I believe Americans overwhelmingly honor that and should continue to honor it, and it would include Muslims for sure.

The ideal of truth in trying to achieve the right solution to me is an important goal of the American jurisprudential system.

I have publicly said I think voter ID laws properly drafted are okay.

These are big issues and you have to be sensitive to the power that the Department of Justice has.

Those are the kinds of things that we do need to guard against.

There is a feeling that judges just vote when they get a big case before them on what their political agenda is.

I will, Senator Crapo. And I would note on the death penalty case, my appellate lawyers gave a little briefing of the cases that were coming up, and they said, 'We will be defending this death case, but we are probably going to lose.'

I do not think gays and lesbians and women are victims of discrimination, that is a blindness.

That is a very insightful or probing question, and it touches on a lot of the important issues that I, as Attorney General, would need to deal with.

I want to adhere to high standards.

If that is something that is not desired any longer, Congress should pass a law to change the rule.

the Attorney General is not the President's lawyer.

That is the core responsibility of the Attorney General, absolutely.

I would like to see it more skill-based, and I think that would be helpful.

Let us fix this system.

I just tried to defend myself as best I could.

We will not end the refugee program. I would not favor that. But we do have a responsibility to be careful and make sure that those who are admitted have been properly vetted and are not a danger.

I have been made aware in the last several years how this process works.