"Mr. Readler, the Trump administration has reportedly issued an order instructing agencies to refuse to respond to Democratic Congressional inquiries or information requests. Is that correct?"
"the need for oversight of the Obama administration has ended back on January 20th over 100-and-some-odd days ago."
"This hearing is therefore simply a total sham."
"The effort to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen is without precedent in the history of the United States."
"This Committee does a grave injustice to the Committee as a hollowed institution by being complicit in the perpetuation of this sham proceeding."
"It is due process that requires Commissioner Koskinen to be allowed to make objections to any evidence."
"It has been our custom."
"We should not give the public the false impression that this is about impeachment. This is about the dog chasing its tail."
"And it is only correct that we would do that."
"We would have to afford that individual the right to counsel, is that not correct?"
"I mean, you know, a dog has got a flea on its tail, or a tick or something, and it gets so exasperated and wound up that it just starts chasing its tail around."