I have the most profound respect for the Department of Justice and the FTC. We in Europe are a younger and I would say junior institution to the historical antitrust experience of the US.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering.
I have loved the Department of Justice ever since, as a young boy, I watched Robert Kennedy prove during the Civil Rights Movement how the department can - and must - always be a force for that which is right.
My sense is that jurists from other nations around the world understand that our court occupies a very special place in the American system, and that the court is rather well regarded in comparison, perhaps, to their own.
The Department of Justice is a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.
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!
I consider the United States Senate the greatest deliberative body in the world, and I respect the important role the Constitution affords it in the confirmation of our judges.
I think the Justice Department needs to be the final protector of the people of the United States of America.
We have seen a degradation from the highest levels of authority politically in this nation, including through the department of justice, for the rule of law.
After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society.
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