Jeff Sessions

These were good people who asked me to get involved in this case.

It is not, Senator Cornyn, and it has been out there for a long time.

Let us fix this system.

Let Congress pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill.

If you continually go through a cycle of amnesty that you undermine the respect for the law and encourage more illegal immigration into America.

I am going to follow the laws passed by Congress.

I believe in following the law. There is too much focus on people who are here illegally and not enough on the law.

I believed these crack cocaine laws were too harsh and particularly it was disadvantageous to the African-American community.

President Obama continues to abuse Executive power in an unprecedented, reckless manner to systematically release high-level drug traffickers and firearms felons.

It was very painful. I did not know how to respond and did not respond very well.

When a nation uses their improperly gained or intelligence-gained information to take policy positions that impact another nation's democracy, then that raises real serious matters.

I think it is a significant event. We had penetration, apparently, throughout our Government by foreign entities.

I think it is designed for that purpose. It fits that purpose marvelously well.

I believe they are growing and we are seeing that now in Europe and we are also seeing it right here in America.

Fundamentally we need to fix this immigration system.

It would certainly be constitutional, I believe, to end that order.

I did, for a number of reasons.

I was shocked at the enforcement memorandum that the Department of Justice issued with regard to the Wire Act, and I criticized it.

I think that would be a prudent decision.

I am a great believer in religious freedom and the right of people to exercise their religious beliefs.

I do not support the idea that Muslims as a religious group should be denied admission to the United States.

The law has been passed. The Congress has spoken. You can be sure I will enforce it.

I would defend the statute, if it is reasonably defensible, yes. It is passed by Congress; it would be the duty of the Attorney General, whether they voted for it or support it, to defend it.

I do think the FBI, particularly maybe the Bureau of Indian Affairs investigators, should be beefed up, and the U.S. Attorneys need to do probably a better job of prosecuting cases that need to be prosecuted in Federal court.

Certainly, the law itself has many powerful provisions that I am glad were passed and that are in law, and that provide protections to women victims of violence.