Top 21 Quotes & Sayings by Matthew Whitaker

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American public servant Matthew Whitaker.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Matthew Whitaker

Matthew George Whitaker is an American lawyer, lobbyist and politician who served as the acting United States Attorney General from November 7, 2018, to February 14, 2019. He was appointed to that position by President Donald Trump after Jeff Sessions resigned at Trump's request. Whitaker had previously served as Chief of Staff to Sessions from October 2017 to November 2018.

The truth is there was no collusion with the Russians and the Trump campaign.
Aliens with legitimate claims to asylum can still receive it - they simply have to go to one of our ports of entry. Thanks to this decisive order from President Trump, we are continuing to provide a path to protection for those who truly need it, while stopping our generosity from being abused.
The hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens who have unlawfully crossed our border are posing a significant threat to the government's ability to effectively enforce our nation's immigration laws.
I have mixed feelings over the dismissal of James Comey as FBI director. We served together at the Department of Justice and I've known him for many years. — © Matthew Whitaker
I have mixed feelings over the dismissal of James Comey as FBI director. We served together at the Department of Justice and I've known him for many years.
The courts are supposed to be the inferior branch of our three branches of government.
It does not take a lawyer or even a former federal prosecutor like myself to conclude that investigating Donald Trump's finances or his family's finances falls completely outside of the realm of his 2016 campaign and allegations that the campaign coordinated with the Russian government or anyone else.
The Department of Education should be disbanded and the resources either returned to the taxpayers or put into the schools.
There is no sentence in the United States Constitution that says the president's children cannot be indicted.
I was able to see what our border looks like and the fact it is under assault on a daily basis from people trying to bring illegal people and illegal drugs into our country.
The federal government's done a very good job about tying goodies to our compliance with federal programs, whether it's the Department of Education, whether it's Obamacare with its generous Medicare and Medicaid dollars and the like.
To this day I can brag to anyone who will listen that I had a catch in the Rose Bowl.
Bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., shouldn't know how to better educate my kids than I do.
I've prosecuted several financial crimes at the federal level and I've also defended plenty in my private practice.
Clinton set up an entire secret, unsecured communications structure outside of the government she was charged with serving at the highest level; she was the Secretary of State. Classified information that, in the wrong hands, could potentially bring harm to our country - and many in service to our country - was available to be appropriated.
I do want to make clear that I am personally committed to the integrity of the Department of Justice. Since becoming acting attorney general, I have run the department to the best of my ability, with fidelity to the law and to the Constitution.
As someone that's interacted with the federal judiciary a time or two, I will tell you that I have a unique perspective on federal judges.
Too many politicians are so worried about getting re-elected that they fear taking an unpopular position. I don't.
Over the last few years, we have seen too many politicians disregard the Constitution as they voted to increase the size and scope of government. I will use my legal experience gained as a federal attorney to hold them accountable.
As a former U.S. attorney, I would only align myself with a first-class organization. World Patent Marketing goes beyond making statements about doing business 'ethically' and translates them into action.
I believe myself to have been a reasonable prosecutor, and when the facts and evidence show a criminal violation has been committed, the individuals involved should not dictate whether the case is prosecuted.
I think our founding fathers believed in nullification. There's no doubt about that. — © Matthew Whitaker
I think our founding fathers believed in nullification. There's no doubt about that.
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