From the beginning of the Republic, lawmakers have interacted with people who lobby. Either you abide by the law [regulating such relationships] or you don't.

There are doctors who help people who have done bad things; there are lawyers who defend bad people. I don't think it's unique to my profession.

What we've seen in government for so often is that people have been shady - about their roles, hiding things, not releasing things.

Not everybody who supports Donald Trump, not everyone who supports Hilary Clinton, are exactly the kind of people that you want as supporters.

I think there's a difference between calling people out and understanding the role that the press plays in a free society.

Conflicts of interest' arise when you're not - when you're sneaky about it, when you're shady about it, when you're not transparent about it. If you tell everyone, 'Here's what's going on. Here's the process; here are the people that are playing a role' - that's being transparent.