Rand Paul

The next step will be when we send the referral over directly to the Department of Justice.

I think there is a very good chance that we will win the vote.

I think there is possibility for a peace, but there are some in my party that don’t want any peace.

The sooner the war ends, the better.

Surely, there needs to be a vote.

The Constitution says that the declaration of war, the initiation of war, is a vote of Congress.

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

I plan on sending it directly with the legal brief supporting the argument to the Department of Justice.

There will be repercussions to your refusal to testify today.

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

I don't think this has ever been truly and fully adjudicated.

I think there is a very real chance that he could be prosecuted for that.

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

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

For years, Americans were told a lab origin wasn’t just unlikely – it was dismissed outright by the very people funding and reviewing this research.

That needs to be debated by the country. Is the knowledge of creating viruses that could kill the world worth the risks? And I don't think it is.

And half the scientific community said, ‘Oh my God, this could be the end of the world. We're doing this s---.’

No one's ever heard an apology from him. All they hear is sort of the idea that he never did anything wrong and that there's nothing wrong with that.

I think he actually could do better in the hearing if he'd come forward and apologize for funding this research.

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

I mean, I'd like to hear him say he's sorry.

The Iran war has not been a success.

We shouldn't be giving money to people who lied to us.

This level of dishonesty, I think, needs to be exposed.

Today I’m launching The Reading Room where the public can review records related to my ongoing investigation – not just conclusions but the actual documents.