Rand Paul: “You are making policy based on conjecture.”

A pardon may protect a person from criminal prosecution. It doesn’t rewrite history.

It does not erase documents. It does not convert a misleading statement into a truthful one.

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.

There will be repercussions to your refusal to testify today.