"I'm a career prosecutor. I have been trained, and my experience over decades, is to make decisions after a review of the evidence and the facts. And not to jump up with grand gestures before I've done that. Some might interpret that as being cautious. I would tell you that's just responsible."
American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. She previously served in the U.S. Senate and as attorney general of California. She is the first woman and first person of Black and South Asian heritage to serve as U.S. vice president.