Chuck Hagel: “I ask to speak for up to 4 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator is…”

The facts speak for themselves, and especially when you look at the many of the witnesses, who are Trump cabinet members, White House officials in the Trump administration, supporters of Mr. Trump.

American military power alone cannot and will not eradicate the threats posed by ISIL to the United States, our allies, and our friends and partners in the region.

I don't believe so, because there will be a question of trust and confidence in the panel, the makeup, if it's not transparent.

When you have a national leader, our national world leader, who has left dignity behind, decency behind, honesty, integrity behind them, that's where you start.