Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I think the heroes of this era will be the independent judiciary and our free press."

"So, you are saying, no, you have had no discussions. You have not talked to anyone in the White House about Robert Muller or the special counsel investigation."

"I believe, thanks to that exchange, that an email has now been made public in which you took exactly that position, and you argued in that email that Roe can be overturned."

"Shame on my colleagues if they conceal them now and deny us the benefit of questioning this nominee who comes before us for the last time today."