David Gergen actually said...

"I hope for the country's sake, frankly. I hope for the president's sake, that this is more of a smoke than fire, because I think it would be calamitous for the country if it went the other way."

"If the national security adviser is ready to sing in exchange for immunity, you know, that has to be worrying to them."

"It does not helpful to have a corruptful (ph) president. If that's what this comes to, it's extremely bad news for the country."

"He ran as the deal maker, you know, the great deal maker, the closer what you, and he failed miserably for that."