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I accused a woman of doing something behind my back when I knew that she hadn't, just to see if she loved me.

When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth.

The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life.

I was a prosecutor for 25 years. I saw so many 15, 16, even 20 year-olds who could not read, had little hope that they would ever find work, faced more challenges than opportunities in life, dropped out of school at some point, and turned to crime.

When I went to the prosecutor's office, I wanted to be one of the good guys that the defense could trust. I'd try fair, clean cases, pull no punches, no below-the-belt stuff. Honorable. Because that's the kind of prosecutor I wanted to deal with.

I was a prosecutor in Brooklyn in the homicide division and then as a senior assistant district attorney.

I was falsely arrested twice, slandered and defamed.

I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.

I answered their questions truthfully and honestly, but I would prefer not to say more. I assume the information was routed back and that is why I was not called to testify.