I think most of us want to be able to just not only quiet that, but just make clear that is not only not going to happen — it is an option that has been taken off the table.

The videos I've seen from Minneapolis yesterday are deeply disturbing

I'd like to see more, and I believe that if we don't stand up for our powers under the Constitution, nobody else will.

To accuse him and other lawmakers of treason and sedition for rightfully pointing out that servicemembers can refuse illegal orders is reckless and flat-out wrong.

People who feel very strongly about this will feel like they’ve been duped if the justice department claims we can’t release anything because of an active investigation.

It’s one thing if the federal government is going to continue its level of appeal through the courts to say, no, this can’t be done.

It's one thing if the federal government is going to continue its level of appeal through the courts to say, no, this can't be done.

We're all afraid . . .

This is not good. This is not good from a governance perspective. This doesn’t reflect well on anybody and it is hurting real people [in] real time, so let’s figure out a way to end it.

There is talking going on.

I think it’s time for both Republicans and Democrats to be sitting down together to talk about, how do we end this impasse?

They’re seeing the impact of a government shutdown on them and their families that is personal and with potential for really harmful impacts.

Everything still seems to be the same, except it’s not. Except most of these people aren’t getting paid.

Yeah, there’s a lack of trust.

If you're a Democrat, you're looking at it and you say, 'Why? Why am I going to try to be helpful if Mr. Vought at OMB is just going to do a back-door move and rescind what we've been working on?'

But that independence is called into question when overt political pressure from the White House leads to unusual personnel changes and criminal charges filed just days after the President calls for them.

The strength of our democracy rests on the public’s trust in equal justice under law.

The Department of Justice has long been insulated from presidential administrations to protect public trust in the rule of law.