Merrick Garland

I think the money we have in the budget is sufficient for those kind of reachout programs, but we won't be satisfied until all the crimes are reported.

The Department requests about $38 billion in discretionary sources, an increase of nearly 2 percent over the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.

It's a great program that you created and authorized. We have 400 applications worth about $2 billion.

This was, in addition, of course, to the killing of Americans, this is the largest mass killing of Jews since the Holocaust.

We're investigating that. We're investigating. We have a criminal investigation in connection with the deaths and kidnapping of Americans in Israel on October 7, yes.

Well, if you put me in that exact box, the answer has to be yes.

Our strategy here is to develop trust within communities before something bad happens.

democracy was under attack by, and I quote, 'discriminatory, burdensome, and unnecessary restrictions on access to the ballot.'

The cases were brought last year. Prosecutor has urged speedy trials, with which I agree. And this is now in the hands of the judicial system, not in our hands.

I think the report concludes that had the law enforcement agencies followed generally accepted practices in an active shooter situation and gone right after the shooter to stop him, lives would have been saved and people would have…

I'll say what I said, which is that the cases were brought last year, prosecutor has urged speedy trials with which I agree, and this now in the hands of the traditional system, not in our hands.

It's not -- it's not a pain that's ever going to go away.

it is on law enforcement's radar, but clearly something to monitor moving forward.

I would resign before President Biden could ask me.

Catholics are not extremists. No.

No, I don't support fewer cops on the streets.

Mr. Weiss was a long-standing career prosecutor who was appointed by President Trump.

He had the authority because I promised that he would have the authority.

I would. Section 702 provides us with the greatest--at least Justice Department every morning--the greatest amount of intelligence that we receive about dangerous threats to the United States.

Mr. Weiss said he was never denied authority.

I'm very familiar and that's the very reason--

Defunding the FBI would leave the United States naked to the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party; to the attacks by Iranians on American citizens and attempts assassinate former officials; to the Russian aggression; to North…

The idea of threatening their safety or that of their families is just abhorrent.

Ultimate means when--

I am confident that Mr. Weiss will carry out his responsibility in an even-handed and urgent manner.