It is especially disheartening to hear the Attorney General of the United States attack local mayors and prosecutors for their efforts to respond to their local community.

the criminal justice system and the justice system failed you, your son, and your entire family.

I'm very concerned about how often you have ignored apparently your own professional scientists seemingly at the expense of people's lives in favor of profit companies and private profits.

Yes, so that I as the detective don't have to interview or investigate somebody, I worked with for 20 years.

You can't have absolute independence if the DA has to go to the grand jury and if the DA indicts a policeman, gets a policeman indicted, then the police, as we saw in New York--

Later this week, I am going to introduce the Deadly Force Independent Review Act, which would provide independent review of instances when a Federal law enforcement officer has used deadly force.

Too often, the discourse on police misconduct descends into a false dichotomy of us versus them.

We also need to collect data and technology to be useful about policing practice, to make law enforcement more responsive and responsible.

This is not a partisan issue. There are no 'sides.'

It is a shame the Department of Justice, which has been effective in the past, has stepped back from providing independent review and accountability for police practices.

I am deeply concerned about the crisis of trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

I have significant concerns, and also, I am amazed here, you get an order that allows--it says meta data between U.S. and abroad and wholly within the United States.