Political Quotes

“Here is what General Holder said: Across many administrations, both before and after 9/11, the consistent, well-known, lawful, and publicly stated policy of the FBI has been to provide Miranda warnings prior to any custodial interrogation conducted inside the United States. In fact, the Bush administration adopted new policies for the FBI that said ``Within the United States, Miranda warnings are required to be given prior to custodial interviews.'' That was a requirement from the Bush administration. Senator McConnell and others have tried to politicize this issue when the facts tell us otherwise. Let's take one example from the Bush administration. Richard Reid, the shoe bomber, tried to detonate an explosive in his shoe on a flight from Paris to Miami in December 2001. This was very similar to the attempted attack by Abdulmutallab, another foreign terrorist who also tried to detonate a bomb on a plane. So how does the Bush administration's handling of the shoe bomber, Mr. Reid, compare with the Obama administration's handling of Abdulmutallab? The Bush administration detained and charged Reid as a criminal. They gave Reid a Miranda warning within 5 minutes of being removed from the airplane and they reminded him of his Miranda rights four times within the first 48 hours he was detained. Has America heard that side of the story, as we have heard all these criticisms about Miranda warnings for Abdulmutallab?…”