Rep. Robert Garcia tells PBS NewsHour that the first investigation will target what he calls the Trump family's "clear corruption." He points to the president "making billions from these crypto schemes," says Jared Kushner's investment firm got two billion from the Saudis just after he left the White House, and says Don Jr.'s wedding was paid for by Russian oligarchs while he sits on boards of companies with Pentagon contracts.
The receipt
- Who
- Robert Garcia
- Where
- interview - PBS NewsHour with Liz Landers
- Original footage
- PBS NewsHour · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 46 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
What is the first thing you expect to investigate and how quickly will those subpoenas go out? Look, the first issue for us is going to be around the Trump family and the clear corruption. This is the most corrupt administration in the history of the United States. When you have the president making billions from these crypto schemes, you have Jared Kushner getting two billion from the Saudis for his investment firm just after leaving in the White House, Don Jr., his entire wedding being paid for by Russian oligarchs, him sitting on boards of companies that get contracts from the Pentagon. I mean, this is really serious stuff. And the American public are looking at their own bills and seeing costs go up when they go to the supermarket, yet they're seeing the Trumps get richer. And so that's a real contrast. And that's a real issue for us to take on.
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