And finally, DeLay was adamant about being exonerated, that he will win the case in Texas and not face any charges in the Abramoff investigation:

I know in politics, I’ll never get the headline that says, Guess what? DeLay didn’t do anything in relationship to Abramoff. Guess what? DeLay gave Ronnie Earle a Texas whuppin’ in that trial. Guess what? There’s nothing illegal in taking a trip to work against Christian persecution in China or Moscow, or to help build a conservative movement in England, working closely with Margaret Thatcher. There is nothing wrong with going to England. And there is nothing wrong, after having worked your butt off for six days, to take one afternoon off and go play golf. There’s nothing wrong with that. And there’s nothing illegal about it.