I have conducted an initial inquiry to determine whether I have received information sufficient to constitute grounds to investigate, |
I have heard an awful lot in the last seven years, but that's about the worst rhetoric that I have heard, |
I have inquired for most of my adult life about studies that might show that the death penalty is a deterrent, and I have not seen any research that would substantiate that point. |
I have no reason at this point to believe the FBI is responsible for the deaths of those people, |
I know they're asking him to stay, ... Whatever he does, I'll always be grateful to him for his willingness to serve. |
I listened carefully to their concerns about the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was one of America's heroes. We will carefully review the questions and information they presented, and I will be in touch with them as soon as the review is complete. |
I look forward to working with him to figuring out how we assure the people of Florida just, fair, timely and accurate elections, ... The present governor of Florida has had two shots at it now, and he's not met either opportunity. |
I love the law, I love good and caring lawyers, but never have I loved people as much as I do you for what you do for this country, |
I offered to permit additional members of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee to review these documents, in order to satisfy the committee's subpoena, ... I again offered to testify, to meet with members of the committee and to answer oversight questions. |
I regret deeply that Judge Parker feels that way, but I know what I've had to do based on the evidence and the law. I know what I've had to do to address the national security issues, |
I should have no comment on any personnel decision until I have had a chance to meet with the cabinet members in question and work through all the decisions. |
I simply have to draw the line and stand up for what I believe to be a very important principle: Prosecutions in America must be free of political influence. To ask for a document I am reviewing, while I have still not made a decision, is a form of political tampering that no prosecutor in America can accept. |
I think any time you expose vulnerabilities it's a good thing, |
I think he had a responsibility to see that the processes were in place that could make this system work as it should work in a democracy. |
I think it is important that we adhere to principles of federalism, recognize that it is primarily a state issue, and, again, do everything we can to play an appropriate role that doesn't politicize the matter but contributes in a thoughtful way to the resolution of it, |