"It's pretty clear that there was no imminent threat to the United States."
"The law requires the congressional intelligence committees to be kept fully and currently informed, and I expect the Intelligence Community to comply with the law."
"Anybody who says that they have any idea whatsoever about whether these raids did anything other than create a big boom and a lot of dust has no idea what they’re talking about."
"history suggests that you better be well aware of the fact that the best-case scenario almost never happens."
"way, way too early to tell"
"The president has taken a massive, massive gamble here."
"Absent evidence to justify the firings, the workforce can only conclude that their jobs are contingent on producing analysis that is aligned with the president’s political agenda, rather than truthful..."
"what we need to do right now is generate maximum leverage against Vladimir Putin."
"that is the very definition, the very definition, of politicizing intelligence."
"we're at a fork in the road with respect to the Russia-Ukraine war."
"the last time the White House did this... 4,400 American servicemen perished in a war that was fought on false pretenses."