Most of our nation`s law enforcement officers do their difficult jobs honorably and lawfully. I strongly believe that good officers do not want to work in systems that allow bad practices. Good officers welcome accountability because…
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It is a serious thing for a whole police department, particularly a whole police department in a big city like Minneapolis, to come under federal justice department investigation.
The Justice Department has opened a civil investigation to determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing.
The Department of Justice will be unwavering in its pursuit of equal justice under law.
Yesterday`s verdict in the state criminal trial does not address potentially systemic policing issues in Minneapolis.
The impacts of the climate emergency on both our National and collective global security are vast.
During debate on D.C. statehood Thursday, we will make the case that Congress has the constitutional authority to admit the State of Washington, D.C., and that the State would meet all the elements Congress has considered in admission…
Moving forward the department would be unwavering in its pursuit of equal justice under law.
Today, I am announcing that the Justice Department has opened a civil investigation to determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing.
The challenges we face are deeply woven into our history. They did not arise today or last year. Building trust between community and law enforcement will take time and effort by all of us. But we undertake this task with determination and…
In America, we have to protect each other. We have to make sure that we are all protected.
The kind of devastation that happened here, in Tulsa, is the product of the same kind of hatred that led to the bombing in Oklahoma City, in 1985.
We`re one country. And we`re obligated to each other. We`re obligated to protect each other.
The job of the Justice Department, to make sure equal justice under the law, for all American citizens.
Just last month, the FBI warned of the ongoing and heightened threat posed by domestic violent extremists.
President Biden said he wanted to de-escalate tensions with Russia, he wanted a stable predictable relationship with Russia.
So much for taking my family on spring break to our favorite Airbnb in Siberia.
When the public health imperative no longer exists, we no longer can use that authority.