"It was something that I think is not typical of the way in which I have conducted myself as a careful thoughtful lawyer."
"I did not really acquaint myself with his record. I knew that the matter involved--it was a tax fraud case."
"I never told him go straight to the White House with that pardon application."
"I will be an independent Attorney General. I will be the people's lawyer."
"We will make sure that the interrogation techniques that are sanctioned by the Justice Department are consistent with our treaty obligations."
"One of the things that has always worried me is that a disproportionate share of what is a national problem is borne by the States along our Southern border."
"Whatever system we use, it will be consistent with our values; it will be a system that has due process guarantees."
"These career professionals are not only the backbone of the Department of Justice, they are its soul."
"the Department of Justice first and foremost represents the people of the United States. Not any one President, not any political party, but the people."
"I will, in response to, I guess, the general assertion, try to do all that we can to make sure that we respond fully."
"Our Justice Department will adhere to the values that have made this Nation great."