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Even the best law enforcement officers make mistakes and ... some engage in willful misconduct, we can only hope to maintain public confidence if we correct mistakes, hold wrongdoers accountable and adopt policies to prevent problems from recurring.
Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Citizens who devote their careers to public service deserve at least the same benefit of the doubt that we give friends and relatives who do not spend nights and weekends risking their reputations, and sometimes their lives, to protect America.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
If lawyers cannot prove our case in court, then what we believe is irrelevant.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I give the investigation credibility, i can land the plane.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
It's not our job to render conclusive factual findings. We just decide whether it is appropriate to file criminal charges.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
It lasted a long time, we're glad it's over, it's 100 % the way it should have been. I wish it could have gone a lot sooner, a lot quicker.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
There are a lot of people out there that have done some very, very evil things. Very bad things. I would say treasonous things against our country and hopefully people that have done such harm to our country. We've gone through a period of really bad things happening. Those people will certainly be looked at, we can never let this happen to another president again. I can tell you that. I say it very strongly. Very few people I know could have handled it.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
If we aren't prepared to prove our case beyond a reasonable doubt in court, then we have no business making allegations against American citizens.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
My view is that the Department of Justice is best served when people are confident that we're going to operate -- when we're investigating American citizens, in particular -- we're going to do it with appropriate sensitivity to the rights of uncharged people.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I think that you can be misled if you just follow the internet or cable TV about what American people think and how appropriately skeptical they are of information, i think people are appropriately able to balance different considerations, and so I am relatively optimistic about it.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Do you trust Mr. Mueller to be fair to the President and the country ? Will you make sure he can finish his job ? If you get the report, will you be as transparent as possible ? Ive asked him those questions, and Im very comfortable with his answers.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I have admired Bill Barr for decades, and I believe that Bill Barr for decades will be Bill Barr for decades, many people offer unsolicited advice, directly or through the news media, about legal issues they believe are pending before the Department of Justice. At no time did former Attorney General Barr seek or receive from me any non-public information regarding any ongoing investigation, including the Special Counsel investigation. His memo has had no impact on the investigation.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I think he's a superb choice for attorney general, he certainly understands the work, understands the priorities of the department.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
The first obligation is generic. It imposes a duty to pursue the national interest over any private interest. That applies equally to all government employees.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Most people are familiar with the first clause of our oath, the requirement to 'support and defend the Constitution.' But some overlook the final clause: to 'well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office,' the first obligation is generic. It imposes a duty to pursue the national interest over any private interest. That applies equally to all government employees.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I would follow the regulation, if there were good cause, I would act. If there were no good cause, I would not.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
The New York Times’s story is inaccurate and factually incorrect, i will not further comment on a story based on anonymous sources who are obviously biased against the department and are advancing their own personal agenda. But let me clear about this: Based on my personal dealings with the president, there is no basis to invoke the 25th Amendment.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Notwithstanding my personal affection for Director Comey, I thought it was appropriate to seek a new leader.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The New York Times’s story is inaccurate and factually incorrect, i will not further comment on a story based on anonymous sources who are obviously biased against the department and are advancing their own personal agenda. But let me clear about this : Based on my personal dealings with the president, there is no basis to invoke the 25th Amendment.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The New York Times’s story is inaccurate and factually incorrect, i will not further comment on a story based on anonymous sources who are obviously biased against the department and are advancing their own personal agenda. But let me clear about this : Based on my personal dealings with the president, there is no basis to invoke the 25thAmendment.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Bruce Ohr is a career employee of Justice Department. Bruce Ohr was there when I arrived. To my knowledge, Bruce Ohr wasn't working on the Russia matter, when we learned of the relevant information, we arranged to transfer Mr. Ohr to a different office.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
One of the difficulties Robert Jackson faced was what Robert Jackson called the' unpleasant duty' of responding to congressional inquiries.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We need to avoid any temptation to compromise important principles and seek a short-term benefit at the expense of long-term values. The Department of Justice, in which I serve, must never be Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
There have been people who have been making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Foreign governments should not be secret participants, covertly spreading propaganda and fanning the flames of division.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Russia's intelligence services conducted cyber operations against both major US political parties in 2016, and the recent indictment of Russian intelligence officers alleges a systematic effort to leak stolen campaign information.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
It was important for the President to know what information we've uncovered because he's got to make very important decisions for the country, so Rod Rosenstein needs to understand what evidence we have of foreign election interference.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
There is no allegation in the indictment that any American was a knowing participant in the alleged unlawful activity or knew they were communicating with Russian intelligence officers.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
The goal is to discourage 'piling on', and instead coordinate with local, state, federal and foreign authorities to achieve a joint result that imposes appropriate punishment without prolonging investigations.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It is not accurate, sir, we have caught you hiding information.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
As with most things in Washington, the real work is not done on television and it is not all done by me, trump administration officials are meeting and talking to your staffs every day to accommodate requests and produce relevant information to this committee, other committees and several Senate committees.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I'm not going to answer this in the context of any current matters, so you shouldn't draw any inference about it, but the Department of Justice has in the past, when the issue arose, has opined that The President can not be indicted. There's been a lot of speculation in the media about this, I just don't have anything more to say about it.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Each nominee meets or exceeds the qualifications normally required for those important jobs.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Within the next few weeks, I anticipate that our inspector general will complete a comprehensive, fair and nonpartisan report that answers many questions about how the Department of Justice handled a high-profile investigation during the last presidential campaign, we will learn from it, and our Department will do better in the future.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
There are people who have been making threats, privately and publicly, against me for quite some time, and I think they should understand by now, the Department of Justice is not going to be extorted.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Everybody in the Department takes an oath, and if they violate it, they are going to be held accountable.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
There have been people who have been making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time, and I think they should understand by now the Department of Justice is not going to be extorted.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
There have been people who have been making threats privately and publicly against me for quite some time and I think they should understand by now the Department of Justice is not going to be extorted.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I've talked with Director Mueller about this, director Mueller's going to make the appropriate decisions, and if anything that I did winds up being relevant to Director Mueller investigation then, as Director Mueller and I discussed, if there's a need from me to recuse, I will.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Hiding from tough questions about these controversial cases is no way to reassure the public, if the department is afraid of independent oversight, that just reinforces people’s suspicions and skepticism. The only real way to reassure people is to let the sun shine in and let the chips fall where they may.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
It’s our responsibility to make sure those opinions do not influence their actions, i believe Director Mueller understands that, and recognizes people have political views but that they don’t let it [affect their work].
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
If I thought he was doing something inappropriate, I would take action.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
DOJ investigations must not be tainted by individuals imposing their own political prejudices.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
I know what he’s doing, he consults with me about their investigation, within and without the scope.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
It’s our responsibility to make sure those opinions do not influence their actions, i believe Director Mueller understands that, and recognizes people have political views but that they don’t let it [affect their work.].
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
I am not aware of any impropriety. Special Counsel is subject to oversight by the Department of Justice and I’m not aware of any violations of those rules, appearance is, to some extent, in the eye of the beholder. We apply the department’s rules and regulations, and career ethics attorneys provide us counsel on that.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
If it's something outside that scope, he needs to come to the acting attorney general, at this time me, for permission to expand his investigation.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
If he finds evidence of a crime that's within in the scope of what Director Mueller and I have agreed is the appropriate scope of this investigation, then he can.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
I've got to explain that I made the decision to appoint Director Mueller based upon his reputation. He had an excellent reputation.Really bipartisan support for his integrity.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
What I have determined is that based upon the unique circumstances, the public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
In my capacity as acting attorney general, I determined that it is in the public interest for me to exercise my authority and appoint a Special Counsel to assume responsibility for this matter.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
When I took the oath to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States, there is nothing in that oath about my reputation.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
If you ask me, one of the main problems in Washington, DC, is that everybody is so busy running around trying to protect their reputation instead of protecting the public which is what they're supposed to be doing.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
I'm not going to talk about that, are you surprised by that?
Found on CNN 6 years ago
You view it as an issue of principle that I need to commit to appoint a special counsel in a manner that I don't even know if it's being investigated, but my view is that I have a responsibility when I take that oath, if I become deputy attorney general. I cannot take it conditioned upon having committed how I'm going to handle a particular case.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
I highly value our responsibility to inform the American people to the extent we can, so that's sort of my default position.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
I don't want to make any commitment about what I would do at the conclusion of investigation without knowing the details of the investigation. Talking with the director of the FBI, I can assure you, that if it's appropriate to release it to the American public, I would.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
The authority that I would give to a special counsel would be whatever authority is appropriate to make sure that he or she had the full range of authority to conduct the appropriate investigation that's required and justified by the facts and the law, just like we do in all other cases within the department.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
'I've had no communication with the White House at all about that issue, nor have I had communication with the attorney general about that issue.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Anybody could call, senator. They're not going to get an answer.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
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