Rep. Eric Swalwell tells GOP colleagues while they defend Trump, Democrats 'defend the Constitution'

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) sharply rebuked President Trump during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on Thursday night, saying that because of his “selfish” actions, Ukrainians died.

“In my colleagues’ efforts to defend this president, you want him to be someone he’s not,” Swalwell said. “You want him to be someone he is telling you he is not.” Trump’s decision to freeze security aid to Ukraine, given to help the country fight Russian military aggression, resulted in the deaths of innocent Ukrainians, he continued, adding, “People died, and you may not want to think about that, but they died when this selfish, selfish president withheld the aid for his own personal gain.”

Swalwell then pivoted to Russia. “To my colleagues who believe we have such an anti-corruption president in the White House, I ask you this: How many times did this anti-corruption president meet with the most corrupt leader in the world, Vladimir Putin?” he said. “How many times did he talk to him? Sixteen times, between meetings and phone conversations. And how many conditions did the president put on Vladimir Putin to get such an audience with the most powerful person in the world at the highest office? Zero conditions. That’s who you’re defending. So keep defending him. We will defend the Constitution, our national security, and our elections.”

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