Political Quotes

“OK. So you can be impeached for lying under oath in a civil lawsuit, but apparently you can't be impeached for lying to Congress about how you do your job. So here is what I--I will give Senator Schumer the benefit of the doubt, Senator Kennedy. He is saying that the fact pattern here apparently doesn't rise to the level of high crime or misdemeanor; that it is a policy disagreement. We have taken a policy disagreement in the House and tried to turn it into impeachment. Well, here is a question for you, Senator Lee. Are you aware of the fact that 2 days ago--2 days ago--Secretary Mayorkas was asked about the parole of the man alleged to have killed Laken Riley, Mr. Ibarra: Why was he paroled and how was he paroled? Under the parole statute, 212(d)(5), there are two ways parole can be granted: unique humanitarian need circumstances. Your mother is dying. Something is going on bad. You need to get into the country on a temporary basis. Or a special benefit to the United States--that means you are a witness in, probably, a cartel trial. Those are the only two reasons you can be paroled. And 2 days ago--no, yesterday--Secretary Mayorkas said he did not know why Mr. Ibarra was paroled. Which one of the two was it? This was a question from Congressman Bishop. He said: I didn't know. At the same time he said, I didn't know, I had the file, and it says: Subject was paroled due to detention capacity at the Central Processing Center in El Paso, TX.…”