Hillary Clinton: I Don’t Understand What’s Happened to the GOP, ‘Why Are They So Intimidated?’

During her lengthy interview with Stephen Colbert last night, Hillary Clinton asked what has become of the Republican party.

Colbert brought up the possibility of impeachment––something he’s personally wary of––and asked Clinton if she agrees with the calls from Democrats for impeaching President Donald Trump.

Clinton said there’s a “constitutional crisis that doesn’t have to be looked at only through the lens of impeachment,” bringing up Trump’s “attacks on the rule of law” and the FBI/DOJ.

“Who does that help?” she asked. “Who is actually benefitting from tearing down our law enforcement, our judicial authorities and the like?”

Clinton emphasized that the Trump administration needs to be held accountable before saying this:

“I do not understand what’s happened to the Republican party. I don’t understand it. I mean, I served with a lot of the people who are there now… Why are they so intimidated? Why do they do things that they know better than to do?”

Colbert offered that they’re probably just afraid of Trump’s base and potentially facing primaries.

“That is true,” Clinton said, “but at some point you’ve got to put country before party and you’ve got to put country before your personal interest.”

Watch above, via CBS.

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