12/06/2021
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"the president feels that he is the state, you know, like Louis the XIV, I am the state."
"And the president said, yes, but first I have a favor though. And -- that's pretty powerful evidence."
"the president unilaterally cut off the aid without any consultation with anybody that I've ever heard of. Apparently, State Department was against it. Defense Department was against it."
"inspectors general are very important people in the United States government. Their job is to be a watchdog. Their job is to be independent of politics, of the people who are running the agency."