DPCC Co-Chair Jeffries: The President Has Conducted Himself Like An Organized Crime Boss
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) and Democratic Caucus Chair-designee, appeared on Hardball with Chris Mathews on MSNBC to discuss Special Counsel Mueller's investigation. Jeffries highlighted how Democrats remain focused on the For The People Agenda: lowering health care costs, increasing pay and cleaning up corruption in Washington DC. Below are excerpts from the interview and click here to watch the video
"What is important to note here is that these court filings were put forth by the Southern District of New York, not the Special Counsel. So this is the Trump Justice Department claiming that the President of the United States, during the campaign, defrauded the American people. This is as serious as it gets. But that said, we still have to allow the process to play itself out, let the Southern District of New York complete its investigation, let the Special Counsel Bob Mueller complete his investigation, let them report to the Department of Justice, the American people, and then we can decide how best to proceed. In the interim, we're just going to continue to focus on our For The People agenda, lowering health care costs, increasing pay, cleaning up the mess and corruption in Washington, DC."
"I think we have to proceed carefully as it relates to impeachment because it is the ultimate political death penalty put into the Constitution for extraordinary circumstances. Now, it may be the case that down the road once the Mueller investigation has concluded and the facts are presented to the American people, all options at that moment may be on the table. But that's hypothetical at the moment. We do know the President has conduct the himself like an organized crime boss, woefully inappropriate. There were electoral consequences, I believe, for some of his inappropriate behavior as a result of the blue wave that took place on November 6 - Democrats picking up 40 seats as well as seats at the state level across the country, and we'll see what happens over the next two years. But the right thing to do is to let Bob Mueller be Bob Mueller. Let the Southern District of New York, professional prosecutors led by Republican appointees, complete their work before we as Democrats in the House decide how best to proceed."