Patrick Leahy actually said...

It is a constitutional duty. It is also common sense.

It was Attorney General Holder who decided, based upon his own review of the matter, to seek to dismiss the indictment.

I never knew him to break his word. I never knew him to tell me something that was not accurate and true.

A criminal defendant's constitutional right to a fair trial, regardless of who he is, is fundamental to our criminal justice system.