Steve Chabot actually said...

"What unfolds nightly around the courthouse cannot reasonably be called protest. It is, by any objective measure, an assault on the government of the United States."

"If local elected officials--mayors, city councils, and governors--did their jobs and kept the peace, would it even be necessary for Federal law enforcement personnel to be there in the first place?"

"I cannot tell you the amount of work and how committed he was to this cause."

"God bless you all for doing that."