"For anyone, the media or watching on TV or watching in this room, for anyone to think that this was not a baked deal is not being honest with themselves."
"That was nothing but show the American people that at least for a moment, the Schiff report became a partisan smear."
"The Democrats are fond of saying no one is above the law, but they have one unspoken caveat: except for themselves."
"The Speaker of the House, after hearing 1 day of testimony in the Judiciary Committee, said go write articles. Facts be damned."
"The Speaker has already short-circuited what should be a solemn, painstaking, thorough, and, above all, fair process."
"If you can't even put the transcript in the right context, just read it."
"Don't make it up and don't not tell me or the rest of this committee who ordered that."
"There have been famous moments in impeachment."
"It's all political."
"They know this is going nowhere in the Senate and they're desperate to have an impeachment vote on this President."
"This is a stunning abuse of power and a shameless travesty of justice that will stain the reputations of those responsible for generations to come."