Political Quotes

“I commend my friend from Michigan, Senator Levin, who has over the years been in the forefront of trying to not only deal with issues of substance but also those of appearance, which are often of equal importance, particularly when it comes to the matter that we are discussing now. We are familiar with the expression that not only must justice be done; it must appear to have been done. And that is particularly true in the case of an administration called upon to investigate the highest officials within that administration. As Senator Levin has pointed out, it is not a question really as to whether or not an administration can in fact properly and meritoriously carry out its obligations under the law; they can do that; they have done that. The question then becomes, what if the appearance is that they have failed to do so? As a former prosecutor, let me explain that the easiest thing to do in the criminal justice system is to secure an indictment.”