just for the record

1. Let's get things straight; also, let me make myself clear. For example, Just for the record, we never endorsed this idea, or Just for the record, I didn't vote for him. This usage employs record in the sense of “public knowledge.” [Mid-1900s] Also see go on record; set (the record) straight.

Example Sentences

"Just for the record, the government of Greenland has not extended any invitations for any visits, neither private nor official," Egede said.

From BBC

Just for the record, I do not believe this is right.

From Salon

"Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool," he posted in another.

From Salon

"Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool," read one post from the pseudonymous account in July.

From BBC

Their names, just for the record, are Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, the one who actually drew blood from Trump and killed one person attending his rally, and Ryan W. Routh, 58, who “did not have Mr. Trump in his sightline and did not fire his semiautomatic rifle,” according to a statement by the acting director of the Secret Service.

From Salon