David Gergen actually said...

"It's as if the President is trying to normalize a President of the United States asking a foreign power to do a political favor for him to help him in his elections."

"It's an independent body or person within the government agency to be there as a watchdog and keep Congress informed if there are misbehaviors under way there."

"It looks to me they are doing it in a way that Secretary of State Pompeo who stopped others from going up and teaching has an end run performed on him."

"It makes a big difference who blinks on this one."