It is possible, I supposed, to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate under the Constitution and applicable laws of the United States for the President to authorize the military to use lethal force within the territory of the United States.

I'm not going to let people who work in the United States Department of Justice have their characters be assailed without any basis.

Some have argued that the President is required to get permission from a federal court before taking action against a United States citizen who is a senior operational leader of al Qaeda or associated forces. This is simply not accurate. 'Due process' and 'judicial process' are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security. The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.

You constantly hear about voter fraud... but you don't see huge amounts of vote fraud out there.

I think that what I'm doing is right. And election-year politics, which intensifies everything, is not going to drive me off that course.

We must stand our ground to ensure that our laws reduce violence and take a hard look at laws that contribute to more violence than they prevent.

Due process and judicial process are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security.