"I think he was the only one who emerged with his dignity."
"If America steps back, it adds an element of uncertainty and also deprives American businesses of a chance -- of a major chance to take advantage of the opportunities that the new economy and the new ..."
"You see something like this today and the impact on the issue of climate is deeply concerning, but more than that, the issue of the American leadership and our prestige in the world and our ability to..."
"if you have nothing to hide, you don't hide anything."
"It is absolutely true that the president can lift the veil on a lot of this, simply by making the kinds of disclosures that have been the norm since Nixon."
"the first rule of politics is if you want to get out of a hole, stop digging. And the president has been digging furiously for some time here."
"Yes. That makes sense to me. I'm wondering where the abundance of caution was before the president had multiple conversations with the FBI director."
"What he did today was very much about protecting his integrity and the integrity of the Justice Department."
"there are going to be many, many Democrats who are going to continue to push for this independent commission."
"He has no compunction about going after anyone or any institution, the FBI, the CIA -- you know, the intelligence community, the media, the courts."
"He is an improvisational figure. He always has been and that means he makes stuff up."