Eric Holder

No, I do not look at what necessarily was charged as much as what was offered in terms of how the case might have been resolved.

I am concerned that the size of some of these institutions becomes so large that it does become difficult for us to prosecute them.

DOMA was one of those. We thought there was not a reasonable basis to defend the statute applying that heightened scrutiny standard.

It is clear, the scientific evidence is clear.

I expect that Secretary Hagel will as well. But to the extent that we at the Justice Department can help in that effort, we want to do all that we can.

I think there is going to be a greater effort at transparency.

Let me be clear. Translate my 'appropriate' to 'no.'

I think that is something that is worthy of conversation, consideration.

What I do not respect was the process.

The greatest deterrent effect is to prosecute the individuals in the corporation who are responsible for those decisions.

He also said it had never been done and the Obama administration had no plan of ordering such a strike.

In a letter to U.S. Senate Randy Paul Attorney General Eric Holder stopped short of absolutely ruling out a drone strike against an American citizen on U.S. soil.

This is something that is going to have an impact on the safety of this country. Anybody who says that is not true is either lying or saying that it is contrary to the facts.

There are not going to be as many FBI agents, ATF agents, DEA agents, prosecutors who are going to be able to do their jobs. They're going to be furloughed.

the Justice Department did not tell the White House about the FBI's investigation, because it was determined that national security was never at risk.

Those individuals within ATF and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona whom the OIG report found to have been responsible for designing, implementing, or supervising Operation Fast and Furious have been referred to the…

Today's vote may make for good political theatre in the minds some, but it is at base both a crass effort and grave disservice to the American people. They expect and they deserve far more.

Today's vote may make for good political theater in the minds of some, but it is, at base, both a crass effort and a grave disservice to the American people. They expect and they deserve far more.

Democrats express their own contempt by walking out of a House vote to hold the attorney general, Eric Holder, in contempt of Congress.

Instances of so-called gun- walking is simply unacceptable. Regrettably this tactic was used as part of Fast and Furious, which was launched to combat gun trafficking and violence on our southwest border.

Instances of so-called gun walking is simply unacceptable. Regrettably this tactic was used as part of 'Fast and Furious,' which was launched to combat gun trafficking and violence on our southwest border.

The House is expected to vote Thursday on citing Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt of Congress.

when one looks at the Caribbean, Puerto Rico in particular, I think we need a strategy.

I do not think so. If you look at that OLC opinion, I think that the rationale, the analysis that they did, I think is constitutionally sound.

I pledged that my colleagues and I would work tirelessly to protect the American people from terrorism and other threats to our national security.