"What the inspector general documented shows a pattern of intentional misconduct that goes far

"What the inspector general documented shows a pattern of intentional misconduct that goes far beyond mismanagement."
Mike German
National security counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union, on FBI data-gathering abuses uncovered by Justice Department inspector general Glenn A. Fine.
"I respectfully request that you reconsider the rationale of poor performance as the basis for my dismissal. It is in our mutual interest to retract this erroneous explanation. Politics may not be a pleasant reason but the truth is compelling."
Margaret Chiara
The U.S. attorney in Grand Rapids, Mich., in an e-mail to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty after she had been asked to resign.