Donald Trump actually said...

"We have a gag order, which to me is totally unconstitutional. I'm not allowed to talk, but people are allowed to talk about me. So they can talk about me. They can say whatever they want. They can lie..."

"This is political persecution."

"We have a majority of one, OK. So it's not like he can go and do whatever he wants to do. I think he's a very good person. It's a tough situation when you have one. I think he's a very good man. I thi..."

"This is really an attack on a political opponent. That's all it is."