Eric Holder

The Syrian conflict has turned that region into a cradle of violent extremism.

And this is a very real thing. Just last month or so the first American -- became a suicide bomber. So this is not a theoretical problem that we are dealing with. This is something very real.

More frightening than anything else he'd seen in his time in office yet.

It is inexcusable that young kids. . . have immigration decisions made on their behalf, against them . . . and they're not represented by counsel.

Allowing the most vulnerable immigrants to appear in immigration court alone, is simply not who we are as a nation. It is not the way in which we do things.

Guantanamo...plagues our bilateral and multilateral relationships, creates friction with governments whose nationals we detain...

A number of countries have indicated that they will not cooperate with the United States in certain counterterrorism efforts if we intend to use that cooperation in pursuit of a military commission prosecution.

Heroin abuse constitutes "an urgent and growing public health crisis."

I would think there would obviously be a responsibility to enforce the law.

The President has the constitutional responsibility to enforce the laws. The executive branch has the responsibility of enforcing the laws.

I will say, I have been briefed on this matter, and I did not detect any friction in what is an ongoing matter.

We have tried more leak cases, brought more leak cases during the course of this Administration than any other Administration.

There is no institution that is too big to prosecute, no person who is too important to prosecute.

If there are individuals who have taken actions that would warrant individual liability, that is something that we would pursue.

I am hopeful that we will be at an end relatively soon.

If there are statutory mandates from Congress, those are the kinds of things that have to be used when we are proposing rules, regulations, things of that nature.

I would say it is a joint investigation being done by Civil Rights as well as by Public Integrity.

We are trying to make our EOR system better.

We are supportive of the Youth Promise Act.

The clemency process has to be a part of this overall look at our criminal justice system.

I would not have defended that one either.

Decisions to not defend statutes cannot be based on politics or policy.

I think you have gotten some really bad information.

To have a good inspector general, you need some degree of independence.

The discretion must always be exercised in a responsible and constitutional way.