Here’s what Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has to say about the scandal over Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., nominating his mistress to be a U.S. Attorney without disclosing their relationship:

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said there was nothing unusual about Baucus’s recommendation of his girlfriend and former director of state operations, Melodee Hanes, to become a U.S. attorney in Montana.