"The world had never seen atrocities on this scale since the Second World War and what we are uncovering now in Ukraine."
"I remain concerned this Administration has accepted Assad's rule as a foregone conclusion."
"I am interested in the principle of universal jurisdiction. I think we are at the very early stages of what that will be in the overall scheme of things."
"There is nothing in welcoming this man as a conquering hero that reflects America's values at all."
"These crimes are well documented. In addition to the Caesar file, the international community has amassed hundreds of thousands of government documents linking these crimes directly to Bashar Al-Assad..."
"About 10--a little over 10 years ago, I was in this room sitting here and we had people sit in the chairs you are sitting in and they assured us that Assad could not last more than 30 days."
"I want to thank our witnesses for testifying here today. Certainly, these are hard to listen to, but it is something that, as I said before, when this is over it is not over and it is important we kee..."
"We must establish a more robust, formalized accountability mechanism."
"When you see something like him being welcomed by another country as some type of a distinguished head of state, it is sickening, really."
"The law on normalization and reconstruction is clear."
"We cannot send the message that we will forget these atrocities over time and welcome Assad back to the international community."