Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I would hope that you would consider appointing special counsel in cases where there may be a conflict of interest involving the President."

"civilian control over the Department of Defense and the military in general is really a bedrock principle, one of the founding principles of this democracy recognized from the inception of our great N..."

"I believe it would be a conflict of interest for you to vote on other Cabinet secretaries."

"Thanks, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for conducting this hearing in such a fair-minded and deliberate way."