tʃjˈæŋ klˈeɪmd ðæt hiː hˈæd "bˈoʊθ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ænd stˈætʃətˌoːɹi ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi" tə kəntˈɪnjuː pˈeɪmənts ænd ðæt ʃwˈɔːɹzənˌɛɡɚ wʌz tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə mˌeɪk tʃjˈæŋ "dˈuː sˈʌmθɪŋ ðæts ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚ ænd ɪlˈiːɡəl".
Chiang claimed that he had "both constitutional and statutory authority" to continue payments and that Schwarzenegger was trying to make Chiang "do something that's improper and illegal".