>> Tucker: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "TUCKER CARLSON

WELCOME TO "TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT."

TONIGHT." IT’S BEEN AN AWFULLY LONG

IT’S BEEN AN AWFULLY LONG WEEK.

WEEK. THANK GOD WE ARE ENDING IT

THANK GOD WE ARE ENDING IT TONIGHT WITH TWO PIECES OF

TONIGHT WITH TWO PIECES OF GOOD NEWS.

GOOD NEWS. THE FIRST GREAT BRITAIN IS

THE FIRST GREAT BRITAIN IS AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY AGAIN

AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY AGAIN AS IT HAS BEEN FOR MOST OF

AS IT HAS BEEN FOR MOST OF THE LAST THOUSAND YEARS.

THE LAST THOUSAND YEARS. BREXIT HAS GONE THROUGH.

BREXIT HAS GONE THROUGH. SO CHEERS TO OUR FRIENDS IN

SO CHEERS TO OUR FRIENDS IN THE U.K.

THE U.K. IN THIS COUNTRY, THE

IN THIS COUNTRY, THE IMPEACHMENT FARCE IS ALMOST

IMPEACHMENT FARCE IS ALMOST OVER.

OVER. THAT’S OUR GOOD NEWS.

THAT’S OUR GOOD NEWS. THE PRESIDENT WILL BE

THE PRESIDENT WILL BE ACQUITTED.

ACQUITTED. NOW, WE KNEW THAT FROM THE

NOW, WE KNEW THAT FROM THE FIRST DAY, OF COURSE, WHICH

FIRST DAY, OF COURSE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS THIS

IS ONE OF THE REASONS THIS WHOLE OVERHYPED CHARADE WAS

WHOLE OVERHYPED CHARADE WAS ALWAYS SUCH AN INSULTING

ALWAYS SUCH AN INSULTING WASTE OF TIME.

WASTE OF TIME. NOW IT’S OFFICIAL.

NOW IT’S OFFICIAL. EVEN THE WETTEST TRUMP

EVEN THE WETTEST TRUMP HATING REPUBLICANS IN THE

HATING REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE ARE THOROUGHLY SICK

SENATE ARE THOROUGHLY SICK OF THIS.

OF THIS. THEY WANT IT OVER.

THEY WANT IT OVER. AND, YET, BECAUSE ONCE

AND, YET, BECAUSE ONCE STARTED, NOTHING IN

STARTED, NOTHING IN WASHINGTON ENDS EASILY, THE

WASHINGTON ENDS EASILY, THE PROCESS CONTINUES ON LIKE A

PROCESS CONTINUES ON LIKE A GHOST SHIP.

GHOST SHIP. HERE WAS THE SCENE ON THE

HERE WAS THE SCENE ON THE SENATE FLOOR TODAY.

SENATE FLOOR TODAY. [SHOUTING]

[SHOUTING] >> OH MY GOSH!

>> OH MY GOSH! [SHOUTING]

[SHOUTING] [SHOUTING]

[SHOUTING] >> Tucker: THOSE ARE

>> Tucker: THOSE ARE ACTUALLY RETAIL DRUNK

ACTUALLY RETAIL DRUNK SHOPPERS IN RETAIL STORES ON

SHOPPERS IN RETAIL STORES ON BLACK FRIDAY.

BLACK FRIDAY. SAME SICKNESS AT WORK.

SAME SICKNESS AT WORK. MOBS OF DESPERATE PEOPLE

MOBS OF DESPERATE PEOPLE GRASPING AT TRINKETS.

GRASPING AT TRINKETS. SAD TO WAY.

SAD TO WAY. LET’S TRY TO FIND THE ACTUAL

LET’S TRY TO FIND THE ACTUAL TAPE FROM THE SENATE.

TAPE FROM THE SENATE. [SHOUTING]

[SHOUTING] >> Tucker: NOPE.

>> Tucker: NOPE. ONCE AGAIN, RIGHT THEME,

ONCE AGAIN, RIGHT THEME, WRONG VIDEO.

WRONG VIDEO. JERRY SPRINGER WASN’T REALLY

JERRY SPRINGER WASN’T REALLY IN THE SENATE THIS WEEK.

IN THE SENATE THIS WEEK. BUT JERRY NADLER WAS.

BUT JERRY NADLER WAS. CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST

CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT WHEN CHIEF JUSTICE

NIGHT WHEN CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS ASKED PROSECUTORS TO

ROBERTS ASKED PROSECUTORS TO ANSWER A FINAL QUESTION.

ANSWER A FINAL QUESTION. NADLER AND ADAM SCHIFF RACED

NADLER AND ADAM SCHIFF RACED TO THE PODIUM ALL BUT

TO THE PODIUM ALL BUT ELBOWING EACH OTHER OUT OF

ELBOWING EACH OTHER OUT OF THE WAY TO GET ONE LAST

THE WAY TO GET ONE LAST BLESSED MOMENT ON C-SPAN.

BLESSED MOMENT ON C-SPAN. WATCH THIS TAPE AND ASK

WATCH THIS TAPE AND ASK YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE EVER

YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE EVER SEEN ANYTHING WITH LESS

SEEN ANYTHING WITH LESS DIGNITY.

DIGNITY. >> COULD YOU PLEASE RESPOND

>> COULD YOU PLEASE RESPOND TO THE ANSWER JUST GIVEN BY

TO THE ANSWER JUST GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT’S COUNSEL AND

THE PRESIDENT’S COUNSEL AND PROVIDE ANY OTHER COMMENTS

PROVIDE ANY OTHER COMMENTS THE SENATE WOULD BENEFIT

THE SENATE WOULD BENEFIT FROM HEARING BEFORE WE

FROM HEARING BEFORE WE ADJOURN FOR THE EVENING?

ADJOURN FOR THE EVENING? >> JERRY, JERRY.

>> JERRY, JERRY. >> MR. CHIEF JUSTICE,

>> MR. CHIEF JUSTICE, MEMBERS OF THE SENATE -- I

MEMBERS OF THE SENATE -- I WANT TO BE ON TV.

WANT TO BE ON TV. NO, I DO.

NO, I DO. THESE PEOPLE ARE BUFFOONS,

THESE PEOPLE ARE BUFFOONS, THAT CLIP REALLY WAS THE

THAT CLIP REALLY WAS THE WHOLE IMPEACHMENT FROM START

WHOLE IMPEACHMENT FROM START TO FINISH, AS FAR AS NARCISSISTI

TO FINISH, AS FAR AS NARCISSISTI DEGRADING POINTLESS.

DEGRADING POINTLESS. THIS NATION DESERVES MORE

THIS NATION DESERVES MORE BUT THAT WOULD REQUIRE

BUT THAT WOULD REQUIRE IMPRESSIVE LEADERS.

IMPRESSIVE LEADERS. AT SOME POINT MAYBE NEXT

AT SOME POINT MAYBE NEXT WEEK WE WILL LOOK BACK ON

WEEK WE WILL LOOK BACK ON THIS WHOLE CHAPTER IN SHAME.

THIS WHOLE CHAPTER IN SHAME. BUT FOR A FOR MORE DAYS AT

BUT FOR A FOR MORE DAYS AT LEAST THE HYSTERIA WILL

LEAST THE HYSTERIA WILL CONTINUE.

CONTINUE. IT WILL LIKELY INCREASE.

IT WILL LIKELY INCREASE. THE MEDIA CLASS JUST SEEM TO

THE MEDIA CLASS JUST SEEM TO BE FIGURING OUT TRUMP WILL

BE FIGURING OUT TRUMP WILL NOT BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE

NOT BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL.

BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL. YOU OBVIOUSLY KNEW THAT

YOU OBVIOUSLY KNEW THAT OBVIOUSLY.

OBVIOUSLY. THEY HAD NO IDEA.

THEY HAD NO IDEA. THEY ARE LITERALLY STUNNED.

THEY ARE LITERALLY STUNNED. OVER AT MSNBC A PERSON

OVER AT MSNBC A PERSON CALLED MARA GAY DECLARED

CALLED MARA GAY DECLARED THAT IF THE RESULTS OF THE

THAT IF THE RESULTS OF THE LAST ELECTION AREN’T

LAST ELECTION AREN’T NULLIFIED IMMEDIATELY

NULLIFIED IMMEDIATELY DEMOCRACY IS DEAD FOREVER.

DEMOCRACY IS DEAD FOREVER. THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A

THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE.

MINUTE. SHE CLEARLY HASN’T.

SHE CLEARLY HASN’T. IT’S KIND OF HILARIOUS.

IT’S KIND OF HILARIOUS. ACTUALLY.

ACTUALLY. WATCH HER TANTRUM.

WATCH HER TANTRUM. >> WHAT’S ON TRIAL IS NOT

>> WHAT’S ON TRIAL IS NOT JUST DONALD TRUMP RIGHT NOW.

JUST DONALD TRUMP RIGHT NOW. WHAT’S ON TRIAL IS THE RULE

WHAT’S ON TRIAL IS THE RULE OF LAW.

OF LAW. WHAT’S ON TRIAL IS OUR

WHAT’S ON TRIAL IS OUR DEMOCRACY.

DEMOCRACY. I MEAN, WHAT A SAD, SAD

I MEAN, WHAT A SAD, SAD MOMENT AFTER, YOU KNOW, 300

MOMENT AFTER, YOU KNOW, 300 PLUS YEARS OF DEMOCRACY AND

PLUS YEARS OF DEMOCRACY AND BY THE WAY TRUTH MATTERS.

BY THE WAY TRUTH MATTERS. I MEAN AS A JOURNALIST, I

I MEAN AS A JOURNALIST, I JUST THINK THAT’S WHAT

JUST THINK THAT’S WHAT SEPARATES US FROM RUSSIA,

SEPARATES US FROM RUSSIA, FROM VENEZUELA.

FROM VENEZUELA. IF WE DON’T STAND UP FOR

IF WE DON’T STAND UP FOR TRUTH NOW, IT WILL BE TOO

TRUTH NOW, IT WILL BE TOO LATE.

LATE. IT WILL BE TOO LATE.

IT WILL BE TOO LATE. >> Tucker: AS A JOURNALIST,

>> Tucker: AS A JOURNALIST, OH, AS A JOURNALIST.

OH, AS A JOURNALIST. [LAUGHTER]

[LAUGHTER] AND THAT WAS YOUR TIP THAT

AND THAT WAS YOUR TIP THAT MARA GAY ISN’T SOME FAKE

MARA GAY ISN’T SOME FAKE DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST THEY

DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST THEY INVITED ON A CABLE SHOW LIKE

INVITED ON A CABLE SHOW LIKE THEY OFTEN DO.

THEY OFTEN DO. SHE IS IN FACT A MEMBER OF

SHE IS IN FACT A MEMBER OF THE "NEW YORK TIMES"

THE "NEW YORK TIMES" EDITORIAL BOARD.

EDITORIAL BOARD. NOT THAT IT MAKES HER A

NOT THAT IT MAKES HER A JOURNALIST.

JOURNALIST. SHE IS STILL THE BEST THEY

SHE IS STILL THE BEST THEY CAN MUSTER.

CAN MUSTER. PONDER THAT OVER THE

PONDER THAT OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEEKEND. THE POLITICS EDITOR OF THE

THE POLITICS EDITOR OF THE ROOT.COM MEANWHILE TOLD

ROOT.COM MEANWHILE TOLD VIEWERS THAT NOW THAT DONALD

VIEWERS THAT NOW THAT DONALD TRUMP STAYING IN OFFICE

TRUMP STAYING IN OFFICE UNTIL NOVEMBER, NOTHING CAN

UNTIL NOVEMBER, NOTHING CAN STOP HIM FROM BECOMING AN

STOP HIM FROM BECOMING AN AUTHORITARIAN DICTATOR.

AUTHORITARIAN DICTATOR. >> IMAGINE DONALD TRUMP

>> IMAGINE DONALD TRUMP DECIDING SOME TIME IN JUNE

DECIDING SOME TIME IN JUNE WELL I HAVE HEARD THIS

WELL I HAVE HEARD THIS CONSPIRACY THEORY THAT A

CONSPIRACY THEORY THAT A WHOLE LOT OF ILLEGAL

WHOLE LOT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE VOTED IN

IMMIGRANTS HAVE VOTED IN CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA. I HAVE DECIDED THAT DURING

I HAVE DECIDED THAT DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CALIFORNIA HAS TO GO UNDERGO

CALIFORNIA HAS TO GO UNDERGO EXTREME VETTING BECAUSE WE

EXTREME VETTING BECAUSE WE CAN’T TRUST THEIR VOTES.

CAN’T TRUST THEIR VOTES. WE ARE GOING TO SHUT DOWN

WE ARE GOING TO SHUT DOWN VOTING IN A STATE.

VOTING IN A STATE. THIS IS LITERALLY THE KIND

THIS IS LITERALLY THE KIND OF THING HE WILL DO NOW.

OF THING HE WILL DO NOW. >> Tucker: GOT THAT?

>> Tucker: GOT THAT? TRUMP IS, QUOTE LITERALLY

TRUMP IS, QUOTE LITERALLY GOING TO CANCEL THE ELECTION

GOING TO CANCEL THE ELECTION IN CALIFORNIA.

IN CALIFORNIA. OUR BIGGEST STATE.

OUR BIGGEST STATE. OKAY JASON JOHNSON.

OKAY JASON JOHNSON. LET US KNOW WHEN HE TRIES.

LET US KNOW WHEN HE TRIES. PEOPLE LIKE JOHNSON ARE

PEOPLE LIKE JOHNSON ARE SAYING THINGS LIKE THIS

SAYING THINGS LIKE THIS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO SHOCKED

BECAUSE THEY ARE SO SHOCKED THEIR BRAINS NO LONGER WORK.

THEIR BRAINS NO LONGER WORK. THEY REALLY THOUGHT TRUMP

THEY REALLY THOUGHT TRUMP WAS GOING TO BE FIRED AT THE

WAS GOING TO BE FIRED AT THE END OF IMPEACHMENT.

END OF IMPEACHMENT. THEY THOUGHT A FIVE MINUTE

THEY THOUGHT A FIVE MINUTE PHONE CALL ABOUT HUNTER

PHONE CALL ABOUT HUNTER BIDEN’S CORRUPTION WOULD BE

BIDEN’S CORRUPTION WOULD BE ENOUGH TO UNDO AN ELECTION

ENOUGH TO UNDO AN ELECTION THAT 136 MILLION PEOPLE

THAT 136 MILLION PEOPLE VOTED IN.

VOTED IN. LIKE A CREEPY OLD MAN IN A

LIKE A CREEPY OLD MAN IN A PORNO THEATER THE PRESS AND

PORNO THEATER THE PRESS AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY ALLOWED

DEMOCRATIC PARTY ALLOWED THEIR FANTASIES TO OVERSTRIP

THEIR FANTASIES TO OVERSTRIP REALITY.

REALITY. THEY ARE ABOUT TO BE SHOCKED

THEY ARE ABOUT TO BE SHOCKED BACK TO CONSCIOUSNESS VERY

BACK TO CONSCIOUSNESS VERY SOON.

SOON. THE IOWA CAUCUSES ARE JUST

THE IOWA CAUCUSES ARE JUST THREE DAYS FROM NOW.

THREE DAYS FROM NOW. BERNIE SANDERS IS LIKELY TO

BERNIE SANDERS IS LIKELY TO WIN THERE HIS ONLY REAL

WIN THERE HIS ONLY REAL RIVAL IS A MAN WHO SHOULD BE

RIVAL IS A MAN WHO SHOULD BE HAVING DINNER AT 4:30 AT

HAVING DINNER AT 4:30 AT GOLDEN CORRAL.

GOLDEN CORRAL. PARTY LEADERS DON’T WANT

PARTY LEADERS DON’T WANT EITHER ONE OF THEM SANDERS

EITHER ONE OF THEM SANDERS OR JOE BIDEN.

OR JOE BIDEN. THEIR PLAN, THE PLAN IN

THEIR PLAN, THE PLAN IN WASHINGTON IS TO FORCE

WASHINGTON IS TO FORCE VOTERS TO BACK MICHAEL

VOTERS TO BACK MICHAEL BLOOMBERG A BILLIONAIRE

BLOOMBERG A BILLIONAIRE KNOWN FOR SCREAMING OUGHT

KNOWN FOR SCREAMING OUGHT PEOPLE WHO DRINK THE WRONG

PEOPLE WHO DRINK THE WRONG SODA.

SODA. NONE OF IT SEEMS VERY

NONE OF IT SEEMS VERY APPEALING.

APPEALING. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS IN

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS IN TROUBLE ABOUT TO COLLIDE

TROUBLE ABOUT TO COLLIDE WITH ITSELF.

WITH ITSELF. THAT DIDN’T NEED TO HAPPEN.

THAT DIDN’T NEED TO HAPPEN. IF DEMOCRATS HAD JUST SPENT

IF DEMOCRATS HAD JUST SPENT THE LAST THREE YEARS TO I

THE LAST THREE YEARS TO I DON’T KNOW A CREDIBLE PLAN

DON’T KNOW A CREDIBLE PLAN TO LOWER HOUSING CRISIS.

TO LOWER HOUSING CRISIS. MIDDLE CLASS WAGES OR FIX

MIDDLE CLASS WAGES OR FIX THE STUDENT LOAN CRISIS THEY

THE STUDENT LOAN CRISIS THEY MIGHT WIN THE ELECTION YOU

MIGHT WIN THE ELECTION YOU THEY DIDN’T DO THAT EASY WAY

THEY DIDN’T DO THAT EASY WAY OUT.

OUT. WASTED ENERGY ON WILD

WASTED ENERGY ON WILD CONSPIRACIES ABOUT RUSSIA

CONSPIRACIES ABOUT RUSSIA AND UKRAINE AND WHILE THEY