At a House Democratic press briefing on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) slammed charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) for assaulting federal agents during a confrontation outside an immigration detention center in New Jersey.
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00:00Yes, Sahil.
00:02If Senate Republican move forward this week, it defines the parliamentarian and past the California CDCRA, do you see that as unraveling the filibuster?
00:10And what will the consequences be when Democrats are in charge?
00:12Number one, in answer to your first question, it's going nuclear, plain and simple.
00:17It's overruling the parliamentarian.
00:19And second, what goes around comes around.
00:23Yes?
00:23What is your response to the arrest and to the charges filed against Compton and MacGyver?
00:28Do you think Democrats can do anything?
00:31Look, I think what they're doing is outrageous.
00:34And I think that, you know, this is typical of the Justice Department trying to intimidate anybody who might oppose them, whether they be an elected official, a judge, or anybody else.
00:44Yes?
00:45Why were you a no on the genius that were used yesterday?
00:48The bottom line is that Donald Trump is engaged in such graft, corruption, with so many of these items that I wanted the bill to be a lot stronger.
00:58Now, it was improved when we voted no the first time.
01:01Many of my colleagues made improvements, but it was not at all tough enough on Donald Trump and his family.
01:07Thank you, everybody.