"They are Americans."
"I think it is problematic and difficult to justify a prosecutor charging five kilos of heroin when the actual amount was 10, to get a lower sentence."
"I do believe it has a corrosive effect on public confidence and the constitutional republic of which we are sworn to uphold."
"I would use the appropriate Federal agencies, and I do believe it is in violation of the law to excessively or improperly hinder even the access to an abortion clinic."
"Well, there are reasonable arguments to be made for that."
"We could work out a lot more of these issues rather than having the heavy hand of the Federal litigation system come to play into forcing compliance by States."
"As Attorney General, you have to follow the law, you have to be consistent, and you have to be honorable in your decisionmaking."
"I made a speech in favor of it saying what you are saying, that it was disproportionately impacting our African-American community and we needed to fix it, and eventually that was passed."
"The Solicitor General should not advocate to alter the meaning of words to advance an agenda."
"I disavow any activity like that, absolutely, and a group that would even suggest that is unacceptable."
"The first and foremost goal, I think, of law enforcement would be to identify persons who are dangerous, who have a tendency or have been proven to be lawbreakers and been convicted."