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" I don't think the president had anything to do with Fast and Furious. I'm not sure Eric Holder did, which leads to a conversation about whether he should have known about it. "

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" My daughter took Latin for three years; she still can't speak it. "

" The longer you remain silent, the longer you don't turn over documents, a presumption begins to build that you're withholding something. That's human nature. That may not be a legal presumption, but that's a common sense presumption. "

" When people in positions of trust mislead us - either recklessly, negligently or intentionally - that impacts the republic. "

" I don't like bonuses for public services employees who do great jobs, like prosecutors or judges. "

" You may be less likely to pick on someone if you don't know what's in their briefcase or purse. "

" I was on the campaign trail for 18 months. I never got a question about the District of Columbia in South Carolina. "

" If you were summoned for jury duty and you didn't show up, what would happen? You'd be in jail! "

" There's no use to having the majority if you are going to be hamstrung by your perception of political vicissitudes. "

" I believe being a good senator requires two things. Number one, acumen. Number two, interest. "

" Unless your name is Jack Bauer, you cannot make people talk. "

" The notion that the First Amendment has no limitations whatsoever is balderdash. "

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" For 16 years I spoke in trial metaphors, and perhaps I need to get out of that habit. "

" There's several different forms of executive privilege. The one that is most absolute would be close advisers talking to the president himself. "

" Facts are neither Republican nor Democrat. "

" Even someone as lowly as an assistant U.S. attorney has to undergo a background check, and you're asked a series of very invasive questions, and you're expected to tell the truth and they're under penalty of perjury. And you're asked those questions so you can't be blackmailed or extorted. "

" It is actually costlier to hire an immigrant. And yet the farm worker is almost invariably an immigrant. You can't pay an American to pick blueberries. "

" Benghazi matters because Americans deserve to know the truth from those entrusted to lead and govern. "

" I'm not searching for ways to tell the District of Columbia what to do. "

" You don't get John Gotti to testify against his driver. You get the driver to testify against John Gotti. "

" I do not want to stay in Washington. "

" I thought that was the crown jewel of the reporter's resume - to actually go to jail protecting a source. "

" If you can turn off certain categories of law, do you not also have the power to turn off all categories of law? "

" I don't have an issue with whether - from a legal standpoint, with whether or not government can impose the ultimate punishment on people. We do it in capital cases. Police officers shoot fleeing felons. "

" I cannot and will not raise money on Benghazi. I also advise my colleagues to follow suit. "

" What did Republicans get for 16 days of a government shutdown with people being hurt? We have absolutely nothing to show for it, other than a damaged brand. "

" It always matters whether or not you can trust your government. "

" When you go into public service, you understand you're trading something. You want to feel good about what you do, but you're not going to make what people in private sector make. "

" I suspect that with men like General Petraeus, where honor means something - losing your life is secondary to losing your honor. "

" The United States attorney in South Carolina was a Barack Obama appointee. Politically, he is to the left of Mao Zedong. "

" The reason I like the criminal justice system is there aren't Republican or Democrat victims or police officers or prosecutors. It's about respect for the rule of law! "