As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering.

If I am going to pick and choose the laws I defend, I wouldn't be doing my duty as attorney general.

You can see the actions that the Russians are trying to take in eastern Ukraine. And so it's so important that we take actions to deter further Russian aggression against the Ukrainian people.

If Vladimir Putin is conscious and aware of his standing in the world economy, he has to understand this aggression in Crimea is not helping the reputation of Russia as a modern nation where you can do business. He's back to the old Soviet ways and a lot of folks are going to hold back and pull back as a result of it. I think he may have second thoughts.

In Maidan Square right now, you see thousands of Ukrainians protesting the Russian occupation of Crimea. So this is a Russian protest by Ukrainians who want their sovereignty. They want their freedom and they're protesting what Russia did in Crimea.

As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering.

I was the first Republican in the country to support the president's Clean Power Plan.