Jamie Raskin actually said...

"the leadership was apparently so perturbed and threatened by the IG investigation that they tried to shut it down."

"the committee is investigating efforts by the Department of Education to interfere with the integrity of its inspector general office and its operations."

"I agree with your sense of urgency about the importance of this issue and I think we stand ready in this committee to help however..."

"I think the whole thing is imaginary. It's like the tooth fairy."