So all I would say to our colleagues is there is no doubt in my mind that moving from a revolving door where people would come in and they would be given probation and then they would be released on bail for the second, third, and fourth offense and tried another year later, and given probation again, too often this was driving the crime rate.
Sessions argues that lenient sentencing practices contribute to rising crime rates.
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I am disturbed that the Acting Chief of the U.S. Capitol Hill Police, who was in charge of intelligence, did not show today.
I'm not going to unrecuse myself because I have a conflict, because I did--was involved in the campaign and knew some things, can't do it.
What he decides to do over at the Justice Department will be independent of political considerations over at the White House.
Do you believe that you would come under political pressure from leading Democrats on this committee who want you to arrest 500 more people?
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