“It is an arsenal of lies. They have mobilized to destroy me. I’ve had senators look me in the eye — friends — and say, “They are trying to kill you.” And, when I wake up, I think if Donald Trump can do this… you better believe I can do this…I told the truth, I took on the haters and the liars and the media,” he said.

“You’re going to get cross-examined by Democrats and potentially an FBI investigation — do you welcome an FBI investigation?” the host said, to which he responded, “I can’t wait for an FBI investigation. Can’t wait. How soon can they start?”

“That gives me an opportunity for them to do a real investigation. What the media is doing right now is a witch hunt. It’s trial by false accusations and lies. The FBI is going to look through what’s there, and if they do their job properly—which I fully expect they will—they’ll talk to everybody and get the full story and a full understanding. That’s a report I welcome. So yeah, we’re not hiding from that one bit,” the former “Fox & Friends Weekend” host said.

“Is there a point at which you do what Matt Gaetz did? You know, too much of a distraction, realizing, ‘I can’t get through; the Senators won’t do it.’ Is there a point like that?” Kelly asked.

“I mean, that’s the president’s call. What I know in this entire process is there’s only one man in America who got 76 million votes. One man that America voted for, for change in the Senate and in Washington, D.C. He asked me. I shook his hand, and I told him I’d fight like hell for him. If there’s a moment where he calls me and says, ‘Pete, attaboy, but you’re not the guy,’ I will salute and say, ‘Whatever assignment you need from me next, I’ll do it.’ It’s his call. He’s shown great confidence in me, and I respect his perspective on it no matter which way it goes,” the veteran said