* “We will get Brexit done on time by January 31–no ifs, no buts, no maybes.”–British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, after his Conservative Party won a commanding majority in Parliament.
* “Brexit and Trump were inextricably linked in 2016, and they are inextricably linked today. … Working-class people are tired of their ‘betters’ in New York, London, Brussels telling them how to live and what to do.”–Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon.
* “Our president holds the ultimate public trust. When he betrays that trust and puts himself before country, he endangers the Constitution; he endangers our democracy; he endangers our national security.”–Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.
* “History will look back on our actions here today. How would you be remembered?”– Jerrold Nadler.
* “There is no chance the president is going to be removed from office. My hope is there won’t be a single Republican who votes for either of these articles of impeachment … and it wouldn’t surprise me if we got one or two Democrats.”–Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
* “The president deserves to be heard. We should be working hand in hand with (the Senate). The rules of evidence will apply.”–Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was hired by the White House to help with impeachment strategy, on Fox News Sunday.
* “The fact of the matter is that if a local official abused his power like you did, he’d be in jail.”–Judiciary Committee member Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, in a response to a Trump tweet.
* “This is the fastest, weakest, thinnest, MOST PARTISAN impeachment in American presidential history.”–Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.
* “In Gaetz, we do, at last, have some semblance of a (reality show) contestant willing to perform any trick to win.”–Jacob Bacharach, the New Republic.
* “There is a way to express the opprobrium of the House without allowing the Senate to defang the rebuke. A congressional censure of Trump would do all that impeachment is likely to accomplish. It would express the outrage of today while calling on future historians to take note of the censured behavior.”–David Von Drehle, author of “Triangle: The Fire That Changed America.”
* “As (Sen. Joe) McCarthy’s rise and fall suggests, conspiracy theories serve partisan motives and thrive as long as they remain useful politically. This lesson is significant today. Republicans continue to embrace debunked conspiracy theories over Ukraine and the 2016 election and stand on the coattails of a president who they think will keep them in power.”–Steven Lawson, Rutgers University history professor emeritus and co-author of “Exploring American Histories: A Survey with Sources.”
* “(Cassandra’s) gift was that she could see into the future, but her curse was that no one believed her. Trump’s triumph is that he has sought attention his whole life and now he can command all the attention in the world. But his curse is that the attention he attracts is largely ridicule and repulsion.”–Maureen Dowd, New York Times.
* “Trump is as big a motivator for our base as he is for his own base.”–Democratic pollster Geoff Garin.
* “In this country we pledge allegiance to a flag, and we pledge an oath to the Constitution, not to a party and not to a president.”–Former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina.
* “(The inspector general) did not find misconduct by FBI personnel, political bias, did not find illegal conduct. … (But) there was real sloppiness. … it was not acceptable.”–Former FBI Director James Comey, on the Justice Department inspector general report that concluded that the FBI opened the Russia investigation for a legitimate reason.
* “America’s Republicans are the world’s only major climate-denialist party. Because of this opposition, the United States hasn’t just failed to provide the kind of leadership that would have been essential to the global action, it has become a force against action.”–Paul Krugman, New York Times.
* “I think one of the things that baseball has done well over decades is maintain its commitment to its current cities.”–MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.
* “Years of effort and expense have established ‘Tampa Bay’ as a regional brand for all economic development interests in our area. We feel strongly that your action undermines that investment.”–Pinellas County Commission Chairwoman Karen Seel, on the decision by the former Tampa-Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. to change its name to the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council.
* “There is, in my opinion, a crisis going in our society and my concern is not enough people are concerned about it. It’s about us training our officers to do everything they possibly can to de-escalate a situation and use deadly force as a last resort in every situation.”–Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan, in announcing a new mental health training program for his officers and 911 dispatchers.
* “This is not a bridge-burning Administration. This is a bridge-building Administration so far.”–Tampa City Council chairman Luis Viera.
* “You can override anything with five votes.”–Tampa City Council member Charlie Miranda.
* “And while we all love a good parade, the beads thrown during the parade have no place harming our delicate ecosystem.”–Mayor Jane Castor, in announcing Tampa’s “Bead Free Bay” campaign.