"Actions after 9/11 were excessive and unlawful."
"The attempt to politicize the Department will not be tolerated, should I become Attorney General of the United States."
"I will make them available, always with the presumption that, you know, transparency is the best thing."
"I thought that the President's determination was a reasonable one, given the fact that there was--that these people had served really extended periods of time in jail."
"What he did is deplorable."
"We have a responsibility to the system."
"The Civil Rights Division is unique. It is, in some ways, the conscience of the Justice Department."
"We have to make sure that people are given...due process."
"I will pledge to do that."
"The Civil Rights Division has not necessarily gotten the attention, the resources, the support that it has needed."
"I can't think of a statute that my Department of Justice, should I be confirmed, would be more proud to stand behind."