Political Quotes

“I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senators Moran and Hawley. It is a question for the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question from the Senators to the House managers: An August 26, 2019, letter from the Intelligence Community Inspector General to the Director of National Intelligence discussing the so-called whistleblower stated that the Inspector General ``identified some indicia of an arguable political bias on the part of the Complainant in favor of a rival political candidate.'' Multiple media outlets reported that this likely referred to the whistleblower's work with Joe Biden. Did the so-called whistleblower work at any point for or with Joe Biden? If so, did he work for or with Joe Biden on issues involving Ukraine, and did he assist in any material way with the quid pro quo in which then-Vice President Biden has admitted to conditioning loan guarantees to Ukraine on the firing of the prosecutor investigating Burisma? Mr. Manager SCHIFF. Mr. Chief Justice, I thank the Senators for the question, and I want to be very careful in how I answer it so as not to disclose or give an indication that may allow others to identify the identity of the whistleblower. First, I want to talk about why we are making such an effort to protect the identity of the whistleblower. If you could put up slide 48, this slide shows--it may be difficult for some of you to read, so let me try to--actually, if you could hand me a copy of that as well.…”