Bill Nettles was the United States attorney in South Carolina. He was appointed by President Obama, so politically, we are at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Trust me, I get the lack of jury appeal for 922(g) cases; I lived it.

Confidence in the justice system is the most compelling national interest we could possibly have.

I appreciate the line of work that you all have chosen to go into, and make sure that the women and men that work in your agencies know how grateful we are.

We have to have a justice system that people respect.

I want to work with both of you, not just in public hearings, but also privately, to make sure that Congress is doing everything it can do to enable you to fulfill your missions.

Right now we don't know enough. And generally you don't give immunity to innocent people. So as far as I'm concerned, I want to know why he is seeking immunity and what he could tell us that would illuminate the ties that we suspect are…

If we are going to have that independence and credibility and make progress, we need to not be working with the White House where the president's campaign right now is under federal, criminal and counterintelligence investigations.

Just the perception of a conflict of interest can be as bad as a conflict of interest. That's why I think the responsible thing to do for the chairman is to step aside.

But, generally, innocent people are not seeking immunity. And so, I would want to know what is he afraid of that could come out and what could he tell us that we don't already know?

We have to stay above politics, because I'm home right now for the weekend and my constituents are asking me, what are you doing to make sure we find out whether any U.S. persons participated in Russia's interference campaign?