“If he is a subject of an investigation, that is a major problem for Republicans in New York, and he needs to give serious thought to his plans. I assume that everything he has said here has been accurate and truthful, and I have given him the benefit of the doubt. ... He's going to have to explain his prior statements.”
“This is a guy who has never been hit. The rest of us knows what it's like. He's led a charmed life and the next couple of months he's going to learn the price of running ... It's not the rosy scenario the fawning press has painted.”
“That was a paramount concern. When I looked at the map, it was very clear that neither of us would get to where we wanted to be if we both stayed in.”