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"We're grateful it's done, and we just want to get together as a family now, relax and enjoy this new time for us. ... Maybe get a good night's sleep for the first time in a couple of years."

— Former Attorney General John Swallow

"Without a doubt, almost every time, the evidence just wasn't there to support the allegations."

— Juror Melissa Smith

"The truth was John Swallow was wrongly accused. He had a lot of momentum against him — federal power — and he had a lot pitfalls in the system."

— Swallow attorney Scott C. Williams

— Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff

"In some cases, jurors are asked to make simple assessments akin to black versus white. In other cases, however, jurors are asked to consider matters involving various shades of gray, where the right answer may be difficult to find but where prosecutors must nonetheless find their probable cause and follow the facts to wherever they lead. This case fell squarely into the latter category."

— Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill

"[Former Utah Attorney General] Mark Shurtleff would have absolutely been acquitted as well. ... May Mr. Swallow and his family try to put their life back together as Mark Shurtleff is attempting to do."

— Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings, who prosecuted Shurtleff until the case was dismissed

"Mr. Shurtleff had the benefit of a very experienced prosecutor who was willing to listen to defense counsel, and his interest was to get it right, not to win."

— Attorney Richard Van Wagoner, who represents Shurtleff

"I'm surprised. That is my reaction, that is all. It is up to the courts, and they have spoken."

— Former Rep. Brad Dee, R-Ogden and a member of the House committee that investigated Swallow

"Regardless of how you feel about the outcome of this case, we should be appreciative of a legal system in America that is not perfect but is among the best in the world."

— Attorney General Sean Reyes

"Everyone involved in that case knows that Marc Jenson lied about seeing [House] Speaker [Greg] Hughes at a place in California that he's never been to during a time that he can prove he was in Utah. The verdict indicates that the jury did not believe any of Marc Jenson's testimony."

— Greg Hartley, chief of staff for Hughes, R-Draper

"We respect the judicial system and the due process afforded to all who are accused."

— Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy