mr. barlow supports the nominee enthusiastically. reverend newsome supports the nominee enthusiastically. ms. fedarcyk, to use her words, wholeheartedly supports her nominee. mr. legomosky's testimony does not make clear whether he or does not support the nominee. do you? >> i certainly do. thank you for asking senator. >> that's made clear. mr. turley says that his interest today is not to discuss ms. lynch as much as the department she wishes to lead. but he goes on to say he has no reason to doubt the integrity and intentions of ms. lynch who displays obvious leadership and strength of character. sheriff clarke is here and wishes the nominee well. but he goes on in his testimony to say, i want to spend some time critiquing eric holder's tenure. professor rosenkranz takes no position on the nominee but comments on the tenure of eric holder. is that correct, professor? and ms. engelbrecht -- did i say that right? ms. engelbrecht is an advocate for voter identification laws who would like ms. lynch to agree that voter identification l

mr. barlow. >> thank you chairman grassley ranking member leahy members of the judiciary committee.t is my privilege to appear before you here today in support of the nomination of my former colleague, loretta lynch, to serve as attorney general of the united states. i would be remiss if i did not first thank this committee for the strong support i received in 2011 when my own nomination to serve as united states attorney was before you. it was a tremendous honor to serve as u.s. attorney in the department of justice. i always will be grateful for the trust you had in me when you supported my nomination. it's now my privilege to recommend ms. lynch to you. you already heard and read much about her storied 30-year legal career. so instead of elaborating on her many credentials i want to take just a few minutes to share a couple of personal observations about my former colleague. i first met loretta at a conference of united states attorneys several months after i was sworn in. what i remember most vividly about her was the way she handled a portion of the gram where u.s. attorneys we

mr. barlow supports the nominee enthusiastically. reverend newsome supports the nominee enthusiastically. ms. fedarcyk, to use her words wholeheartedly supports her nominee. mr. legomosky's testimony does not make clear whether he or does not support the nominee. do you? >> i certainly do. thank you for asking, senator. >> that's made clear. mr. turley says that his interest today is not to discuss ms. lynch as much as the department she wishes to lead. but he goes on to say he has no reason to doubt the integrity and intentions of ms. lynch who displays obvious leadership and strength of character. sheriff clarke is here and wishes the nominee well. but he goes on in his testimony to say, i want to spend some time critiquing eric holder's tenure. professor rosenkranz takes no position on the nominee but comments on the tenure of eric holder. is that correct, professor? and ms. engelbrecht -- did i say that right? ms. engelbrecht is an advocate for voter identification laws who would like ms. lynch to agree that voter identification l

mr. barlow, nice to have you back here. usually we see you in the other committee room. do you believe that loretta lynch has the independence to stand up to others in the executive branch including the president, if she feels she is in the right and has to stand up to do her job as attorney general? >> yes, senator, i do. in my experience working with her and working through any number of different issues, seeing her in a variety of different circumstances, i have always known her to be thoughtful, well prepared and someone who is interested in the facts and the law. i don't believe the president or anyone on this earth could get her to make a decision that she did not believe was right and had a firm basis in where her duty was at that moment. >> in louie's letter, he said her being part of the group of going to italy for the funeral of one of the top mafia fighters someone that both director free and i had known and she was there with him for that because of -- organized crime. as i've known her peripherally over the years and more since the nomination, but dr. newsom

mr. barlow. >> thank you chairman grassley am a ranking member leahy. it is my privilege to appear before you in support of the nomination of my former colleague, loretta lynch. i would be remiss if i did not first think this committee for the strong support i received in 2011, when my own nomination to service u.s. attorney was before you. it was a tremendous honor to serve as u.s. attorney in the department of justice. i always will be grateful for the trust put in meet when supporting my nomination. it is now my privilege to recommend miss lynch to you. you have party heard and read much about her 30 year legal career. instead of collaborating -- instead of elaborating on her credentials, i want to share personal observations about my former colleague. i first met loretta at 800 of united states attorneys several months after i was warning. --at a conference of united states attorneys. she handled a portion of the programs where u.s. attorneys were asking questions of the executive office of u.s. attorneys. loretta monitored the session. some discuss

mr. barlow, thank you for your service to the justice department, and for coming here today to speak on behalf of ms. lynch. the attorney general must be both an excellent leader and open-minded collaborator. the attorney general must develop and coordinate policies among the various components of the justice department with other agencies. based on your experience serving with ms. lynch, the attorney general's advisory committee how would you characterize her leadership style? >> she's a leader among leaders senator. i would describe her style as being inclusive, thoughtful, careful, deliberative, and she is someone who is seeking consensus wherever it may be found. i have also seen her recognize that occasionally consensus cannot be reached, and when it could not be reached, making sure there was space for dissent so all parts of the issue could be fully examined. >> thank you. thank you for your service to the fbi and for being here today. you served with the fbi's new york office for 25 years, and have worked with many u.s. attorneys. in your testimony you noted a wide range of cases that