Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senator Cruz. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senators Tillis and Cruz is for the House managers: You have based your case on the proposition that it was utterly ``baseless'' and a ``sham'' to ask for an investigation into possible corruption of Burisma and the Bidens. Chris Heinz, the step-son of then-Secretary of State John Kerry, emailed Kerry's Chief of Staff that ``Apparently, Devon and Hunter both joined the board of Burisma and a press release went out today. I can't speak to why they decided to, but there was no investment by our firm in their company.'' Heinz subsequently terminated his business relationship with Devon Archer and Hunter Biden because ``working with Burisma is unacceptable,'' and showed a ``lack of judgment.'' Do you agree with Chris Heinz that working with Burisma was ``unacceptable''? Did John Kerry or Joe Biden agree with Chris Heinz? If not, why not? Mr. Manager SCHIFF. The reason why Joe Biden is not material to these proceedings, the reason why this is a baseless smear is that the issue is not whether Hunter Biden should have sat on that board or not sat on that board. The issue is not whether Hunter Biden was properly compensated or improperly compensated or whether he speaks Ukrainian or he doesn't speak Ukrainian.…”