Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself, Senator Gillibrand, and Senator Schatz to the President's counsel and the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senators Manchin, Gillibrand, and Schatz for both parties: Have you ever been involved in any trial--civil, criminal, or other--in which you were unable to call witnesses or submit relevant evidence? I believe the House is first. Mrs. Manager DEMINGS. Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice, and thank you to the Senator for the question. I want us to imagine for just a moment someone broke into your house; stole your property; police caught them; they returned the property. Now, the fact that they returned the property changes nothing. They would still be held accountable. But imagine if they had the power to obstruct every witness, prevent witnesses from appearing. Imagine if they had the power to destroy or obstruct any evidence in the case against them from being presented to the court. I have had the opportunity to appear in a lot of hearings and be a part of building a lot of cases. We all know. I know everybody here knows that witness testimony and evidence or documentation in a case is everything. It is the life and breath of any case. It is the prosecutor's dream or the police officer's or detective's dream to have information and evidence.…”