Political Quotes

“over the past few weeks, the House of Representatives has continued to hear testimony as part of its impeachment inquiry, which stems from allegations that President Trump pressured a foreign leader to investigate a domestic political rival. These allegations were deemed ``credible'' and an ``urgent concern'' by the inspector general of the intelligence community, who is a Trump appointee. That is how this all started, not with some Democrat stirring the pot but with a Trump appointee, a very well-respected man, saying that these allegations were credible and urgent. The public record--the public record--shows that the White House delayed more than $391 million in crucial security assistance to Ukraine to help the country stave off Russian aggression. In a memorandum of the President's phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky, released by the White House itself, the President requested Ukraine undertake investigations that would benefit him politically. Only a few days ago, as we all know, the Chief of Staff to the President, Mick Mulvaney, admitted publicly that the administration held up security assistance for the same political reasons. Mr. Mulvaney, of course, later attempted to retract his comments, but his original statements were quite clear, and I would say that anyone who is not biased believed the original.…”