"I don't recall it, Sen. Manchin."
"Senator, I'm protecting the president's constitutional right."
"I am protecting the right of the president to exert it -- assert it if he chooses."
"No, he was fired for other reasons and referred us to Rod Rosenstein's memo."
"I'm not claiming executive privilege, because that's the president's power."
"I recuse myself from defending my honor against careless and false allegations."
"And the suggestion that I participated in any collusion, that I was aware of any collusion with the Russian government to hurt this country, which I have served with honor for 35 years, or to undermin..."
"I believe it was the next day that he said something, expressed concern about being left alone with the President."
"that's just not right. And I believe it's likely that laws were violated if that actually occurred."
"I think it's my responsibility. I mean, I was appointed to be Attorney General."
"I think you could classify Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein's memorandum as an evaluation."