Rand Paul: “I think that the original war in Iraq has led to more chaos and less stability.”

We are voting on whether a witness who has received the benefit of a sweeping federal pardon can be ordered by this committee to answer questions and then defy that order without consequence.

This is a war of choice, and it wouldn’t have been my choice.

A court ultimately would have to determine: Does the Fifth Amendment apply to someone who already has a pardon?

It was a judgment error. It was a profound judgment error.