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Officers are taught to use all the tricks and lies that courts permit within the scope of the Fifth Amendment's shield against self-incrimination.

The United States government can indict you on something, and now you've got to prove your innocence. And that's not the Constitution of the United States.

I didn't do what they said I did. I may have done enough so that I don't know if I can prove my innocence.

I don't think I should tell you what to do, nor should the government. As long as you enjoy your own personal liberties and don't infringe on the liberties of others, I don't care.

The Fifth Amendment speaks specifically to denying someone their life and liberty without due process. That is what H.R. 2 does, and I rise in opposition to it. And I rise in opposition because it is important that we preserve lives and we recognize that 40 million-plus are uninsured.

In terms of asking questions, I plead guilty. I ask a hell of a lot of questions. That's my job.

If I deny myself something, I just get resentful, so what's the point?

Whether you breach the Fourth Amendment 20 percent of the time or 100 percent of the time, it's still not the point. The point is whether or not you still collect millions of people's information with a single warrant.

I can say that I have not done any culpable violation of the constitution.

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.