"35 years ago - when I was sitting in your chairs – if I had used my Wharton education and my HP-12C calculator to compute the net present value of my likely career, I would have taken a different path," said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Rosenstein told the students he is proud of what the Department of Justice accomplished on his watch in the Trump administration.
"We made rapid progress in achieving the administration’s priorities: reducing violent crime, enhancing support for the police, curtailing opioid abuse, protecting consumers, and restoring immigration enforcement. And we did that while preserving national security, and strengthening federal efforts in many other areas," he said.
"Law provides the framework for people to conduct their lives freely and to enter into transactions with confidence. Business depends on law. It provides the floor that supports the market and the walls that surround it. The integrity and the reliability of our financial system rests on the credibility of our legal system. Our economy attracts investors because they expect fair treatment in our courts," he said.
He says the country is safer, elections are more secure and citizens are better informed.
"About covert foreign influence, efforts and schemes to commit fraud, steal intellectual property and launch cyberattacks," he added.