Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. President. I rise today to discuss Special Counsel Robert Mueller's recent report, which is titled ``The Report on the Investigation into Russia's Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election.'' The Mueller investigation was authorized to ensure a full and thorough investigation of the Russian Government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 Presidential election, as well as any links and/or coordination between the Russian Government and individuals associated with the campaign of Donald Trump. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said, when appointing the special counsel: [T]he public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command. . . . I am confident that [Special Counsel Mueller] will follow the facts, apply the law, and reach a just result. I encourage all Americans to read the redacted version of the Mueller report and draw their own conclusions. The report lays out in stark detail Russia's attack on our country before and during our 2016 elections. The special counsel rightly concluded that the Russian Government interfered in the 2016 Presidential election in a sweeping and systematic fashion. In January 2018, I issued a report on behalf of the Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee titled ``Putin's Asymmetric Assault on Democracy in Russia, and Europe: Its Implications on U.S.…”