Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I have a question for both sets of counsel, which I send to the desk. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question from Senator King is for both counsel for the President and House managers: President Trump's former chief of staff, General John Kelly has reportedly said, ``I believe John Bolton'' and suggests Bolton should testify, saying, ``If there are people that could contribute to this, either innocence or guilt, I think they should be heard.'' Do you agree with General Kelly that they should be heard? I think, counsel for the President, it is your turn to go first. Mr. Counsel SEKULOW. Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the Senate, this was a bit of a topic that I discussed yesterday, and that was the information that came out of the New York Times piece about what is purportedly in a book by Ambassador Bolton. Now, as I said, the idea that a manuscript is not in the book--there is not a quote from the manuscript in the book; this is a perception of what the statement might be. There have been very forceful statements, not just from the President but from the Attorney General. The Department of Justice stated that while the Department of Justice has not reviewed Mr. Bolton's manuscript, the New York Times account of this conversation grossly mischaracterizes what Attorney General Barr and Mr. Bolton discussed.…”