Political Quotes

“Madam President, I have just listened to my friend the majority leader engage in an astounding bit of whitewash--not unexpected but entirely unconvincing. Yes, the Mueller investigation took 2 years, and, yes, it produced a stunning document in the end--not only a damning appraisal of our election security and just how willing a major Presidential campaign was to accept and amplify the disinformation of a foreign adversary but also a thorough examination of the behavior of a lawless President, who at least on 11 occasions, according to the report, may have obstructed a Federal investigation. So while my friend the majority leader wants to say ``case closed''-- I don't blame them--375 former Federal prosecutors looked at the Mueller report and said publicly that the conduct of the President amounts to felony obstruction of justice. In any other case, were he not President, those prosecutors would have recommended bringing charges. Our leader saying ``Let's move on'' is sort of like Richard Nixon saying ``Let's move on'' at the height of the investigation of his wrongdoing. Of course he wants to move on. He wants to cover it up. He wants silence on one of the most serious issues we face--whether a foreign power can manipulate our elections, the wellspring of our democracy. If the leader is sincere, then put election security on the floor. Let's debate it. Put sanctions on Russia on the floor. Let's debate it.…”