Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
I think history's calm and dispassionate judgment will reflect that the Attorney General actually brought the Department back from a place where it had been, sadly, politicized.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham defends Attorney General Holder's efforts to depoliticize the Department of Justice.

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