Sen. Orrin Hatch on Friday said he regretted comments he made earlier this week in which he said he didn’t care about prosecutors’ allegations related to President Donald Trump, calling his original statement “irresponsible”:

“ ‘At a time when faith in so many of our institutions is at an all-time low, I regret speaking imprudently. I don’t believe the president broke the law, but one of the core principles of our country is that no one is above the law.’ ” — Sen. Orrin Hatch

Hatch, the outgoing Utah Republican, replied to a CNN reporter’s question Monday by saying, “I don’t care — all I can say is he’s doing a good job as president.”