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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.
On March 10, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions requested the resignations of 46 United States Attorneys. [33] Trump declined to accept the resignations of Dana Boente, who was serving as Acting Deputy Attorney General, and Rod Rosenstein, whom Trump had selected to become Deputy Attorney General.
The Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations (AGLOSO) was a list drawn up on April 3, 1947 [1] at the request of the United States Attorney General (and later Supreme Court justice) Tom C. Clark. [1] The list was intended to be a compilation of organizations seen as "subversive" by the United States government
The Office of the United States Attorney was created by the Judiciary Act of 1789, along with the office of Attorney General and United States Marshal.The same act also specified the structure of the Supreme Court of the United States and established inferior courts making up the United States Federal Judiciary, including a district court system.
The United States attorney general heads the United States Department of Justice in the United States federal government Wikimedia Commons has media related to Attorneys General of the United States .
The attorney general in Tennessee is appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court for an eight-year term. [1] [2] In Maine, the attorney general is elected by the state Legislature for a two-year term. [1] [2] The District of Columbia and two U.S. territories, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, elect their attorneys general for a four-year term ...
One Texas attorney general served four years in federal prison for misusing his office. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. ... Texas had a mixed history of attorneys general ...
John N. Mitchell (R) former United States Attorney General, convicted of perjury. [38] Richard Kleindienst (R) United States Attorney General, convicted of obstruction, given one month in jail. H. R. Haldeman (R) White House Chief of Staff, convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury. Served 18 months in prison.