Richard Painter

Russia may very well be front and center again in 2020 as they were in 2016 regarding interference in America's presidential election.…

— Richard Painter

People knew Trump had strange relationships with the Russians even before he was elected. Consequently, there is every reason to investigate whether…

— Richard Painter

I am not going to apologize for my service to the country.

— Richard Painter

Donald Trump wants to ignore the rule of law. He ignores the Constitution. He ignores the subpoenas. The Republicans in the House…

— Richard Painter

I go on all the channels, mostly CNN and MSNBC. I have gone on Fox every couple of months.

— Richard Painter

Here is where you get into the danger zone, when the government official starts talking about U.S. government business and then also…

— Richard Painter

I think President Trump could pardon anyone he wanted and have it be an effective pardon. I think there would be a…

— Richard Painter

I have to say that every white-collar criminal defense lawyer knows when the chief financial officer turns state's evidence, everyone in the…

— Richard Painter

We have two political parties in this country; we cannot have one of them be abandoned to complete nutcases. We've got to…

— Richard Painter

And imagine where we'd be today if President Franklin Roosevelt had owned apartment buildings in Frankfurt and Berlin. You know, some of…

— Richard Painter

I think most Minnesotans are in a grey zone politically.

— Richard Painter

The course I teach, Professional Responsibility, was brought into law-school curriculums and required by most states for admission to the bar beginning…

— Richard Painter

The real problem with the Republican Party is that for decades it has shifted constantly to the right politically. Consequently, the Republican…

— Richard Painter

Do not overlook that Donald Trump is an inherently unstable person. He's never been able to have stable businesses or stable marriages.…

— Richard Painter

Republicans insist that if you're going to run for political office, you have to be loyal to President Trump. This is wrong.…

— Richard Painter

I think we'll go through a period when there's a revival of concern about ethics. After Watergate, we got the Ethics in…

— Richard Painter

I've been a pain in the rear for the Republican Party, and if I were to continue to be involved in the…

— Richard Painter

Ethics knows no party. Those rules should be applied the same in a Republican administration and a Democratic administration.

— Richard Painter

Nixon was a crook, but he was our crook. He didn't have the KGB do the Watergate job.

— Richard Painter

The American experiment with representative democracy has been a great success, but we need to realize that it needs to be a…

— Richard Painter

Well, the elected officials in both parties are receiving campaign contributions and support through electioneering communications from groups that aren't technically affiliated…

— Richard Painter

If President Trump will not remove White House officials who are clearly violating the law, he's not doing his job and this…

— Richard Painter

I'm pro-business! But business ought to make its own money.

— Richard Painter

I grew up in Illinois, went out east to school, and went back to Illinois to teach... Illinois is a great state…

— Richard Painter

The president has the power to sign or veto a bill. If he signs it, it becomes law. If he vetoes it,…

— Richard Painter