Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Senator Feinstein asks the House managers: The President's counsel stated that ``there is simply no evidence anywhere that President Trump ever linked security assistance to any investigations''--is that true? Mr. Manager CROW. Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice, and thank you, Senator, for that question. President's counsel is not correct. There is, in fact, overwhelming evidence that the President withheld the military aid directly to get a personal political benefit to help his individual political campaign. There are a few points that I would like to submit for your consideration. First, look no further than the words of the President's Acting Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney, who, on October 17, 2019, during a national press conference mentioned--or he was asked about the direct connection between the aid, and he said ``Did he''--meaning President Trump, referring to ``he''--``also mention to me in passing the corruption related to the DNC server? Absolutely--no question about that. That's it, and that's why we held up the money.'' He was repeating the President's own explanation relayed directly to him. Second, Gordon Sondland testified he spoke by phone with President Trump on September 7. The President denied there was a ``quid pro quo,'' but then outlined the very quid pro quo that he wanted from Ukraine.…”