
I believe everyone that was rioting in the Capitol that day and perpetrating violence needs to be held to the strictest account of the law.
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I believe everyone that was rioting in the Capitol that day and perpetrating violence needs to be held to the strictest account of the law.

the president's leadership was central to our success in everything that was accomplished, whether it be rebuilding our military or decisions he made as commander in chief to allow our armed forces to crush the ISIS caliphate and take out…

Going to the last resort of executing a search warrant against a former president of the United States I think sent the wrong message.

the president made the decision to replace his capable campaign lawyers with this widening circle of outside attorneys, who ultimately led him to the conclusion that I had the authority to overturn the election, which was demonstrably and…

I believe in the right to life. And I believe those protections should extend to the born and the unborn.

But when it came down to the peaceful transfer of power and doing my duty on the Constitution of the United States, we had the tragic day of January 6th and its aftermath.

I have great concerns about his judgment and leadership at the Justice Department.

I was disappointed in Mark Meadows' performance as chief of staff, particularly at the end.

I think the American people – I think they recoiled at that approach.

But I really do believe that restoring the sanctity of life to the center of law, in every state in this country, is at the very heart of achieving a boundless future for the American people.

I celebrate that from really the depths of my heart.

Well, all I know is that what the president asked me to do, I would have violated my oath to the Constitution.

I think now is the time for them to be focusing on restoring public confidence in our institutions.

America should never be associated with that image at all.

Chuck, no one's above the law. But I would hope the Justice Department would give careful consideration before they take any additional steps in this matter.

The president was -- He was receiving terrible advice from people who not only shouldn't have been in the Oval Office, they shouldn't have been let on the White House grounds.

I've not hesitated to criticize the president when I think he was wrong. And clearly, possessing classified documents in an unprotected area is not proper.