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The United States attorney general is the head of the United States Department of Justice and serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government.The attorney general acts as the principal legal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters.
President Washington rewarded Randolph for his support. In September 1789, Randolph was appointed the first Attorney General of the US. Here he maintained a precarious neutrality in the feuds between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson (who was a second cousin to Randolph). Serving in Washington's cabinet, as in the ratification dispute of ...
Attorney General Assumed acting office December 24, 2020: Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen of Massachusetts – Secretary of the Interior Announced December 15, 2018 Assumed office January 2, 2019 [n 1] Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt of Virginia – Secretary of Agriculture Announced January 18, 2017 Assumed office April 25, 2017 ...
“You’re an environmental lawyer,” Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue told Clark during an Oval Office showdown on Jan. 3, 2021. “How about you go back to your office, and we ...
Assistant Attorney General (Civil Rights Division) Harmeet Dhillon [63] Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General: Emil Bove [64] January 20, 2025 Federal Bureau of Investigation; Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Kash Patel [65] Awaiting Senate Confirmation United States Attorneys; U.S. Attorney for the S.D. of New York: Jay ...
At one time, the attorney general gave legal advice to the U.S. Congress, as well as the president; however, in 1819, the attorney general began advising Congress alone to ensure a manageable workload. [8] Until 1853, the salary of the attorney general was set by statute at less than the amount paid to other Cabinet members.
Sally Yates was Trump's first acting attorney general in 2017, but he fired her after just 10 days due to her refusing to enforce or defend his new Muslim ban that restricted travel to the U.S ...
For instance, Trump's first attorney general, Jeff Sessions, told federal prosecutors Trump asked him to direct the department to investigate and prosecute Hillary Clinton in 2017, according to ...