David Gergen actually said...

"This is the road to authoritarianism. We can't go too far down this road. It's very dangerous."

"This is the worst day in the Trump presidency since Charlottesville."

"I think he really hopes this was going to give him a lift in the midterm elections."

"This suggests, Anderson, I must say, it has a whiff of a lot more about politics and trying to once again divert us from more serious matters especially regarding to Mueller and all the controversies."