Political Quotes

“yesterday former CIA Director John Brennan testified in the House Intelligence Committee that he had growing concerns about Russian interference in the final months of the 2016 election, adding that an investigation into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin was well founded. He issued very strong words. Coming from a very careful civil servant from the intelligence community, Mr. Brennan's testimony should further compel Congress and the special counsel to pursue the full truth. What Mr. Brennan said was happening gets at the very core of our democracy, the free and fair election of our representatives. Americans of all political stripes should be outraged by what Putin and the Russians did during the 2016 elections. As former Director Brennan said, in America, ``we cherish the ability to elect our own leaders without outside interference or disruption.'' So, again, I expect that the Senate Intelligence Committee will continue its bipartisan investigation into these events. I expect that Special Counsel Mueller will help us all get to the bottom of this. We must make sure he is not interfered with. Finally, I expect this body will hold up a high standard for the next FBI Director. He or she should be someone who is nonpartisan and independent, a Director's Director, a prosecutor's prosecutor, not a politician of either party.…”