Eric Holder Quotes

What the American people really want to know is if Jeff Sessions is going to be a good attorney general. Is he going to protect my family? Is he going to make my community safer? The answer is clearly yes.

I believe the job of the FBI Director is to be as transparent as possible with the American people because we work for them.

We will not contract out the security of the American people …. You can’t compromise the safety of the American people.

I want to give the American people assurances that we are protecting them.

I go to bed at night worrying that I didn't do enough that day to make sure I protect the American people.

The American people have every right to be outraged with the administration's approval of the UAE port deal. It is time the people's House make the security of our Nation's ports a priority.

I will make no apologies, ever, for protecting the lives and the safety of the American people. We have to give more tools to our folks to be able to do that, not fewer, and then trust those people and oversee them to do it the right way. As president, that is exactly what I'll do.

Lying in issues of foreign policy facilitates lying on a broader scale; it creates an atmosphere where people think it’s routine to try and deceive the American people, that it’s OK to deceive the American people

What I can do as the member of the United States Senate is try to do everything I can to keep America safe.

Our mission is simple, but profound - to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution. That mission hasn't changed, and it won't change, not as long as I have anything to say about it.

The Trump administration recognizes that most refugees and immigrants are good people, but practical and temporary measures must be taken to keep this nation safe from the few bad individuals who seek to harm us.

I am honored to be nominated by President Trump to lead the men and women of the Department of Homeland Security in safeguarding the American people.

We should never again have an attorney general capable of saying virtually nothing as the law of major intelligence programs and the integrity of his department's work in overseeing these programs are assailed over a protracted period of time.

It's really important to me that the public have confidence in their criminal justice system. We don't operate very well if the public doesn't trust us.

I think people are listening to our message of securing the homeland first, keeping the American people safe and improving our economic situation. I think those things are being received well, and we're moving forward here.

President Trump's made it clear that his administration is going to put the safety and security of the American people first.

I will defend and enforce the laws of our country to ensure that our people and our nation are protected.

When I was elected to Congress, I made a commitment to my constituents that my office would set the standard to be open and transparent.

Secret courts require great faith that the Justice Department - and future Justice Departments - will act with integrity.

You cannot stop the men and women of the FBI from doing the right thing, protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution.

The FBI's mission is to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution. That mission is both dual and simultaneous - it is not contradictory.

It is time to go on the offense. Hold people accountable for the wrongdoings they do and commit against the American people, use the vestiges of the Constitution which gives us the outline of how we hold them accountable and make the Justice Department do their job.

The president can take steps to make sure the American public knows what its Justice Department and FBI have been up to.

We are vested with significant authorities, and it is our obligation as public servants to ensure that these authorities are exercised with objectivity and integrity. Anything less falls short of the FBI's duty to the American people.

As both a career intelligence officer and as an American citizen, I am a strong believer in the importance of oversight. Simply put, experience has taught us that CIA cannot be effective without the people's trust, and we cannot hope to earn that trust without the accountability that comes with Congressional oversight.