Bennie Thompson actually said...

"I think the precedent ought to be for Republicans to honor the subpoenas. If Republicans choose not to and then they take control of the House, then obviously they don`t have many legs to stand on."

"You declined voluntary cooperation, and we are left with no choice but to issue you this subpoena."

"Well, we`ll tell the story about what happened. We will use a combination of witnesses, exhibits, things that we have through the tens of thousands of exhibits we`ve interviewed and looked at, as well..."

"Well, eight is the number at this point. And we are moving forward."