Antony Blinken actually said...

"We didn't wait, Anderson. First, couple things that are important, when this information first came to light late in the summer, we thought that the primary objective that Russia was pursuing was to a..."

"Well, look, we certainly didn't want to politicize things. And there was concern about being perceived as putting or thumbs on the scales."

"I think they've handled it appropriately. I wouldn't play this up."

"Especially when actually those values are absolutely necessary and central to having the stability that the president and we ultimately want, because in the absence of that, you're actually going to h..."