Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"USOC abdicated its responsibility to ensure the safety of these young athletes."

"When an FBI agent goes to talk to a potential witness and he or she has heard the president of the United States attacking the FBI, it undermines that agent's ability to do his or her job."

"I think it has been harmed. I say that with great sadness."

"The principal of the objectivity and independence of the Department of Justice has been compromised."