J. D. Vance actually said...

"The whole country has been waiting to see what Merrick Garland is doing. This week, Merrick Garland told us that he has a criminal investigation, and he had the authority from that judge to go in and ..."

"I have to push back a little bit on the characterization of it as a raid, because this is a search warrant that a federal judge authorized based on probable cause."

"During Trump`s tenure, Congress passed a statute that actually stiffen the penalties for mishandling classified material, turning it into a felony, with a mandate -- with a maximum five year sentence."

"I can’t underline how significant and serious this is. Judges aren’t in the habit of making, you know, these decisions flying by the seat of their pants."