Who?
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN)
LISTEN: Laslo & Ogles
ICYMI — Interview first published by Raw Story
Ask a Pol asks:
What do you make of accusations that we've seen a pattern of people close to Trump — including you — having their charges dropped at the DOJ so they would drive Trump’s agenda?
Key Ogles:
“It’s bullsh*t,” Rep. Andy Ogles exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “Well, you have a Justice Department that was weaponized against people, so the bogus charges are disappearing because they’re bogus.”
Caught our ear:
Why’d you drop articles of impeachment against three federal judges?
“Because they all need to be impeached,” Ogles tells us. “Look, they have a right in their personal time to be activists, but when they're doing it from the bench, they're not upholding their oath, which is the Constitution. So, there's got to be accountability. If we can't impeach them, we should defund them.”
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Andy Ogles
SCENE: Rep. Andy Ogles is making his way to a vote on the floor of the US House of Representatives when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo proceeds to walk with him and bounce some questions off him.
Matt Laslo: “How you doing, man?”
Andy Ogles: “What's up, buddy?”
ML: “Why’d you go after this one judge? Why’d you drop articles and impeachment?”
AO: “Well, I've got three, so which one?”
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ML: “Oh, do you have three? I thought you had one.”
AO: “No, I’ve got three.”
ML: “Why do you have three?”
AO: “Because they all need to be impeached. Look, they have a right in their personal time to be activists, but when they're doing it from the bench, they're not upholding their oath, which is the Constitution. So, there's got to be accountability. If we can't impeach them, we should defund them.”
ML: “Yeah? Interesting. Do you think leadership is not being aggressive enough?”
AO: “Well, I think that's a, generally speaking, accurate statement across the board.”
ML: “Yeah. Would you make of the accusations that DOJ dropped your charges so that…”
AO: “It’s bullsh*t.”
ML: “Is it? What do you make of accusations that we've seen a pattern of people close to Trump having their charges dropped at the DOJ?”
AO: “Well, you have a Justice Department that was weaponized against people, so the bogus charges are disappearing because they’re bogus.”
ML: “Yeah?”
AO: “Right?”
ML: “Yup, yup. I’ll be watchin.”
Ogles enters elevator with his colleagues.
ML: “Preciate ya.”
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