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Quote. cons consequently, for as long as i am attorney general, the department of justice will not present arguments in defense of the executive order unless and until i become convinced that it is appropriate to do so. members, that statement took guts. that statement said what an independent attorney general should do. that statement took a steel spine to stand up and say no. it took the courage of elliott richardson and william rukleshouse who stood up to president nixon. that is what an attorney general must be willing and able to do. i have no confidence that senator sessions will do that...