Mike Rogers actually said...

"Trust me, there won't be long before they're listening to General Mattis on his advice."

"You want civilian control of your military in all cases."

"You know, I think that plays into every candidate for office. Sometimes your best campaign strategist doesn't make a good governance person."

"The timing was probably right, if they wanted to make a change, they clearly wanted to make a change in this regard, and so it came down that it was time they wanted to go in a different direction."