Patrick Leahy actually said...

"The Attorney General did the right thing in directing, even after the guilty verdict, the dismissal of the Stevens case because of all the misconduct there."

"the citizen's safety lies in the prosecutor who tempers zeal with human kindness, who seeks truth and not victims, who serves the law and not factional purposes, and who approaches his task with humil..."

"Simply the power to bring or to withhold prosecution is probably the most significant power in the whole criminal justice system."

"We all know that our constitutional framework provides that all individuals are guaranteed the right to fair treatment and a fair trial."