"No, he's partially correct. I think the initial request was for wiretap applications, which Rule 6-C of the 'Federal Rules on Criminal Procedure' does not allow anyone to give to anyone who's not part..."
"I was a prosecutor back when that was going on. The notion that -- that it's OK for me to do it only because you did it has never been appealing to me."
"there is a desire to, quote, 'get at you' because you, quote, 'consistently take progressive stands.'"
"I am a critic because I don't think the Attorney General for the United States of America should have any political ideology whatsoever."
"It is important to me that she doesn't care about anyone's station in life and she doesn't care about their political ideology."
"Is it possible for me to ask that question and be motivated by good faith?"
"You cannot tell what his political ideology is from the way he discharges his job."
"I would be asking the exact same questions about Fast and Furious whether you were John Ashcroft, whether you were Dan Lungren, whether you were Bob Goodlatte."
"I would be asking the exact same questions regardless of what party was in power."
"Do you agree with me that government cannot force certain religious beliefs on its citizens?"
"Can government decide which religious beliefs are acceptable and not acceptable?"
"I think the state has a compelling interest in banning animal sacrifice, whether it is compelling or just important is irrelevant for purposes of this discussion."