Joe Biden: (41:04) I don’t think anyone’s above the law. And I also love the real means you’re looking to get me personally into this benefit of lock them up. I’m maybe not going there.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro: (41:14) Well, you can find at this time a true wide range of investigations. After all, the Southern District of the latest York just stated that their substantial and protracted conduct that is criminal the Trump organization that they’re looking at. This really isn’t speculative. That is something that’s actually happening.

Joe Biden: (41:29) I stated, those ideas which can be underway, if they turn out to be a criminal offenses, then in fact that could be as much as the attorney general to choose whether he or she would you like to proceed along with it. I’m not likely to make that specific judgment. He’s not my attorney or she’s maybe perhaps not my attorney.

Tia Mitchell: (41:53) Mr. Vice President, i wish to get back to rights that are voting. You chatted great deal earlier about you think there are numerous states which are doing voter suppression and my concern-

Tia Mitchell: (42:03) … some continuing States which are doing voter suppression. And my real question is you’ve considered taking executive action in order to shore up voting systems or protect voting rights for American public without waiting for congressional approval or a bill to pass if you were to become President, is there anything?

Joe Biden: (42:21) Well, the clear answer is I’d do exactly what Barack and I also did inside our management, the Attorney General would go after, there are somewhere about 84, 85 attempts which were made and I also think it is 31 States, don’t hold us to your number that is exact to suppress voting, to really make it harder to vote. And I would simply take those systems, and people challenge that is i’d court, those efforts, those brand brand new efforts at Jim Crow. I’d do that. I would personally have the Attorney General venture out and make certain that people have actually, while the very first thing I’m going to complete with regards to the Justice Department, I became the man whom got the Voting Rights Act extended for 25 years. And along came the Shelby instance and Shelby County in Alabama additionally the court came along and said, “There’s no longer a necessity you have get pre-clearance because of the conduct in past times. So any change you intend to make an electoral procedure, you must always check through the courts.”

Joe Biden: (43:21) They stated this is certainly old, nonetheless they can’t accomplish that. We’re permitted to alter. There’s no prohibition that is constitutional replace the supply within the law, i believe it’s section four, I’m maybe maybe not good, to alter that supply to state they might require pre-clearance under particular conditions, that needs a vote in the usa Congress this is certainly now called, this is certainly now the Lewis amendment to your Voting Rights Act. And that’s the things I forced very difficult and I’ve been pressing it for the time that is long.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro: (43:53) We would like to be in only one concern within the sphere that is international President Trump just isn’t the first President to express China is ripping from the united states of america. President Obama made comparable complaints. Some have actually stated Trump’s stance is an excellent someone to counter China’s influence. Would the tariffs are kept by you?

Joe Biden: (44:13) millionaire match No. Hey look, who stated Trump’s idea is really an one that is good? Whom stated Trump’s concept is a good one?

Lulu Garcia-Navarro: (44:19) Some believe that-

Joe Biden: (44:20) Some. 2 or 3 people. Production moved on recession. Agriculture destroyed huge amounts of bucks that taxpayers had to spend. We’re going after Asia when you look at the incorrect method. Asia is stealing intellectual home. China’s conditioning having the ability to conduct business in Asia according to whether or not you have got 51% Chinese ownership. That’s surely got to end. We invested a reasonable length of time once I ended up being Vice President with President Xi, due to the fact President desired me to become familiar with him. He’s no Democrat with a d that is small all, but right here’s the offer, he managed to get genuine clear, he-

Lulu Garcia-Navarro: (44:54) So he scrapped those tariffs, exactly what are you wanting in return? Or you’re just planning to scrap them without the concessions?

Joe Biden: (45:00) No, no, here’s the offer. The real question is what’s the appropriate behavior with us and they have to play by the international rules that they have to engage in international trade. And everything we have inked is we now have disarmed ourselves. We make-up 25% of this world’s economy, but we poked our hand into the attention of most of y our allies on the market. Just how Asia will react occurs when we gather all of those other world that in reality intrusion and trade that is open ensuring we’re in a situation we cope with whom the correct way, in reality, that is when things started to alter. That’s whenever Asia’s behavior will probably alter. As an example, when I had been last here, he thought to me personally, Xi, which they had an international airspace that said that you had to check with China before you could fly through it that they set up an error identification zone.

Joe Biden: (45:59) we said, “We’re maybe not likely to give consideration.” He said, “What do I am wanted by you to complete? Go on it straight straight down.” We stated, “You should, but we’re perhaps not likely to give consideration.” So we flew B-1 bomber through it. We’ve got to create it clear, the worldwide rules of this road when it comes to airspace, ocean room, together with real manner in which you cope with the trade and equity which have to be imposed. And everything we did inside our administration, once they began steel that is dumping we responded. They simply overproduced plus they simply began dumping steel through their state owned entities. We responded also it stopped. In addition they did the same task with tires. And that means you respond underneath the guidelines, the worldwide guidelines of trade and hold them to it. That’s everything you do.