ðeɪ sˈeɪ ðˈæt hiː "kˈælɪbɹˌeɪts ɹˈɪsk, pɹˈæktɪkˈælᵻɾi ænd ðə lˈɔː bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn pɚsˈɛnt ʌv ˈʌðɚɹ aʊtsˈaɪd kˈaʊnsəl" tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn; ænd ðˈæt "hɪz bˈækɡɹaʊnd ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt sˈɜːvɪs ɡˈɪvz hˌɪm ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɪnsaɪt ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɜːkɪŋz ʌvðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən kəmˈɪʃən ænd ðə wˈeɪ ɪt θˈɪŋks" tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn.
They say that he "calibrates risk, practicality and the law better than 99% of other outside counsel" (2016); and that "his background of government service gives him great insight into the workings of the Federal Election Commission and the way it thinks" (2014).