John Cornyn actually said...

"I didn't believe she could credibly decline that investigation, at least not without grievous damage to the Department of Justice and to the FBI."

"And that heightened your concerns about the appearance of a conflict of interest with the Department of Justice."

"The whole idea is to not collect, not to be able to gather information about American citizens."

"702 is an important tool for the intelligence community and one that needs to be preserved."