Tucker Carlson: “In the winter of 2002, Dick Cheney called the then Senate…”

“… Rove were very focused on the President's reputation, on ensuring that he would get reelected the. Lengths that the Bush administration went to kill the investigation into 911 are shocking. In the winter of 2002, Dick Cheney called the then Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota and made a threat. The veep told Daschle the leaders of the war on terror would be too busy to get bogged down in preparing for and testifying in front of the committees.” (07:42–07:50)

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