That's the whole basis upon which our country was founded. But I take him seriously when he says he wants a prosecutor to go after his political adversaries. And The tradition in the Justice Department since Watergate has been to really create a near firewall between the administration, the executive and the Justice Department. because of its special role. And all of you are law enforcement. So you just know how awesome that power is that you have and you have to have restraint as well as aggression. (01:41–01:54)
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