Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Monday that he made a “bad joke” when he told fundraisers to expect a “wild couple of months” as the committee and special counsel Robert Mueller continue their investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

“It was a bad joke,” Warner told reporters at the Capitol when asked about the comments. “You know how seriously I take this investigation ... We’re going to follow the facts.”

Warner’s comments, which were first reported by Politico, came during a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Martha’s Vineyard.

“If you get me one more glass of wine, I’ll tell you stuff only Bob Mueller and I know," Warner told the crowd. “If you think you’ve seen wild stuff so far, buckle up. It’s going to be a wild couple of months."

The event, at Warner’s house, was the DSCC’s annual Majority Trust retreat.