Jerry Nadler actually said...

"It is particularly disgraceful that they would use this pretext after doing nothing--nothing--to stop the gun violence that terrorizes our Nation."

"They are using their public offices and the resources of this committee to protect their political patron, Donald Trump. It is an outrageous abuse of power."

"Using this Committee to undermine that process as it unfolds is cynical, unethical and, given the violence unleashed on the Capitol by the former President, just plain dangerous."

"We are here today in Lower Manhattan for one reason and one reason only. The Chair is doing the bidding of Donald Trump."