Holder on the DoJ: ‘You’re Supposed to Shield Your People from Political Pressure’

RUSH EXCERPT:

HOLDER: "That is the exact role an attorney general has. You are supposed to shield your people from political pressure. And one of the things that disturbs me the most is the fact this attorney general has for whatever reason been relatively silent. When attacks are going against career people at the FBI, career people at the United States department of justice, I have to think that the leadership knows these are spurious attacks, that they're inconsistent with the rep tags that these people have, the way in which they've conducted themselves over the years. And those voices, those leadership voices need to be heard in defense of the people who they supervise. It's a privilege to be the attorney general of the united States. What you have to do if you are an AG is protect the values that define the institution and the people that define that institution."