Political Quotes

“I am honored to follow my distinguished colleague from Vermont who has led the Judiciary Committee with such vision and courage over so many years, and whom I respect as a former prosecutor, as I am, as well as a litigator and a conscience of the Senate. I am deeply concerned that our Nation is careening toward a constitutional crisis, a legal nightmare that will test the independence of the judiciary and require the utmost resolve and integrity from everyone involved in the justice system and from the Congress, because only the Congress may provide the kind of check on the ongoing assault against our court system. President Trump repeatedly has tried to put himself above the law, and in just a few weeks has moved from scorning conflict-of-interest and disclosure principles to promulgating destructive, discriminatory Executive orders, and openly attacking the judiciary. His personal invectives and insults are unprecedented for the President of the United States against the judiciary. Without respect for the rule of law and the court system, democracy fails. No Cabinet member has more responsibility to ensure that the justice system is given this necessary respect and trust than the Attorney General of the United States.…”