John Thune actually said...

"Well, there was a statement made over the weekend that whether the laws were broken was irrelevant."

"I do not think there is any way you can deny that."

"I hope that we continue to get more facts out about this and that corrective actions are taken."

"I think one of the purposes of this hearing is to find out who was targeting conservative groups, otherwise you cannot explain the fact that you had all these conservative groups, whether it was 'Patr..."