David Gergen

If he had a receptive audience, and I will tell you, when everything -- when all the facts were to come out, it would be like Nixon and the tapes.

I don't think Trump is out of the woods, even though his poll numbers are not only staying up, they have actually been strengthened some.

You can't out-Nixon Nixon very easily, but Donald Trump has.

It's very, very big. Not legally, but politically, it's a very, very big deal.

But I think, to go to David Urban's point, what was she calling about? Well, she was calling, she testified, because she thought there was fraud that had been committed, and had not yet been explored, and that it ought to be studied before…

I think the turning point that came were the midterm elections. The fever broke with those midterm elections. And what we've seen since then is a steady decline in Trump's credibility and in his position with the American people, and a…

The midterms really helped him. They transformed the race, best midterm elections for any president in 20 years.

I think a lot of Americans do see it as disqualifying. And they're worried about it.

For Donald Trump to go for a 24-plus hours without a word being said is an outrage in and of itself. This is a man who is seeking the nomination of a major political party, very likely to get it. And now look at the leadership he is…

I think we're in an unsustainable path. It's compared to being in a car on the edge of a cliff, and middle of the night with it with a rainy and no headlights.

I think this the very idea that in 2024, we may have two men running against each other Biden and Trump, who would both be in their 80s if elected, that it too is enough to say, well, what are we doing here?

Sadly, you know, I think for a variety of reasons he should not. I just, I don't think either Trump or Biden should be running.

He is a leader there's no question about that. But I think he's a bad leader. I think he's leaving his people into, he's leading the country, especially into a very bad place.

Again, both sides are having an eye on the clock. In the Democrats' case, they really want to keep things speed up as much as they can, probably as they can because they know in November, they may lose the House of Representatives and the…

I think it's going to take something usually unexpected or a dramatic change in his health or a prison sentence to stop him.

It would have almost Shakespearean qualities to it.

It is time keep an eye on the Republicans in the Senate.

I think the signs are just as Margaret says. They are saying that he is increasingly interested. Strikingly, Anderson, his interest seems to intensify when he sees Biden in trouble.

I think what we're seeing is the Aguero story just underscores how vital it is that we have a National Commission to investigate what happened on January 6th, and we cleared the air on it.

What we need is a commission. Kevin McCarthy ought to get on board and support it.

Maintaining the status quo with regard to the filibuster is unacceptable for him.

I think Chuck Schumer will have to pay more attention.

It's increasingly hard to govern.

You can stand up and say we shouldn't be doing this because it's unconstitutional. Therefore, I never have to come to say whether I agree or disagree whether he incited the riot.