Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"Look, we should get the House Ethics report. We should get the Department of Justice files, there's precedent for getting the House Ethics report."

"I think the bottom line here is that there is an element of Trump wanting to sort of subjugate Republican senators here."

"I think there are some Republican senators who are eager to crawl. I think there are others who are trying to keep their powder dry and stay out of trouble with Trump for as long as they can."

"I am particularly grateful to them with their work."