Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I think we need to have a coherent and consistent approach, I think an approach that involves accommodation as much as we can."

"I think it's important that there be some credibility about this review that marks this as something different."

"This was an effort to, for want of a better word, corrupt the office so that it would do what it was told rather than provide legal advice that was dispassionate and honest."

"We'll be keeping the record open formally for a week for written questions."