"It is a serious thing for a whole police department, particularly a whole police department in a big city like Minneapolis, to come under federal justice department investigation."
"Yesterday`s verdict in the state criminal trial does not address potentially systemic policing issues in Minneapolis."
"The Department of Justice will be unwavering in its pursuit of equal justice under law."
"Most of our nation`s law enforcement officers do their difficult jobs honorably and lawfully. I strongly believe that good officers do not want to work in systems that allow bad practices. Good office..."
"The challenges we face are deeply woven into our history. They did not arise today or last year. Building trust between community and law enforcement will take time and effort by all of us. But we und..."
"Today, I am announcing that the Justice Department has opened a civil investigation to determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlaw..."
"Moving forward the department would be unwavering in its pursuit of equal justice under law."
"Just last month, the FBI warned of the ongoing and heightened threat posed by domestic violent extremists."
"the job of the Justice Department, to make sure equal justice under the law, for all American citizens."
"we`re one country. And we`re obligated to each other. We`re obligated to protect each other."
"the kind of devastation that happened here, in Tulsa, is the product of the same kind of hatred that led to the bombing in Oklahoma City, in 1985."
"In America, we have to protect each other. We have to make sure that we are all protected."