Political Quotes

“I thank my friend from northern California, and his points are really well taken. This investigation, rather than just sort of pushing some paper around, we have had other special counsel appointed from time to time and just in this--some of them take years. Whether it was the Contra affair, Watergate, or whatever, it takes years and years. Here, really in 1 year, we have had 13 Russian either agencies or corporations and individuals indicted. We have had at least six or seven Americans indicted in this whole process. Recently, I think within the last few days, or maybe it was even today, Paul Manafort, chairman of the Trump campaign, objected to the indictment that he found himself under. He went to court and said that Mueller had exceeded his authority by bringing the indictment. The judge said: No, that indictment stands. There has been a lot of smoke. We know that there is some fire creating that smoke. We have got to find that. We have got to find precisely what happened. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my friend from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney), who has joined us and has got some thoughts about this that he will share.”