The Constitution guarantees justice and a speedy trial, ... I am guilty of no crime and eager to prove my innocence.

All we're hoping for today is to pick a fair jury that will give me a fair shake. The outcome will be fine.

In hindsight we made some very bad investments in non-core businesses,

The biggest problem in California is consumers are not going to see the price signals. If they don't see the price signals, they are not changing behavior so the problem is going to get worse.

It was a very spirited discussion on a number of issues.

Absolutely not. At the time I thought all of those things were accurate.

You're always trying to get as much information as you can about different charges that come up in a case like this.

The word train wreck is something I would remember.

is the Justice Department not willing to agree to an immediate and speedy trial?

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