Rep. Jeff Van Drew explains why Democrats are calling for the lawmaker to not be seated in Congress.
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Ainsley. Some Democrats now
urging house leaders not to see
the new members who support
president trumps challenge to
the twenty twenty election.
One democratic official in New
Jersey, singling out Congressman
Jeff Van, drew saying that he
lost all credibility to
represent us in Washington and
should not be seated, despite Van
drew winning re election
joining n dot. Ie me now is New
Jersey, Congressman Jeff Van
drew
good morning to you
good morning.
How are you
im doing well,
so they are basically saying to
these one hundred and twenty six of you that signed on
this Texas lawsuit because you
support the president. You
shouldnt be in Congress.
Well, I guess its because we
support the president and I
guess its because were worried
about election integrity.
Here is the important part here,
regardless of the issue with the
president. We need to ensure
that we have the highest level
of integrity in our elections
and, quite frankly, we havent,
and we have been regressing
years ago. We were doing better
with elections than we are now
and the important issue here is
this: certain states changed
their election laws changed the
way they went about voting in a
very serious and significant way
without the legislature meeting
and the legislature voting on it,
thats not constitutional, its,
not legal,
I believe in the rule of law.
They absolutely should have had
a meeting of those folks,
obviously that are in the
legislature
and thats what this suit is all
about
and thats what the concern is
about.
It was taken to the Supreme
Court as it should have been.
I didnt agree with the Supreme
Courts decision not to take it
up.
However, it was done
appropriately by the way. Those
who said the Supreme Court would
only do what they said, because
they had three new members
obviously were wrong.
The Supreme Court did what they
did. What they thought was
right,
but the notion that, after the
people that voted for me that I
couldnt sit in the House of
representatives that you would
literally disenfranchise my
voters in my district is absurd
notion.
Ainsley, the tables were turned.
What, if Republicans, did that to
Democrats, because they didnt
support president Trump?
It would be a mess
you cant just do that people
voted
your constituents. Put you there.
Thank you so much for being on
with us.
Do they have a shot at doing
this?
I dont believe at the end of
the day. They will,
although im sure that they will
try.
But again we are a nation, I
hope, of the rule of law,
both with our elections and also
with this.
We have got to start literally
believing in the rule of law and
doing things the right way.
Ainsley keep fighting for
integrity with the process.
I will
Ainsley a lot of Republicans
feel the way that you do and are
worried about the next election
and what this means for the
party going forward.
Transcript generated on 2020-12-17.