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Judge Andrew Napolitano on the continuing scandal surrounding the alleged misuse of taxpayer funds by the GSA.
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Taxpayer to what happens all -- executives will joining us now Fox News senior judicial analyst judge Andrew and Apollo tunnel.
Bit it's it's it went from you know kind of answers think funny silly to this is serious ugly stuff that.
Well right in the first we thought it was a bunch of people letting off steam pretending to be clowns mocking the government engaging in some silliness and access.
Now it appears that they're serious misuse of governmental funds in -- appears according to congressman mica.
Selling our colleague Martha MacCallum just a few hours ago.
But the White House knew about this over a year ago and that some of these trips allegedly.
We're taken during the time period after the White House knew about it and these people are employees in the executive branch.
They're job is to manage the real estate and the -- sets -- the federal government they're job is to conserve funds.
No one in the government is permitted to spend money like this on a personal luxurious paid vacation.
Not reimbursing the government and claiming that it was an ordinary reasonable expense.
This GSA administrator it is alleged it.
Flew from Washington DC to Honolulu.
For 45 minute ribbon cutting in front of the federal courthouse and stayed there for seventeen days -- wife.
The taxpayers pay for all of it but he -- -- testify.
Well so radically I don't know and I -- -- -- regular tap into the other side of me I mean because the other side of me which is to defend his his constitutional.
Freedom from having to.
Testify against himself.
Is that he does have the right to do it now -- it in reality.
Refusing to tell his bosses what happened because he is obliged under the law to be accountable to the very committees that were interrogating him.
But his personal right to be free from self incrimination.
Is a higher value than his obligation to speak truthfully to his bosses.
Only Jon Corzine.
Would go before a senate committee had denied something before each accused -- Up slightly up guided for the -- -- not for the substantive behavior.
That's -- -- the baseball players -- that I just got back to the other side of -- -- tunnel the one that's got gives a zillion Twitter followers.
Is this about power being so corrupt live in the government and it's not about any particular administration just.
The government being able to run amuck unchecked.
-- being all powerful they spend this money and with police in an impact unity we.
Harry Reid says the started under the Bush Administration Republicans in the house say it happened under the Obama administration I don't think I think our -- and -- -- correct correct.
This is the fault of the big government mentality.
This is the fault of the -- set by the congress the accusers.
Which believes it can write any law regulate any behavior and tax any event.
The president thinks he -- bomb any country spy and any -- many Americans kill Americans that he wants to loan federal dollars to to failing.
Green energy year corporations.
All this is done without regard to the constitution.
That -- -- -- for government workers to think that they can do whatever they can get away with so we need -- return to constitutional government.
The holier than outlook complaints by members of congress should look into -- How we gonna get that accountability that judge -- mean this is part of probably have a government that's so big you can't even you can't even track expenses you not gonna make anyone sort of afraid I mean can we make nearly.
The poster child for this sort of government waste and.
-- -- they could they could prosecute mr.
nearly and he could cut a deal with the prosecutors.
They could prosecute people under him and they could testify against him always people go to jail but you're right Shibani that is not gonna change the attitude in government.
Government requires a sea change in thinking it requires the American public saying enough is enough we're -- to send people to the government will be faithful to the constitution.
To expect that to happen in one election cycle no but if it doesn't happen this behavior.
Will continue.
The the Secret Service agents are -- a symbol.
A manifestation of the same right I will do whatever I can get away with on the people's -- That we saw in the GSA this is what we need to take our motivations in the past polls and -- -- are not in -- I hope people -- is angry in November.
As these congressmen are pretending to be angry today.
Well say judge engine of volatile but I.
