Sheldon Whitehouse: “I tell you, the U.S. Department of Justice is a precious institution in our democracy. It is under siege from within…”

“I tell you, the U.S. Department of Justice is a precious institution in our democracy. It is under siege from within, and we need to take some action. This resolution is not about partisanship. It is not about scoring political points. It is about two very important things--one, letting the people of America know we care about an honest, independent, and truthful Department of Justice. That is not meaningless. It is also about letting the career people within the Department of Justice know that we hear them, we care about them, we know what has been done to this Department is shameful; that this ordeal for them will one day be over, and we will work hard as people who care about this country and about the Department of Justice to make that day come soon, so that once again truth and justice can be the stars that guide the Department of Justice. That, too, is not meaningless.”