Pete Sessions: “this President has not defended his actions on the basis that this is a private matter; ``it is something between me and…”

“this President has not defended his actions on the basis that this is a private matter; ``it is something between me and my wife and consenting adults,'' and that sort of thing. He has denied these allegations flat out, and he has placed in dispute, under oath, contradicting statements. So now we have a mess in this country, and it is a direct result of the actions of the President of the United States. He has gotten himself in a situation in which his statements directly contradicts that of other people's statements, under oath. That is a matter that is not going away lightly. I will say what is offensive to me and is of concern to me: He has embroiled the Office of the Presidency in this matter. He has used the power, the staff, the people of his office to defend himself and to entwine them into this affair. He has, therefore, during the course of this activity, in my opinion as one Senator--and I had no intention to speak this morning on this subject, but it has been troubling me for a long time--I think he has dishonored the Presidency in that regard. He has not handled it properly. I wish it were not so. It is not good for this country. It is not the right thing for us to have to be going through today. There is no one who has any responsibility for it but the President.”