John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroftis an American attorney and politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General, in the George W. Bush Administration. He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 May 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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Human trafficking victims are too often people like Got. Too young, too frightened, and too trapped in their circumstances to speak for themselves, ... This is a 4-year-old child. He's a shy, tender little boy.
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He intentionally selected his victims because of his hatred of women and homosexuals,
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We're in the business of securing freedom, not sacrificing freedom,
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But we don't believe that an enemy combatant qualifies for all of the safeguards that are included for people who are charged with crimes in our criminal justice system,
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But before I act on that plan I want to confer with the individuals in Oklahoma, and families of the victims and that will take place shortly,
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I look upon the position of attorney general with an awesome sense of responsibility, ... If I am confirmed, on my shoulders will rest the responsibility of upholding American justice ... protection of the weak, freedom for the restrained, liberty to the oppressed, and security to every citizen.
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If we ever make an inquiry about any kind of record or business record, ... it has the judicial supervision, so that a federal judge would look carefully and simply not allow it if it were not a part of a case that merited the involvement of the authorities.
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I have directed and will do everything possible to ensure a professional, thorough, prompt and complete investigation.
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I don't have any personal ax to grind here.
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I don't know whether anyone turned us down. But it's very clearly the overwhelming majority of individuals interviewed were very helpful to us.
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We think any time firearms are missing, it's a serious circumstance,
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Today, I can report to you that our investigation has uncovered several individuals, including individuals who may have links to the hijackers, who fraudulently have obtained or attempted to obtain hazardous material transportation licenses,
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Today a U.S.-based charity that claims to do good works is charged with funding the works of evil,
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He wants America to be intimidated away from liberty and paralyzed so that we would be fearful instead of free. I reject that. I believe the American people reject it,