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In The Months Ahead, I Will Leave The Department Of Justice, But I Will Never -- I Will Never -- Leave The Work. I Will Continue To Serve And Try To Find Ways To Make Our Nation Even More True To Its Founding Ideals.

It's A Sad Indication Of Where Washington Has Come, Where Policy Differences Almost Necessarily Become Questions Of Integrity. I Came To Washington In The Late '70s, And People Had The Ability In The Past To Have Intense Policy Differences But Didn't Feel The Need To Question The Other Person's Character.

To Those In The Executive Branch Who Say ‘just Trust Us’ When It Comes To Secret And Warrantless Surveillance Of Domestic Communications, I Say, ‘remember Your History.’

[i] Can't Actually Imagine A Time In Which The Need For More Diversity Would Ever Cease. Affirmative Action Has Been An Issue Since Segregation Practices. The Question Is Not When Does It End, But When Does It Begin [..] When Do People Of Color Truly Get The Benefits To Which They Are Entitled?

With All Do Respect, Senator, I Don't Think This Is An Appropriate Setting For Me To Discuss That Issue. I'd Be More Than Glad To Come Back In An Appropriate Setting To Discuss The Issues That You Have Raised.