Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"Too early to tell, but I think it is important that the defenses be up so that you can tell when it happens and you can forestall it when it begins."

"I think they are probably trying to find a decent way to back off and I think also, they know this is a sparkly object that the media will chase."

"We're just going to continue going forward. Chairman Graham announced today that our next hearing would be on the subject of how you protect an ongoing investigation from White House political interfe..."

"In law enforcement, a wiretap is a wiretap, and you need a warrant to get one and it lets you listen in on the substance of the conversation, and it's a term of art and it's one that we intend to run ..."