Patrick Leahy actually said...

"I would hope any local prosecutor who knew what they were doing would not be taking the position almost of blaming the victims."

"I do not hold him responsible for those numbers."

"I personally called Senator Grassley on Sunday morning to let him know that we had agreed to that request."

"the burden of the Justice Department to prove that they really need to take this extreme measure with the press, and he said that he -- on the face of it, he's concerned that the government may not ha..."