"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 seize the office at Mar-a-Lago."
"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."
"Sometimes though, Alicia, executing a search warrant like this is the very last thing you do before you file charges."
"The FBI is not a creature of a political party. In fact, they hold themselves above the political fray."
"Trump is going to be Trump, right? He often has difficulty not making a statement -- now, he can’t do it on Twitter -- when he would be far better served by silence."
"The Joe Biden economy has made it hard for families to have hot dogs with hot dog buns. And that is an unacceptable thing. Our American citizens have dreams too. And one of those dreams is that they s..."
"Money will never compensate these families for their losses. They know that and of course we all know that but I think they can maintain some sense that they have vindicated their children and what th..."
"It now appears that, of course, you were right and I was wrong. Give us a very quick comment on the pace of this investigation as you see it now."
"DOJ looks ready to me. They look committed and ready to go."