t know which case you’re talking about, but that’s the standard. And we will hold ourselves inwardly accountable. And we will not be strayed from our mission because people think we are politicizing the bureau. If you want to talk about someone who was attacked by a weaponized bureau, you’re looking at him. And now he’s the director of the FBI and he’s cleaning it up. Yeah, that’s what we call a sociopath right there. They all have that Trump sociopath malignant narcissism right there. And you just see how triggered he gets, how angry he gets so quickly. Next up, you have Democratic Senator Murphy. Here he’s cross-examining Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Christy Gnome about Have you even read the Supreme Court decision where you’re a defendant here? Play this clip. Have you read the I I assume you have read the Supreme Court uh decision in the case of Kil Margo Garcia. Yes. um that um court decision requires the administration to facilitate uh Kilmargo Garcia’s release from El Salvador. Can you describe the steps that you have taken uh to facilitate this release and specifically can you answer as to whether you have reached out to your counterpart in El Salvador to facilitate uh Mr. Grego Garcia’s release? Draco Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador and should never have been in this country and will not be coming back to this country. There is no scenario where ago Garcia will be in the United States again. If he were to come back, we would immediately deport him again because he is a terrorist. He’s a human smuggler and he is a wife beater. Does does the you’ve read the Supreme Court decision. Does the Supreme Court decision not require you to facilitate the return of Mr. Obrego Garcia? The Trump administration is complying with all court orders and judges orders. Does does the does the Supreme Court order require you to facilitate the return Garcia? Is a citizen of El Salvador. It is up to the president of the Al Salvador to make the decision if he is coming back. It’s been a big topic of conversation between all of us, between the country. When the president visited the United States of America, it was discussed and talked about there. Uh the president has been very clear on this issue as the secretary of state uh and I have as well. Abrego Garcia is not a citizen of this country and is a dangerous individual who does not belong here. I will I will I will not ask another question. We would immediately the discussion ends when the Supreme Court rules 90 that you have to facilitate his release. And the fact that you can’t even acknowledge the the wording of the order which commands you to facilitate his release and you advertise to this committee that you are going to willfully ignore the ruling and that is incredibly chilling for the balance of powers in in in a democracy that relies on the executive branch to honor decisions made by the highest court of the land. Yeah. You know, Senator Murphy is very good at this. Here he is again. Let’s play this clip. Do you believe that you have the right to detain or deport a legal permanent resident for expressing their political opinion? I don’t make decisions on legal status here in the United States. The Department of State does that. And I would say that as they’ve gone through an evaluation of who gets a visa, who gets legal status, green cards, uh they’ve been evaluating and discussing um how that applies. Well, I I acknowledge that you don’t I acknowledge you don’t make but if someone is a legal permanent resident of the United States, I’m not talking about an H-1B or a student visa holder. I’m talking about a legal permanent resident. If you are a legal permanent resident, do you have the right to detain or deport that person simply for expressing their political opinion? The uh Department of State makes those decisions department of home. You make that you make that decision about who you have the right to detain or deport. So do you you are involved in that. Do you believe the United States, do you believe the law allows the Department of Homeland Security under the Trump administration is enforcing the law, following the constitutional rights of folks who are here as citizens, those who are here legally and those who are here illegally. So a legal permanent res is by definition here legally. Do you believe I I mean I think this is really troubling if you can’t answer this simple question. Do you believe that the US government can detain and deport a legal permanent resident for expressing a political opinion that the depart that the administration disagrees with? The determination you’re asking for is based on uh things that you are determining that the secretary of state has considered and evaluated. We don’t evaluate that the administration along with a partnership with the department of state on what is political speech and what’s an affiliation with a foreign terrorist. Do you believe that’s the difference between that you can detain a legal permanent resident for expressing a political we have not detained or we have not deported anybody who’s a legal permanent resident or citizen of the United say you don’t have the ability to do that. clarif clarify that for the millions of that is exactly what I’m doing is that we have followed exactly what the law is and that we have not detained or deported anybody who’s a citizen or has legal status in this country. We are focused on the worst of the worst dangerous criminals. You do not believe you have the ability to do that. We have not done that at all and the Trump administration has no plans. Well, just because you haven’t done it doesn’t mean that you won’t do in the future. believe you have the ability to do that. We are doing the exact appropriate thing in partnership with the Department of State and in partnership with the Trump administration. All right, I’m just you uh over here Democratic senator from Maryland Van Holland cross-examined Christine Gnome. Let’s play this clip. Are you or DHS doing anything to comply with the 9 to zero Supreme Court order to facilitate his return to the United States? Just yes or no. Now this administration is following all federal court orders. M president’s prerogative on conversations that happened with the president of El Salvad. would, you know, we have a limited amount of time. I just asked you, Madam Secretary, whether or not you or the Department of Homeland Security are taking any action to facilitate the nine to nothing Supreme Court decision to facilitate his return. This is a very simple question. Are you taking any action to facilitate his return or are you not? This administration is following and complying with all federal court orders to make sure that that we are so you are facil so because the court order that you facilitate his return so you are facilitating it return sir senator thank you for the question but what I would tell you is that we are following court orders here he is again asking uh cosplay dog killer homeland security secretary Christine another very basic question let’s play this clip I’m asking questions of law no you’re you’re just you’re just I truly believe I believe. Let me ask you this. Do you do you agree? Do you agree with Justice Scalia in the Supreme Court opinion in Reno v. Flores that I’m quoting it is well established that the fifth amendment entitles aliens to due process of law in deportation proceedings. End of quote. This sir, we are utilizing every due process tool that this Congress has afforded us. The Congress decides what process is appropriate for every situation. Expedited removal is a due process that you have afforded us that we are utilizing the alien enemies. I’m going to reclaim my time secretary. You are giving due process and giving using the tools madam secretary Congress has given us. This is really you know I’m asking sort of simple questions of law and simple questions like are you complying with the nine to nothing supreme court decision and you seem to think that’s some kind of trick question. Oh, and then yesterday, the MAGA Republicans in the House of Representatives were spending their day um passing legislation to rename the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of America. So, here, Democratic Congress member Stenny Hoyer mocks that. Let’s play this clip. Is this infantile bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico really this house’s top priority? I heard the gentle lady say it’s going to solve all the problems. Of course, if we name it the Gulf of America. Golly day, why didn’t we think of that? The economy is shrinking for the first time since COVID 19. Costs are going up. I think Saturday Night Live just called me. They want me on. Costs are going up. Small businesses are going under. American families are worried they won’t be able to keep the lights on, keep food on the table, and keep the roof on their head. They’re happy about, of course, Gulf of America. That’ll do it. Millions of Americans risk losing their health insurance if Republicans Medicaid cuts go through. Yet, Republicans think this juvenile legislation is the best use of this House’s time. This is the only thing we’re doing today, folks. What a sick joke this is. Uh here’s a Democratic Congress member Huffman after Congress member Hoyer mocked it. Here’s Democratic Congress member Huffman um mocking it. Let’s play this clip. Solve problems, defend democracy. And yes, this bill has been called a joke more than once in committee. I even offered an amendment to rename the entire planet Trump just to underscore the absurdity of their sickopanic bootlicking. But now, after seeing this bill advance, not only through committee, but all the way through to the House floor for a final vote, it’s getting a little bit harder to laugh. And finally, here we have Democratic Congress member Hakee Jeff laying down the law. Let’s play this clip right here. higher cost thanks to Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs and instead of pushing back the president and Congress asserting our constitutional authority as it relates to tariffs and trade in the best interest of the American people. No, Republicans have a different approach. Here’s this gem from Representative Anna Paulina Luna of the great state of Florida. She’s got legislation to arrange for the carving of the figure of President Donald J. Trump on Mount Rushmore. Are we living in the times of King Nebuchadnezzar? What are we doing, folks? There are serious issues that the American people want us to confront. While all of that was going on, you have the MAGA Republicans uh like uh Congress member Ogals, MAGA Republican Congress member Ogles basically saying uh you know what at this point why are we even doing trade with Europe and our traditional allies? We should be rewarding El Salvador for its concentration camps. Here, let’s play this clip. And so to go to go down there to strengthen those relationships uh and then also just to say thank you and look as we look to decouple from China, we’ve got to look to South America to Central America to India for other trading partners and manufacturing capabilities. So I think there’s a world of opportunity ahead of us and that’s why we’re going to go down and have those conversations. Well, there you have it folks. Let me know what you think. Some good crossexam there by the uh Democratic senators. Uh we’ll keep you posted with more but wanted to share that with you. You see how the Trump people just don’t even answer the basic question. It’s like basic competence. Just answer the question. We hit subscribe. Let’s get to 5 million subscribers. The truth is more important

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Democratic Senators cross-examining top Trump officials like Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel at public hearings.

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