Nothing we do precludes them from doing their job.

No one got everything they wanted.

I’ll sign it.

That’s how we got into this damn mess! ’Cause we’re really cautious.

if you leave a void, Donald Trump will fill it.

It's a flagrant betrayal of the oath they took as lawyers.

This is what the crumbling of rule of law looks like in real time. And it's exactly what the founders of this nation feared: A tyrant, abusing power to persecute scapegoats and enemies.

Right now, more than any other time in my lifetime, we need you to live up to the oath that you're about to make. Because, I have to be honest with you: You are graduating into a genuine emergency.

Every single day, the president of the United States finds new ways to trample rights and undermine the rule of law.

Some would say, 'Boy, this is getting way too political for a commencement address.' But I would argue: I wouldn't be honoring my oath if I didn't address this head on.

Here's the thing that's so encouraging about human nature, the vast majority of people had [a positive reaction] no matter the politics.