Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"I think the Senate has a role in policing this as well, that the whole purpose of advise and consent... doesn't take away our Senate obligation to find out what conflicts of interest you will bring to..."

"At this point, what I deduce from your statement is that if that set of hypothetical facts were true, if you had raised $1 million from a big energy corporation to go through the Rule of Law Defense F..."

"That may very well create a conflict of interest, mightn't it?"

"It's like being asked to jump out of an airplane with no parachute but being told, 'Trust us, we'll build the parachute before you hit the ground.'"