Our founders recognized that 'men were not angels' and that checks and balances in government were critical to avoid threats to the rule of law.

Appointing special counsel Robert Mueller to probe Russian meddling in the 2016 election (and any possible ties to President Trump's campaign) was the only choice the Justice Department had. This is the best way to deal with the conflicts and potential conflicts of interest these matters posed.

In 2006, I argued and won Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, a Supreme Court case that struck down President George W. Bush's use of military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay.

The hospital room of a cabinet official is exactly the type of target ripe for surveillance by a foreign power.

I come from a place where everything about me, even my body language, is saying: I mean you no harm. I smile, I laugh. Basic stuff for most people.

The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with.

I guess I don't think there's any reason to feel guilty about having joy in your life, regardless of how bad things are in the world.

Something that's good in the mini-culture of 'Happy Endings' is that the goal is to try and make each other laugh. There is a pretty high bar, and you want to make the writers laugh, and you want to elevate what's already great material - and also, we're like, 'Who is even watching this? Let's just go for it.'