Rep. Jeffries: 'Trump sycophants don't have his immunity'

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Leader Jeffries on MSNBC All In With Chris Hayes

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We're in the midst of a Trump caused government shutdown.

The military is on the verge of not being paid, notwithstanding the fact that our men and women in uniform continue to put their lives on the line.

We have a Republican health care crisis that is devastating people all across the country. and Donald Trump could care less.

The Republicans who are sycophants in the House and the Senate could care less. Instead, they're focused on bringing baseless charges and weaponizing the Department of Justice against perceived political adversaries.


You put a statement out in response to the news of Tish James' indictment in which you said among other things that um those sycophants who aid and abet the president's schemes will not be able to hide from serious legal consequences of their behavior they will be held accountable. What do you mean by that?


So there's two things to keep in mind here. First of all, there's accountability for the corruption and the chaos that Donald Trump has unleashed on the American people from the very beginning of his presidency on January 20th that should be tied directly to the Supreme Court and the six right-wing justices who basically gave Donald Trump without justification blanket immunity and he's been out of control ever since. So, that's problem number one.

Problem number two, of course, is the fact that there are so many different corrupt sycophants within the Trump administration, including but not limited to within the Department of Justice.

Now, these people don't have immunity. And the reality is the statute of limitations is 5 years, and there will be accountability with the next administration, if not before, when Democrats take back control of the House of Representatives.