Political Quotes

On the recordJune 20, 2013
I make this nomination confident that long after I've left office, our Nation's security will be in good hands with public servants like Jim Comey.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the Resignation of Robert S. Mueller III as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Nomination of Jim Comey

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