If he kicked everybody off Mueller's team who was anti-Trump, I do not think there would be anybody left.

And I'm asking you, doesn't that warrant naming a second special counsel, as 20 members of this committee wrote you 3-1/2 months ago asking you to do?

And it sure looks like a major political party was working with the Federal Government to then turn an opposition research document, the equivalent of some National Enquirer story, into an intelligence document.

This is the right time to do this thing.

My guess is we are the United States of America, we are the biggest, strongest country on the planet.

Why, in 2016, would James Comey call the Clinton investigation a matter, not an investigation? Last time I checked, he wasn't director of the Federal bureau of matters. Why, in 2016, would then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch, one day…

This is about remembering your friends. This is about loyalty.

The long, sad chapter of John Koskinen as IRS commissioner comes to an end in 2-1/2 weeks, and thank the Lord for that.

Well said. Well said.

This is where it all ends. You start with the safe spaces, safe zone, trigger warnings, microaggressions, bias response teams, and even riots...

Do you think it is wise for the Justice Department to mislead the American people?

I thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Downing, how long have you been at the Department of Justice?

Do you agree with that decision that was made and, frankly, implemented by the FBI Director?

the highest officials at the Department of Justice should be straight with the American people. And that did not happen.

This is why we have this committee, to get to the bottom of these kind of things.

Today's hearing highlights exactly what American taxpayers hate about the Federal Government.

Mr. Runcie resigned, yes, the night before, right, he is supposed to come.

And one of the most egregious agencies that is part of that overall number is the guy sitting beside you, the Department of Education, is that correct?

Man, no wonder the American taxpayers are fed up with our Federal Government and the way this place operates.

This is now two hearings in a row this committee has had with the Department of Education has not complied with two Federal laws.

Isn't it true that last year there were $144 billion in improper payments across the government?

Did Mr. Runcie receive any bonus payments over the last few years for his stellar job of not complying with two Federal laws?

I think we should go ahead and subpoena the guy and bring him in here to answer some of these questions.

Yes. So $144 billion across government, one of the most egregious agencies within that $144 billion is the Department of Education.

If you have got 99.9 percent of the workforce getting an A, I think our constituents want to know why they have to wade eight weeks to get their passport.