Rep. Stephen Lynch on how Democrats plan to investigate Trump during the next Congress
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[0:00] Democrats preparing to take over
[0:02] Congress in January are promising
[0:04] aggressive oversight, that's the key
[0:06] term, of the Trump administration.
[0:08] Moments after it was clear that
[0:09] Democrats had reclaimed the majority of
[0:12] the House last Tuesday, the incoming
[0:15] House Oversight Committee chairman,
[0:16] Congressman Robert Garcia, posted quote
[0:19] lawyer up on social media. Joining me
[0:21] now, Congressman Steven Lynch,
[0:23] Massachusetts, South Boston, in
[0:25] particular, member of the House
[0:26] Oversight Committee. Congressman, good
[0:28] to have you on here. Um, if you were to
[0:32] identify the number one area of
[0:35] oversight for the incoming House
[0:36] Democratic majority, what would it be?
[0:40] >> Well, I think we have to reestablish the
[0:42] credibility of the committee uh and of
[0:44] Congress specifically. Uh, for the past
[0:47] two years, my Republican colleagues in
[0:49] the House and the Senate have given the
[0:51] Trump family and the Trump
[0:52] administration uh a complete pass. So,
[0:55] uh, regardless of the fact that, uh, the
[0:57] family, the Trump family has has brought
[0:59] in at least 1.4 billion in in crypto
[1:02] proceeds, at the same time