Eric Holder actually said...

"Whatever system we use, it will be consistent with our values; it will be a system that has due process guarantees."

"The notion that the Justice Department would ever take into account a person's political affiliation or political beliefs in making hiring decisions is antithetical to everything that the Department s..."

"I will, in response to, I guess, the general assertion, try to do all that we can to make sure that we respond fully."

"the duty of the Justice Department is to defend statutes that have been passed by Congress, unless there is some very compelling reason not to."