Political Quotes

“Mr. President, a number of my colleagues will be coming to the floor this afternoon to discuss the predicament we face as the Mueller investigation--the special counsel investigation, the Department of Justice--closes in on the Trump White House and the Trump campaign, creating two problems. One is an unprecedented attack on the law enforcement institutions that are involved in that investigation, an effort to discredit our Federal Bureau of Investigation and our Department of Justice, including the suggestion that this whole thing is a witch hunt, even though every single witness, including Trump appointees who have come before our committees, has been asked ``Hey, this investigation, is it a witch hunt?'' and, to a person, has said no. Russian interference was real, they are coming back in 2018, and it is no witch hunt to look into what took place. You have this whole smear effort going on of individuals and institutions involved in the institution. You could call that the crime of commission, if you would. The crime of omission that accompanies that is, while the majority in both Houses is busy trying to smear the FBI, the Department of Justice, and various individuals in this investigation, they are not taking the steps necessary to protect the 2018 elections. We have done virtually nothing. The one thing we have done--led by Ranking Member Ben Cardin, the Senator from Maryland--was to get really strong sanctions put through. We all agreed on that.…”