Jerry Nadler actually said...

"Baseless nonsense, ill-motivated baseless nonsense. Those allegations have now been investigated and debunked twice with both the Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility."

"I had hoped that we could at least agree that a realistic understanding of how that system is functioning would entail a balanced look at both the costs and benefits of the system."

"I will do my best to get that revoked as soon as possible."

"But if that had not happened, the State would have gotten zero and the State could not have afforded to bring the case in the first place."