Indictment Quotations

For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole fraternity system? And if the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general? I put it to you, Greg - isn't this an indictment of our entire American society?

You don't need any indictment in order to arrest someone; probable cause is sufficient to arrest civilians, so it must be enough to arrest police.

I never went to class. That the university graduated me at all is an indictment of our educational system.

A lot of times, I faced bullies - or the 'big dogs' at school. What I wanted 'Red Rising' to be is not necessarily an indictment on bullies, but it reflects my experiences and attitudes that I had with bullies growing up.

People who believe fervently in the war effort, people who oppose it, people who have mixed feelings about it, should not look to this indictment for any resolution of how they feel or any vindication of how they feel.

Obviously, an indictment is a serious thing. But we do have such a thing as a presumption of innocence,

Mr. Pierce, in a failed effort to save his job, got an indictment against Marlene Smith. This indictment was a desperate attempt to save a political career.

I am determined to put on record the steps taken by you and your staff to obtain a replacement indictment against my client, Tom DeLay.

I happen to have a copy of the indictment in my hand right here and I think the indictment has some problems, ... instant punishment as the result of an indictment.

Today is a sad day for America. When an indictment is delivered to the front door of the White House, the office of the president is defiled. No citizen can take pleasure from that.

If the government illegally seizes evidence, not only that evidence can be suppressed but any evidence that was derived therefrom or obtained as a result of that evidence. So we will be moving toward a dismissal of that indictment in its entirety.

He is being illegally held in the absence of charges. The whole of the indictment against him has been withdrawn.

Whatever the eventual judgment, the political implications of Hutton are already clear. A devastating indictment of Labour in power - and of our political system itself.

I said from the first day I saw the indictment that Ronnie Earle was charging a crime that didn't exist. And the 3rd Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with me.

Players are resilient guys and tomorrow, quite frankly, I suspect it'll all be forgotten - after all, they're not playing for Sven, they are playing for England. So to say it could affect their performance, that's an indictment of the players.

I was informed by the government on Friday that Mel Weiss will not be included in any indictment that the government may seek to bring at this time.

It appears to be from the indictment a singular act by Mr. Libby, ... Face the Nation.

I think it's a very important piece of information and it may go to the heart of what happened, ... What I've been saying all along is that this is not an indictment of the whole Police Department, but just a few bad apples.

Today's indictment was not the end of what we have done. It's chapter one of this investigation. We recognize the community of Appalachia is a very good community. The citizens want Appalachia to become the best community possible.

You know the whole question comes down to whether there's going to be an indictment or not, whether there's enough evidence for an indictment or whether these are just procedural-type problems of things we need to fix.

The present indictment is based entirely on crimes committed since the beginning of 1999 in Kosovo.

The allegations in this indictment are based upon traditional law enforcement kinds of efforts.

We very much look forward to working with Scotland Yard detectives to ensure that any possible technical or evidential obstacles to moving swiftly towards an indictment are removed -- hopefully in the next few months.

When an indictment is delivered at the front door of the White House, the Office of the President is defiled. No citizen can take pleasure from that.

The facts alleged in this indictment tell a story of individuals who put their own interests and views of American foreign policy ahead of America's national security.

The criminal indictment of Tom DeLay is the first chink in the armor of corruption that has so clouded, consumed and controlled the Republican majority over the past few years,

When prosecutors withdrew their indictment and the court approved it, Zhao Yan should have been released immediately as it was tantamount to declaring him innocent.

Could it be that my indictment -- curiously issued two weeks before the Democratic National Convention -- is largely political?

It would depend on how an indictment is structured and whether a civil remedy is pursued instead of a criminal remedy. It all just depends.

The grand jury indictment being released today details a systematic and calculated plan to damage our country's national security, ... Regan is charged with attempts to sell our intelligence agency's most valuable secrets for the purpose of enriching himself.

We see it as a searing indictment of this convoluted drug program. People are faced with a bewildering array of for-profit insurance plans. These plans are seen as so complex and unreliable that many people in great need of help are staying on the sidelines.

These charges have no basis in the facts or the law, ... Ronnie Earle has tried to manufacture charges against Republicans involved in winning those elections using arcane statutes never before utilized in a case in the state. This indictment is nothing more than prosecutorial retribution by a partisan Democrat.

These charges have no basis in the facts or the law. Ronnie Earle has tried to manufacture charges against Republicans involved in winning those elections using arcane statutes never before utilized in a case in the state. This indictment is nothing more than prosecutorial retribution by a partisan Democrat.

We all believe that he (DeLay) will return once this indictment is out of the way, and be the leader again.

There is nothing contained in this indictment that the U.S. government did not have

There is no indictment against me, ... I have never been contacted by anybody in the federal government.

There is no indictment of the Union Council of Ministers by the Supreme Court in the verdict.

Everything in this basketball game was pretty much even, but they shot 33-of-39 (from the line). Everything else was pretty much even. It gets down to the free-throw line and making the free throws. The opportunity was there. That's no indictment on anyone but ourselves for not making free throws. It ends up really being the difference in your basketball game.

A couple of words could be the difference between an indictment and no indictment. This is the heart and soul of their case.

The government will dismiss the remaining counts of the Miami indictment at the time of sentencing and will also recommend that the sentence imposed in the Miami case run concurrently to any sentence imposed as a result of charges filed today in the District of Columbia.

Now he can go about his life and pick up the pieces. When you've been under indictment as long as he has, you're pretty much unemployable. That cloud has been removed.

Now do you want to have the indictment read out, or not?

That's what's we believe it to be. I believe this is the indictment we had believed had come down last week.

Amazingly not, ... I didn't talk to them. I knew their plight. I talked to them before the indictment was issued, but I didn't consult with them about this plea. I knew the facts and circumstances, but I did not get any pressure. It surprised me. I thought I might.

scathing indictment of the climate and leadership to permit sexual harassment to permeate all levels of the Army.

Sometimes it takes the filing of an indictment to induce a plea and cooperation.

There's no allegation in the indictment in Chicago that anyone adopted children. The indictment doesn't speak to that, and I'll just look to my left to make sure of that. There's no such allegation about someone being adopted.

There's no question that the charge would be first-degree premeditated murder. The grand jury could return an indictment in as soon as an hour after they hear this kind of evidence. It's that strong.

We have seen the material that was provided to us by the American side yesterday, ... This material certainly provides sufficient basis for indictment in a court of law.

This alleged conspiracy took place over a seven-month period and I can't tell from reading the indictment what she (Adams) allegedly did. I don't even know if she is being charged as a principal or on an accountability theory.

This indictment marks an important milestone in the life of the president's Corporate Fraud Task Force,

This indictment sends a clear message to corporate America that executives will be brought to justice not only for cooking their own company's books but also for knowingly helping their counterparts at other companies do the same.

This in no way is an indictment on all of our secondary schools because we know the vast, vast majority do a good job.

This is a man who has been held for a long time after the indictment was withdrawn. I think it is a terrible black eye for the Chinese justice system. It's a terrible black eye because there is no transparency, there is no accountability.

This is a blatant example of overreaching by the prosecutor. These latest allegations add nothing new to the indictment and, when we are given the opportunity, they will be demonstrated to be unfounded as well.

You may not like this man. You may hate his guts. But you can't convict him on the indictment the government brought to this court.

This is far more than an indictment of an individual, ... It is an indictment of their vindictive efforts to discredit anyone who challenge their misrepresentations.

This is not an indictment we're going to run from.

Indictments of any kind are serious, ... That being said, let's not forget that an indictment is not a conviction. We still have due process in this country.

Indictments of any kind are serious. That being said, let's not forget that an indictment is not a conviction. We still have due process in this country.

I'm very vague on the details. At this point we have an indictment and that's all.

I have never seen a jury panel like this. Eighty percent gave negative answers, heated or emotional to their perception on Enron. We have to fight not only the indictment on the case but the perception.

In the vast majority of races around the country, there is no question who is going to win. Absent an indictment or scandal or $1 million in the bank, it's awfully difficult to unseat an incumbent.

No, it wasn't right and that's why we did what we did today. But I understand that the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington, D.C., will seek an indictment against the other participants. Mr. Baird took the steps he took today to try to make the best out of a bad situation.

I'm not concerned about the indictment being dismissed.

It's really very simple. It's the 'formal charging instrument,' which is legal jargon to say it tells him exactly what he is charged with and what he's going to go to trial for. The purpose of the indictment is simply to put the defendant on notice so he knows what his defense will be.

Once they began doing 'Celebrity Apprentice,' apparently the audience wasn't that keen on the ordinary apprentice. That is probably the best indictment with our fascination with celebrity in our culture, which drives me crazy.

It's important that everyone understands that each one of the counts on the direct indictment are separate and discrete counts that are built on evidence.

But investigation does not mean indictment unless the evidence sustains one.

Before the first indictment you tried to coerce a guilty plea from Tom DeLay for a misdemeanor, stating the alternative was indictment for a felony which would require his stepping down as Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.

He said to us that nothing in the indictment is false. Everything is true. He admits that on camera.

It's clear that there is a highly corrupt relationship between some journalists and those in positions of power, ... This indictment shows the corrupt nature of the press system and its linkage to power.

A.R. Baron was created and existed for no other reason than to line the pockets of its executives and employees at the expense of unsuspecting members of the investing public, ... Today's indictment depicts an investment firm totally out of control.

An indictment is just the first step in the ever-evolving scandal involving Abramoff and the GOP Leadership. Now, Rep. Ney has some explaining to do. Given that Rep. Ney knew enough about SunCruz, Adam Kidan and Gus Boulis to insert comments about them in the Congressional Record, the House ethics committee should find out what else Rep. Ney knew about Abramoff's illegal activities.

An indictment of entitlements has to focus on the huge 'social wealth' that the welfare state creates at the stroke of the pen. Yet statistical tests of the effects of welfare spending on employment yield erratic results.

The breadth of the charges reflects the serious and widespread nature of the problem. The indictment not only targets the brokers who exploit the investing public but also the dishonest company insiders who secretly profit from the illegal schemes, the money launderers who conceal the illicit gains and the organized crime members and associates who protect and promote the illegal enterprise.

A good investigation led to the indictment of another person. This was a case where the Ennis Police Department and the sheriff's office worked jointly together.

The Independent Counsel has sought, again, to prosecute Ms. McDougal, and this indictment will now be tried to a jury. Independent Counsel Starr, through his public relations officer, has seen fit to assert that the president, by his public statements, has somehow improperly 'injected' himself into the investigation of Ms. McDougal. This claim is wholly false. The president's statements have been both accurate and appropriate. Ms. McDougal has at all times been represented by her own counsel. It is for the public to judge what the Independent Counsel's motivations may be.

The indictment explains that elements of the Iranian government inspired, supported and supervised members of Saudi Hezbollah, ... In particular, the indictment alleges that the charged defendants reported their surveillance activities to Iranian officials and were supported and directed in those activities by Iranian officials.

The indictment filed today means that next week's five-year anniversary of this tragedy will come with some assurance to victims' family members and to the wounded that they are not and will not be forgotten,

The indictment is absolutely ridiculous. There's no way they're ever going to show that Dr. Reding murdered anybody,

The indictment is merely an accusation, and Jeff is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

The indictment of Enron's CEO shows that we will follow the evidence wherever it leads -- even to the top of the corporate ladder.

The indictment of the vice president's chief of staff for perjury and obstruction of justice is an occasion to consider just how damaging the long public career of Richard Cheney has been to the United States.

The indictment states that a joint venture was created and that this joint venture was in fact a sham.

The indictment today has big implications for the Republican Party and the President. And ABC's George Stephanopoulos joins us. George, Mr. Delay says he's the victim of a, quote, 'political witch-hunt,' by a, quote, 'partisan fanatic.' Is any part of that true?

The events involved in the indictment occurred over three years ago and represent about 1 percent of the business of Primitive Art Works.

The first, and overarching, count in the new indictment is that slavery permitted one group of people to exercise unrestrained personal domination over another group of people.

The trips mentioned in the indictment were business travel and were not gifts.

It's only about 500 yards from the federal courthouse down there, which makes it very close if he wishes to use the grand jury or should an indictment be returned in Alexandria.

It's merely a step in an investigation, not an indication an indictment would ever be approved by a grand jury or even presented to the grand jury.

It's not an indictment of Aaron, it's an indictment on our record and where we're at. It's an opportunity to see what Todd can do with the situation.

It's not an indictment of Aaron whatsoever. It's an indictment on our record.

It's not an indictment on the tight ends we have, the same guys we had last year. We want to create more competition at all positions. We just weren't able to get that done (drafting).

They are presumed innocent. The indictment is just an accusation.

The report is a top-to-bottom indictment of the federal government's lack of resources, focus, and expertise in fighting the domestic war on terror.

There seems to be a rush to indictment in this case, one that I don't understand. So many statements were issued to the public in a rush to get this case to the grand jury.

We were presented with enough evidence for an indictment to be issued,

We are very concerned about the indictment against the VOA personnel, who are U.S. government personnel. If the government has an issue with VOA it needs to be taken up directly with the U.S. government and the embassy, not in a court of law. We believe that the charges against the VOA should be dropped.

We are very concerned about the indictment against the VOA (Voice of America) personnel, who are U.S. government personnel. If the government has an issue with VOA (Voice of America) it needs to be taken up directly with the U.S. government and the embassy, not in a court of law. We believe that the charges against the VOA (Voice of America staff members) should be dropped.