Eric Holder never suggested to anyone that they should circumvent the Department of Justice in the pardon procedure.

We never doubted for a second Ron Carey would emerge as a historic figure in the labor movement and an honest man.

The security and welfare of all people by political and educational and other activities.

Trivial, personal and entirely benign activities and attempted to distort them into criminal acts.

What is true to the extent that he has any involvement in any upcoming legal proceedings, he will do one thing: He will tell to truth, because that is who he is, that is what he should do, and that is what he is going to do.

We will contest these charges until he is fully vindicated and he will be fully vindicated.

He has a very serious heart condition and this trial was not helpful.

The god of justice will not weep if you find him not guilty.

Eric Holder was one of the most honorable, most effective public servants in memory. He had only the most fleeting connection with the Rich pardon and any suggestion that he did something deliberately wrong in connection with this is partisan slander that is completely belied by the facts.