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The New Abnormal

Rep. Swalwell: GOP Is Turning Their Back on Cops

The New Abnormal

The Daily Beast

News & Politics

4.67.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to the Jan. 6 commission, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) feels the Republicans who are against it are turning their backs on the officers who saved them—and even their own staff. Plus! He tells Molly about the Democrats’ midterm strategies, and they don’t include a “potpourri of grievances” like Mr. Potato Head and Dr. Suess.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another bonus episode of the new abnormal. Today we are so excited

0:06.1

to have returning guest Congressman Eric Swal who represents California's 15th district

0:12.1

and sits on the permanent select committee on intelligence and the committee on the judiciary

0:16.5

and Homeland Security. And he's going to talk to us all about the January 6th commission

0:21.2

as well as what Democrats are going to do to win in the midterms.

0:25.1

Welcome back to the new abnormal Eric Swalal.

0:28.1

Thanks for having me back.

0:29.3

We needed to talk to you right away about the January 6th commission and how Kevin McCarthy

0:38.5

threw his colleague under the bus.

0:42.1

Yeah, hey, go negotiate this deal, get everything we want, bring it back and then let's reject

0:47.7

it.

0:48.7

That's a hell of a game plan.

0:50.4

If this is any preview of how they would govern, I think it's good reason not to let

0:56.2

them anywhere close to the majority, but also I think when you look at law and order,

1:01.1

you're starting to see a party that can do both hold the cops accountable when they

1:08.1

make mistakes and put reforms in place, but also a party that can stand by them when they

1:12.6

act honorably. And here you see just completely blowing it and walking away from the Republicans

1:20.0

when it comes to standing up for the cops that protected them.

1:22.7

Yeah, I thought that was kind of an amazing moment there.

1:26.6

I mean, I don't understand.

1:27.8

Republicans are united front behind Trump, except they're not.

1:33.4

Well, there are Republican colleagues of mine who I think look these officers in the

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