Jeff Merkley actually said...

"Well, this start sketching (ph) and really critical details about how Giuliani was operating and about communication between that operation and the president. Certainly, it isn't the whole picture. I ..."

"Absolutely not. When there is a specific threat, you see intelligence which says these are the type of information we're getting..."

"It's a very disturbing connection that I would certainly hope would not be the case, but it's the President himself who's raised it."

"Our members believe it was because of his ardent defense of the integrity of the Asylum Program."