CNN Host Picks Apart Pundit’s Defense Of Walz, Frey Investigation: ‘You Can’t Do It’ | EUROtoday

Scott Jennings tried onerous on Friday on CNN’s “NewsNight” to argue that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) need to be criminally investigated, however appeared to return up brief when host Abby Phillip confronted him.

Jennings argued that one may “reasonably consider” these statements threats.

“They have made numerous statements, Abby, over and over and over again, that they don’t think ICE should be in Minneapolis, that they don’t think federal immigration laws should be enforced, that they think law enforcement has been put in danger by incitement,” he stated.

Phillip then countered, “None of those are threats.”

Phillip had demanded earlier that Jennings level to particular, precise threats from Walz and Frey, to which Jennings may solely repeat that they “made statements” — main Phillip to repeatedly ask, “Like what?”

Eventually, Jennings cited Walz publicly pleading for President Donald Trump to “end this occupation.”

“Is that a threat?” Phillip requested, prompting Jennings to say, “It sounds like a threat to me.”

While Phillip defined that Walz’s remark “might be inappropriate,” however isn’t a legal menace, Jennings argued that Trump’s Justice Department clearly believes immigration brokers in Minnesota have been “put in danger” by the alleged “incitement.”

When he informed Phillip that she’s “welcome to just say things out loud” about these statements not being threats, she reminded Jennings that he doesn’t truly work for the president, “as far as I know.”

“You don’t have to defend things even when you can’t figure out what the defense is,” stated Phillip. “Because to me, if you’re going to open … a criminal investigation and you can’t even point to me — if we’re talking about words, you ought to be able to just point on plain paper, what are the threats? OK? And if you can’t do it, then you can’t do it.”

If that’s the case, Phillip stated, “that’s the end of the story.”

The dialogue closed with Jennings — who as soon as known as Trump an “authoritarian” in 2016 however has since turn into an ardent supporter — telling Phillip, “You’re right, the story shouldn’t even exist. You’re right.”

“Well, Scott, I’ll let you say that,” Phillip stated. “I won’t say that, but I’ll let you say that.”