Patrick Leahy actually said...

The fundamental question here is not whether these were shoddy legal memos. They were shoddy legal memos. Everybody knows that.... It failed to cite significant case law; it twisted the plain meaning of statutes. The legal memoranda were designed to achieve an end.

02/25/2010

https://www.congress.gov...

More Patrick Leahy Quotes

"There should be no delays in getting FOIA requests?"
"I think the next nominee for a Justice Department confirmation position that comes up here ought to be told, 'I am sorry. Your confirmation is not going to go through until you turn over the OLC memos..."
"The Justice Department is trying to gut that out."
"We really wanted it to work, and we wanted it to work whether we were in the Senate or not."

View All Patrick Leahy Quotes