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Anytime you’re in a campaign and you get an offer from a foreign government to help your campaign, the answer is no, so I don’t know what Mr. Trump Jr.’s version of the facts are. Definitely Trump Jr. has to testify. That email is disturbing. – Lindsey Graham	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Why not actually have doctors come in and testify, maybe hospitals testify, or maybe just some regular American families who this bill's gon na impact, why not have that kind of process take place ? – Jim Jordan	Found on CNN 7 years ago
It is deeply disturbing to have a President in the first 100 days to be embroiled in what may be a scandal, increasingly, it appears with General Flynn now saying he would testify if granted immunity, that really suggests very heavily there is definitely fire and what we have been seeing over the last few weeks is an attempt to cover up fire with smoke. – David Gergen	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Increasingly, it appears with General Flynn now saying he would testify if granted immunity, that really suggests very heavily there is definitely fire and what we have been seeing over the last few weeks is an attempt to cover up fire with smoke. – David Gergen	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Whether the White House's desire to avoid a public claim of executive privilege to keep her from providing the full truth on what happened contributed to the decision to cancel today's hearing, we do not know, but we would urge that the open hearing be rescheduled without further delay and that Ms. Yates be permitted to testify freely and openly. – Adam Schiff	Found on CNN 7 years ago
We're working on the next stage but that's not yet. Right now we've given people the opportunity to come forward freely to testify publicly, you know this week, next week, and then at that point we have to decide where we go from there. – Devin Nunes	Found on CNN 7 years ago
I expect them to take some time, but Judiciary has control over the FBI--oversight. So I have said, OK, let's keep the committee process in place, regular order, so if the FBI runs over to the Intel committee and they testify there, and they don't respond to my letter, I think that's a mistake, because the FBI is under our jurisdiction. – Lindsey Graham	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Since they were arrested, no witnesses have been arraigned to testify against them. – Magistrate Irene Ruguru	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
For all time, yes. Castor suggested that Bill Cosby and Bill Cosby lawyer at the time had the same understanding, because Bill Cosby later agreed to testify without invoking Bill Cosby Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in a lawsuit brought against Bill Cosby by Constand. Bill Cosby would've had to have been nuts to say those things if there was any chance Bill Cosby could've been prosecuted, Castor said, referring to the damaging testimony unsealed last summer. Castor said he hoped, correctly, at the time that the decision not to prosecute would free the comedian to testify in the lawsuit and help Constand win damages. I thought making Bill Cosby pay money was the best I was going to be able to set the stage for, Bill Cosby told the courtroom. I was hopeful that I had made Ms. Constand a millionaire. She eventually settled for an undisclosed amount. Castor said he relayed word to Walter Phillips, Walter Phillips, that Bill Cosby would not be charged. However, Castor said the two lawyers did not have an agreement that Bill Cosby would testify in exchange for not being prosecuted. Walter Phillips is now dead. Kevin Steele, who is pursuing the case, has said Bill Cosby would need an immunity agreement in writing to get the case thrown out. Kevin Steele has said Kevin Steele has no evidence one exists. While Castor was called as witness by Cosby's side, the former DA told Cosby’s lawyer, Brian McMonagle, he is rooting for the prosecution. Let’s be clear Mr. Brian McMonagle, I'm not on your team here. – Brian McMonagle	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Its a lie, absurd speculation from Mr Penn, in a way, yes, it does complicate it (his defense). Mr Penn should be called to testify to respond about the stupidities he has said. – Juan Pablo Badillo	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
All signs testify to the fact that the destruction of the structure of the airplane took place in the air and at a great altitude. – Alexander Neradko	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential front-runner, is scheduled to testify Thursday about her role as secretary of state during the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, in which Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed. Trey Gowdy said Sunday that the 12-member bipartisan committee has acquired Stephens ’ emails from that time and suggested dozens more witnesses will be called. Clinton is an important witness, but she is one witness, i understand that there's more attention associated with her. But from my perspective, I am much more interested in Chris Stevens ' emails, which we just received, than I am Chris Stevens ' emails, which we just received. – Trey Gowdy	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
This isn't corruption, just a present from Mr. Bemba because you agreed to testify in his favor. – Aime Kilolo Musamba	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Catherine Greig has yet again failed to do the right thing, her refusal to testify has hindered the FBI's efforts to seek justice for the victims of (Bulger's) crimes. – Boston FBI	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
After his long period of public silence, we would hope that he would welcome this opportunity to testify fully and completely and give his side of the story. – Gloria Allred	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Yesterday was a doozy. They called me back to testify on the IRS ‘scandal,’ and I tool (sic) the 5th again because they had been so evil and dishonest in my lawyer’s dealings with them. – Lois Lerner	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Mr. Koskinen failed to testify truthfully. The statements that he made to Congress were false, it is imperative that this committee pursue all constitutional remedies. That may include contempt and it even may include impeachment of Mr. Koskinen. – Jason Chaffetz	Found on CNN 8 years ago
If he had testified, he would have been cross-examined for days about the series of murders that the jury found he committed, he didn't want to testify. – Brian Kelly	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There is this argument that he was precluded from testifying, but he chose not to testify, it's very difficult to judge in a vacuum because we don't know what he thought he would say. – Randall Kromm	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Sen. Moran's office reached out to FIFA to explore the possibility of having Mr. Blatter testify but the organization declined. – Garrette Turner	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
He's providing support, he's not planning to testify on her behalf. – Lyle Mitchell attorney	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We need an independent counsel to take a look, with subpoena power and with the ability to have people testify under oath. – Mark Fallon	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I would love for Bergdahl to elaborate on the 'disturbing circumstances' that were going on in his unit, because I have no idea what he would be referring to. I am an open book and would testify to anything. – Evan Buetow	Found on CNN 9 years ago
His primary motive in pleading guilty today was to spare the children who would testify the trauma (and) the embarrassment. – Randolph Lee	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

Anytime you’re in a campaign and you get an offer from a foreign government to help your campaign, the answer is no, so I don’t know what Mr. Trump Jr.’s version of the facts are. Definitely Trump Jr. has to testify. That email is disturbing.

– Lindsey Graham

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Why not actually have doctors come in and testify, maybe hospitals testify, or maybe just some regular American families who this bill's gon na impact, why not have that kind of process take place ?

– Jim Jordan

Found on CNN
7 years ago

It is deeply disturbing to have a President in the first 100 days to be embroiled in what may be a scandal, increasingly, it appears with General Flynn now saying he would testify if granted immunity, that really suggests very heavily there is definitely fire and what we have been seeing over the last few weeks is an attempt to cover up fire with smoke.

– David Gergen

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Increasingly, it appears with General Flynn now saying he would testify if granted immunity, that really suggests very heavily there is definitely fire and what we have been seeing over the last few weeks is an attempt to cover up fire with smoke.

– David Gergen

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Whether the White House's desire to avoid a public claim of executive privilege to keep her from providing the full truth on what happened contributed to the decision to cancel today's hearing, we do not know, but we would urge that the open hearing be rescheduled without further delay and that Ms. Yates be permitted to testify freely and openly.

– Adam Schiff

Found on CNN
7 years ago

We're working on the next stage but that's not yet. Right now we've given people the opportunity to come forward freely to testify publicly, you know this week, next week, and then at that point we have to decide where we go from there.

– Devin Nunes

Found on CNN
7 years ago

I expect them to take some time, but Judiciary has control over the FBI--oversight. So I have said, OK, let's keep the committee process in place, regular order, so if the FBI runs over to the Intel committee and they testify there, and they don't respond to my letter, I think that's a mistake, because the FBI is under our jurisdiction.

– Lindsey Graham

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Since they were arrested, no witnesses have been arraigned to testify against them.

– Magistrate Irene Ruguru

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

For all time, yes. Castor suggested that Bill Cosby and Bill Cosby lawyer at the time had the same understanding, because Bill Cosby later agreed to testify without invoking Bill Cosby Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in a lawsuit brought against Bill Cosby by Constand. Bill Cosby would've had to have been nuts to say those things if there was any chance Bill Cosby could've been prosecuted, Castor said, referring to the damaging testimony unsealed last summer. Castor said he hoped, correctly, at the time that the decision not to prosecute would free the comedian to testify in the lawsuit and help Constand win damages. I thought making Bill Cosby pay money was the best I was going to be able to set the stage for, Bill Cosby told the courtroom. I was hopeful that I had made Ms. Constand a millionaire. She eventually settled for an undisclosed amount. Castor said he relayed word to Walter Phillips, Walter Phillips, that Bill Cosby would not be charged. However, Castor said the two lawyers did not have an agreement that Bill Cosby would testify in exchange for not being prosecuted. Walter Phillips is now dead. Kevin Steele, who is pursuing the case, has said Bill Cosby would need an immunity agreement in writing to get the case thrown out. Kevin Steele has said Kevin Steele has no evidence one exists. While Castor was called as witness by Cosby's side, the former DA told Cosby’s lawyer, Brian McMonagle, he is rooting for the prosecution. Let’s be clear Mr. Brian McMonagle, I'm not on your team here.

– Brian McMonagle

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Its a lie, absurd speculation from Mr Penn, in a way, yes, it does complicate it (his defense). Mr Penn should be called to testify to respond about the stupidities he has said.

– Juan Pablo Badillo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

All signs testify to the fact that the destruction of the structure of the airplane took place in the air and at a great altitude.

– Alexander Neradko

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential front-runner, is scheduled to testify Thursday about her role as secretary of state during the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, in which Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed. Trey Gowdy said Sunday that the 12-member bipartisan committee has acquired Stephens ’ emails from that time and suggested dozens more witnesses will be called. Clinton is an important witness, but she is one witness, i understand that there's more attention associated with her. But from my perspective, I am much more interested in Chris Stevens ' emails, which we just received, than I am Chris Stevens ' emails, which we just received.

– Trey Gowdy

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

This isn't corruption, just a present from Mr. Bemba because you agreed to testify in his favor.

– Aime Kilolo Musamba

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Catherine Greig has yet again failed to do the right thing, her refusal to testify has hindered the FBI's efforts to seek justice for the victims of (Bulger's) crimes.

– Boston FBI

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

After his long period of public silence, we would hope that he would welcome this opportunity to testify fully and completely and give his side of the story.

– Gloria Allred

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Yesterday was a doozy. They called me back to testify on the IRS ‘scandal,’ and I tool (sic) the 5th again because they had been so evil and dishonest in my lawyer’s dealings with them.

– Lois Lerner

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Mr. Koskinen failed to testify truthfully. The statements that he made to Congress were false, it is imperative that this committee pursue all constitutional remedies. That may include contempt and it even may include impeachment of Mr. Koskinen.

– Jason Chaffetz

Found on CNN
8 years ago

If he had testified, he would have been cross-examined for days about the series of murders that the jury found he committed, he didn't want to testify.

– Brian Kelly

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There is this argument that he was precluded from testifying, but he chose not to testify, it's very difficult to judge in a vacuum because we don't know what he thought he would say.

– Randall Kromm

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Sen. Moran's office reached out to FIFA to explore the possibility of having Mr. Blatter testify but the organization declined.

– Garrette Turner

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

He's providing support, he's not planning to testify on her behalf.

– Lyle Mitchell attorney

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We need an independent counsel to take a look, with subpoena power and with the ability to have people testify under oath.

– Mark Fallon

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I would love for Bergdahl to elaborate on the 'disturbing circumstances' that were going on in his unit, because I have no idea what he would be referring to. I am an open book and would testify to anything.

– Evan Buetow

Found on CNN
9 years ago

His primary motive in pleading guilty today was to spare the children who would testify the trauma (and) the embarrassment.

– Randolph Lee

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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