Attorney general Quote by Neal Katyal

I think probably, you know, from my perspective, the folks who say a sitting president cannot be indicted have the better of the argument…

— Neal Katyal

Congress should clarify that a sitting president is not subject to criminal indictment while in office.

— Brett Kavanaugh

Whether the Constitution allows indictment of a sitting president is debatable.

— Brett Kavanaugh

The president may have the raw constitutional power to, say, squelch an investigation or to pardon a close associate. But if he does so…

— George T. Conway III

It simply cannot be that the president can name his own temporary attorney general to supervise an investigation in which he and his family…

— Neal Katyal

A President can obstruct justice and Congress has the full right to hold a President accountable for such law-breaking through impeachment. After a President…

— Joe Sestak

I can guarantee that not because I give Attorney General [Loretta] Lynch a directive. That is institutionally how we have always operated. I do…

— Barack Obama

In general, presidents do sit for interviews or respond to requests from prosecutors because they take their constitutional responsibility to faithfully execute the laws…

— Neal Katyal

Indictments of any kind are serious. That being said, let's not forget that an indictment is not a conviction. We still have due process…

— Rob Simmons

Remember the attorney general is not a member of the president's staff. He's the attorney general of the United States. He's there to represent…

— Patrick Leahy

I don't want somebody as attorney general who thinks he has to rubberstamp whatever the president says.

— Patrick Leahy

Many legal experts note that prosecutors regularly seek indictments of people or companies for destroying evidence or impeding investigations, even if they cannot prove…

— Alex Berenson