Janet Reno
Janet Reno
Janet Wood Renoserved as the Attorney General of the United States, from 1993 to 2001. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11, 1993. She was the first woman to serve as Attorney General and the second longest serving Attorney General after William Wirt...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 July 1938
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
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There are some bad police officers like there are bad people in every walk of life, ... When we see officers cross the line and tarnish the reputation and violate the laws, it's important that we take action when the jurisdiction of the federal government is invoked.
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There are days where I thought if I could have just spent a little bit more time on a certain issue I might have handled it differently.
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We're going to pursue every last murderer until justice has been done,
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We have initiated programs for re-entry offenders, since some 500,000 to 600,000 offenders will come out of prison each year for the next three or four years. We want to have positive alternatives when they come back to the community.
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Well, as you have realized on a number of occasions, I get damned if I do and damned if I don't. And the important thing is to try to make sure that we recognize that it is a matter of state law in most cases, that each state conducts its elections according to state law, and that we do not interfere unless there is a basis for federal jurisdiction,
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We've given everybody concerned some more time to try to address the issues, ... I expect that this will happen within the next several days.
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There are obviously a number of instances with respect to military personnel, with respect to Native American claims, with respect to Medicare,
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What we have is an obligation to investigate whether a crime has been committed,
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When we see some of these copycat events, it is because people want attention and they want to have a focus on them. I think this is indicative of again the need to reach out to young people and to try to address what causes this,
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We want to try to apprehend those people and take action against them for the most serious crime for which they are eligible for prosecution,
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We will evaluate the situation and consult with representatives in Miami and make a decision shortly,