Chuck Edwards: “We reaffirm the commitment made at the 2008 summit in Bucharest that Ukraine will become a member of NATO.”

I recognize now that my understanding of those relationships may not have always matched yours.

The factual findings of this investigation do not justify branding me as though I did.

And conduct that is otherwise permissible does not automatically become misconduct, simply because enough individual moments are assembled together and viewed through the darkest possible ends.

I can acknowledge poor judgment, regret the discomfort that some of my actions may have caused, and apologize to those who were hurt by this episode, while still disputing a conclusion that the evidence simply does not support.