Directing Quote by William Barr

In the Justice Department, responsibility for overseeing and directing investigations is lodged in the department's prosecutors.

— William Barr

We do have certain protocols in place with respect to doing the investigation by the FBI. And then prosecutors at the Department of Justice…

— Alberto Gonzales

In some cases, Justice Department leaders can supervise investigations despite having personal knowledge about the entities involved.

— Neal Katyal

The responsibility of the Department of Justice, when it comes to law enforcement, is to determine whether crimes have been committed and to prosecute…

— William Barr

Having served as both attorney general and deputy attorney general in the Justice Department, I had responsibility for supervising the FBI, working on virtually…

— William Barr

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

— William Barr

A prosecutor's job is to file the evidence wherever it takes us.

— Kevin Steele

The FBI's mission is to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution. To carry out that mission, we're entrusted with a lot of…

— Christopher A. Wray

No agency is more acutely aware of how potentially damning and politically sensitive background investigations can be than the FBI; it conducts those investigations,…

— Tucker Carlson

There is a well-established process by which a prosecutor can recuse themselves from a pending investigation and a special prosecutor be appointed.

— Jay Nixon

The FBI is a field-based law enforcement organization, and the vast majority of our investigations should continue to be worked by our field offices.

— Christopher A. Wray

I think the FBI is the premier law enforcement agency in all of human history.

— John Kennedy