I'm not questioning your patriotism, sir. I respect your service. I appreciate your service. What I'm trying to impart is that patriots are not compelled to trust their government. Absolutely not. Citizens that we work for want us to earn that trust from them. And I completely agree with that. And that's why I gave up the bench to come to the Justice Department, try to reinstall trust in the Justice Department and in our government. (04:40–04:45)
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Asserts that citizens want the government to earn their trust.
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