“Why won’t the president confront Vladimir Putin? Do you believe he is somehow in debt to the president of Russia?” “The Russians may have something on him personally that they could always roll out and make his life more difficult.” “Do you believe Russia has something on him?” “I believe that the Russians would not — They would opt for things to do if they believed that it was in their interests and the Russians, I think, have had long experience with Mr. Trump, and may have things that they could expose.” “When the full extent of your venality, moral turpitude, and political corruption becomes known, you will take your rightful place as a disgraced demagogue in the dustbin of history.” “I don’t know whether or not such collusion, and that’s your term, such collusion existed. I don’t know. But I know that there was a sufficient basis of information and intelligence that required further investigation by the Bureau to determine whether or not U.S. persons were actively conspiring, colluding with Russian officials.” “He has continued to, I think, to be in the office of the presidency. And so I’ve decided to put my silence aside and to speak up and speak out because I do think our future is in jeopardy.” “Mr. director, you just said ‘our future is in jeopardy.’ That’s a chilling statement from someone who knows the things you know.”