Gregory Craig
Gregory Craig
Gregory Bestor "Greg" Craigis an American lawyer and former White House Counsel under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2010. A former attorney at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Williams & Connolly, Craig has represented numerous high-profile clients. Prior to becoming White House Counsel, Craig served as assistant to the President and special counsel in the White House of President Bill Clinton, where he directed the team defending Clinton against impeachment. Craig also served as a senior advisor to...
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These charges have been a moving target for us throughout this process,
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Nothing about this process has been fair, nothing about this process has been bipartisan, and nothing about this process has won the confidence of the American people.
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Mr. Gonzalez is willing to bring his family to the United States and to remain here during whatever time it takes to complete the appeals process, ... For that to happen, however, he must have assurances that he will have custody of Elian during that time.
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They have all concluded that this 6-year-old boy belongs with his father, ... Any more delay would be unconscionable.
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There were no bombshells. There is no dynamite. There are no explosions, ... The evidence is as it is and is unlikely to change.
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It's a piece of legislation that comes out of the blue.
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The point of all that is, they still decline to turn over the boy to his father. We could go to Miami and knock on the door and we could come out without the boy. That's unacceptable to us. The central issue is whether this boy is going to be restored to his father,
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In my view, if the father is in the United States and prepared to take custody, and the relatives decline to give him custody, there is no basis whatsoever in law, morality or general convention for them to deny the father access to his son,
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We are confident that the senators, once they see and hear this defense in this opening phase of the trial, will conclude that the articles do not justify or warrant conviction or removal from office. We remain hopeful that this matter can be resolved expeditiously and fairly.
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When you see the two of them together, you realize that by keeping them apart something terrible was done.
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It is a great tragedy when a young child loses a parent, as Elian did during his trip to the United States, ... But it is an equal tragedy for any parent to face the loss of a young child.
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I would urge the relatives in Miami, if they truly want to get back together with Juan Miguel and his family, that they give me a call and let's talk about timing. Let's discuss this in a civilized way, rather than having national press conferences where demands are made.
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Juan Miguel is an honorable man. He has given his word. He will stay in the United States so long as the appeals process is under way.
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He made the request for their assistance to have (Elian) returned to him ... as soon as possible, ... They gave assurances to him that satisfied him on this point.