Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Most people lie because they want to conceal something, because they feel they have something to hide."

"Someone was lying."

"Legally he can do it now, which raises the question, by the way, whether Congress should impose more restraints."

"Never standard operating procedure for a nominee to talk about a pending investigation. So, I'm a bit surprised that he is talking about the outlines and plans as the CNN report suggested."