21.   Committee members, citing rules of secrecy, have declined to discuss what action, if any, they took.

22.   Company officials would not comment, citing SEC rules.

23.   FBI spokesman Jeff Lanza declined to comment, citing court rules about grand jury secrecy.

24.   Glavany said he could not meet that demand, citing European Union rules against subsidies.

25.   Goldman declined to comment in detail on the campaign, citing Securities and Exchange Commission rules about seeking publicity just after a public stock offering.

26.   He cited legal rules discouraging what lawyers call dicta, observations by judges that are not necessary to reach their conclusions.

27.   He declined to elaborate, citing Securities and Exchange Commission rules that prohibit companies from talking about pending transactions.

28.   He would not disclose details of the session, citing secrecy rules imposed by the committee.

29.   In the television interview, Begala was challenged to cite the rule that is preventing Clinton from answering questions about the scandal.

30.   It cited rules that prevent the city from sanctioning religious services.