Jeff Sessions actually said...

"This is, I think, a matter of national security since Abdulmutallab is associated with al Qaeda with whom we are at war."

"Isn't it true that when the Inspector General's preliminary report came out on the exigent letter issue... you accepted responsibility and you announced a number of reforms?"

"Well, Mr. Attorney General Holder, has already made clear his presumption that these cases would be tried in civilian court, which I think was a big error."

"One of the things we learned from the 9/11 Commission is that intelligence saves lives, and we need to gather intelligence."