Mark Warner actually said...

"Because that is what the questions are being asked about, reports that nobody has laid to rest here, that the President of the United States has intervened directly in an ongoing FBI investigation."

"I think, frankly--and I understand your commitment to the Administration--but that Senator King, Senator Heinrich and my questions deserve answers, and at some point the American public deserves full ..."

"The President himself say that he was thinking about the Russia investigation when he fired Director Comey."

"If any of this is true, it would be an appalling and improper use of our intelligence professionals. An act, if true, that could erode the public's trust in our intelligence institutions."