Political Quotes

“Trying to put a ribbon on a sham process doesn't make it any less of a sham. Never forget how this whole thing started. Democrats are trying to impeach the President of the United States 13 months before an election based on an anonymous whistleblower with no firsthand knowledge, who has a bias against the President and who worked with Vice President Biden. The day after the now famous phone call between President Trump and President Zelensky, the so-called whistleblower gets a readout from somebody on that call, writes a memo. In the memo, he uses terms like ``this call was scary,'' ``frightening.'' But what does he do? He waits 18 days before he files a complaint. And who is the first person he goes to see, the first people he goes to see in that 18-day timeframe? Chairman Schiff's staff. Chairman Schiff's staff. Madam Speaker, 435 Members of Congress and only one individual, one Member of this body, knows who this person is who started this whole darn crazy process: Chairman Schiff. And what does this resolution do? It gives him even more power to run this secret proceeding in a bunker in the basement of the Capitol. {time} 0945 This resolution continues the unfair and partisan process. Just 2 days ago, 2 days ago, we were prevented from having the witness answer our questions in one of these depositions. And this resolution is going to give more power to the person who made that decision in the bunker in the basement of the Capitol.…”