“Later, I would learn that when the Speaker was deciding whether to appoint me, her staff pulled together a list of the 10 worst things I had ever said about her. Speaker Pelosi took one look at the list, handed it back to her staffer, and asked: “Why are you wasting my time with things that don’t matter?”
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
“People died on January 6 because of Donald Trump’s lies. Had it not been for the actions of courageous members of law enforcement, many more lives likely would have been lost.”
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
“Donald Trump had to be impeached and removed from office. He was a clear and present danger.”
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
“please remember what’s at stake. Remember the men and women who have fought and died so that we can live under the rule of law, not the rule of men.”
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
“We may have disagreed on pretty much everything else, but Nancy Pelosi and I saw eye to eye on the one thing that mattered more than any other: the defense of our Constitution and the preservation of our republic.”
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
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