Alberto Gonzales
I have fully cooperated with the investigation and before the grand jury, and I'm quite confident at the end of the day that we'll know what facts are in this particular case.
Alberto GonzalesI will be the first to admit I am not perfect and I make mistakes.
Alberto GonzalesBut the Congress has made the determination that certain kinds of information can be protected even though the American people may want to have access to information.
Alberto GonzalesThere are, for example, exemptions in FOIA in which the government can withhold certain kinds of information, and the courts have recognized that there is certain documentation that do deserve protection, that certain privileges do apply and do deserve protection.
Alberto GonzalesI want to be clear. No company is too big to be prosecuted. We have zero tolerance for corporate fraud, but we also recognize the importance of avoiding collateral consequences whenever possible.
Alberto GonzalesWe're talking about the lawyers for the United States of America. And I think it's very, very important that the lawyers be comfortable being very candid and open about their views on very sensitive issues affecting the United States.
Alberto GonzalesThey report up to the attorney general, who - we all report up to the President of the United States. All of us work in the executive branch.
Alberto GonzalesOur hearts and prayers go out to the people in London and in Egypt. We're very concerned about it. We are providing our expertise to aid in the investigation in London.
Alberto GonzalesI respect very much the role of the media in our society; I think they can be very, very helpful. They serve as a very useful check, sort of a watchdog over the actions of the government, and I respect that.
Alberto GonzalesIn this job, you're going to make decisions. You'll say things that some people are going to love them, some people are going to hate them. It's just part of the job.
Alberto GonzalesI'll leave it to others to try to determine whether or not that was unfair or not. I'm not the nominee.
Alberto GonzalesJim, I'm not aware of any formal requests from the Senate Judiciary Committee for these kinds of documents.
Alberto GonzalesThis is a very highly charged investigation. People are very interested in this, and we've got a prosecutor, a very well respected prosecutor who's been looking at this issue, this investigation for a long time.
Alberto Gonzales
