Derogatory information sometimes is disclosed in the…

Like civil suits, criminal investigations take the president's focus away from his or her responsibilities to the people.

— Brett Kavanaugh

My role and my obligation was to conduct criminal investigations.

— Anonymous

It's not the function of Congress to do criminal investigations.

— Saxby Chambliss

We should not burden a sitting president with civil suits, criminal investigations, or criminal prosecutions.

— Brett Kavanaugh

When I was the director of public prosecutions between 2008 and 2013, I had staff working at the Eurojust HQ in The Hague 24/7.

— Keir Starmer

When federal agents and prosecutors quietly open a criminal investigation, we are not concealing anything; we are simply following the longstanding policy that we…

— Rod Rosenstein

I was a huge fan of Lance Armstrong. The only way that they caught him using doping was through a criminal investigation where they…

— Bryan Fogel

There are two things that matter in a criminal investigation of a subject.What did the person do, and when they did that thing, what…

— James Comey

This whole pre-criminal investigation, where we watch everybody, all the time, just in case, is really an extraordinary departure from the Western liberal tradition.

— Edward Snowden

“After business, the next most frequent use of the polygraph test is as part of criminal investigations. It is not only used on criminal…

— Paul Ekman

“Furthermore, after the Justice Department targeted a Fox News reporter for a criminal investigation under the Espionage Act, in a matter involving unauthorized disclosure…

— Andrew McCarthy

Given our law enforcement authorities, our central role in the Intelligence Community, and the span of our responsibilities - from counterterrorism to counterintelligence to…

— Christopher A. Wray

The responsibility of a minister is to step aside when there is a criminal investigation of the department. That protects the propriety of Parliament…

— Jack Layton

The role of the federal prosecutor and the purpose of a criminal investigation are well-defined.

— William Barr

“A major investigation, once it gets underway, is as exciting as watching reruns of Big Brother, although possibly involving less sex and violence.”

— Ben Aaronovitch