Thomas McClintock actually said...

"The abuse of these powers for political purposes would be a direct threat to the most fundamental freedoms that we have as Americans and the most fundamental institutions of our democracy."

"For more than 3 years now, our Nation has been torn apart by this monstrous lie that the President of the United States was a willing agent of a hostile foreign power."

"If we're serious about protecting the American political process from unwarranted interference, either by foreign governments or by our own government, where should we be looking?"

"The President was being treated unfairly and he had done nothing wrong, yet it's upon this pretext the Democrats feel justified to invoke impeachment."