Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Warren is for the House managers: At a time when large majorities of Americans have lost faith in government, does the fact that the Chief Justice is presiding over an impeachment trial in which Republican senators have thus far refused to allow witnesses or evidence contribute to the loss of legitimacy of the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution? Mr. Manager SCHIFF. Senator, I would not say it contributes to a loss of confidence in the Chief Justice. I think the Chief Justice has presided admirably. But I will say this: I was having a conversation the other day on the House floor with one of my colleagues, Tom Malinowski, from Jersey--a brilliant colleague--and I was harkening back to what I thought was a key exchange during the course of this saga. This is when Ambassador Volker, in September, is talking with Andriy Yermak. Volker is making the case that the new President of Ukraine should not do a political investigation and prosecution of the former President of Ukraine, Poroshenko. He is making the case we often make when we travel around the country and meet with other Parliamentarians about not engaging in political investigations. And when he makes that remark, Yermak throws it right back in his face and says: Oh, you mean like the investigation you want us to do with the Clintons and the Bidens? I was lamenting this to my colleague.…”