"I have watched with pride a lot of our National Guard units around the country, but they're not law enforcement units, and they're not trained for that, and should not be."
"if there's one area where you and I are in total agreement--total agreement--and that is that we care deeply about the integrity of the Justice Department."
"we consider the oversight operations of this committee very important."
"I know."
"I worry that the walls intended to protect the independence and credibility of our law enforcement institutions are at the risk of crumbling."
"Don't let the Justice Department turn its back on its tradition being a guardian of equal justice for all."
"Recusal here is not discretionary. It's required by Justice Department regulations when you have a 'political relationship' with the President."
"Yes, because we have appropriated the money, and we have directed the program to go forward."
"I've never seen such attacks. And again, that's attacks against people in Democratic or a Republican administration."
"recusal is not discretionary; it is required by the clear terms of 28 C.F.R. Sec. 452."
"I think it's great that he's leading the U.S. Agency for International Development."