Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, on behalf of Senator Wyden and myself, I send a question to the desk for the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. Senators Brown and Wyden ask the following question to the House managers: During yesterday's proceedings, the President's counsel failed to give an adequate response to a question related to whether acceptance of information provided by a foreign country to a political campaign or candidate would constitute a violation of the law and whether offers of such information should be reported to the FBI. FBI Director Christopher Wray, who was appointed by President Trump, has said ``if any public official or member of any campaign is contacted by any nation-state about influencing or interfering with our election, then that [is] something that the FBI would want to know about,'' and ``we'd like to make sure people tell us information promptly so that we can take appropriate steps to protect the American people.'' If President Trump remains in office, what signal does that send to other countries intent on interfering in our elections in the future, and what might we expect from those countries and the President? Mr. Counsel JEFFRIES. Mr. Chief Justice, distinguished Members of the Senate, thank you for that question. I will take the last part first.…”