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Because its jurisdiction covers the precincts of the United States Congress and the headquarters of several U.S. government agencies, the USADC is considered one of the most influential U.S. attorneys in the United States, along with the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Appointment to the role is considered a significant ...
Previously under the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994, United States Attorney General Janet Reno had Donald Smaltz appointed Independent Counsel by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (Division for the Purpose of Appointing Independent Counsels Ethics in Government Act of 1978, As Amended, Division 94 ...
Two other Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Adam Jed and Mike Marando, withdrew from the case. [42] Aaron Zelinsky U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia B. J. Pak: October 10, 2017 January 4, 2021 Resigned rather than support Trump's false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
Editor's note: Follow here for updates on Trump's Cabinet on Monday, Nov. 11. President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House for a second term, and the soon to be President has ...
President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval in the U.S. Senate. This would erode the power of Congress and remove a ...
Some U.S. senators were concerned about a provision in the 2006 re-authorization of the USA PATRIOT Act that eliminated the 120-day term limit on interim appointments of U.S. attorneys made by the United States attorney general to fill vacancies. The revised USA PATRIOT Act permitted the attorney general to appoint interim U.S. attorneys ...
Donald Trump takes a selfie with then-Rep. Matt Gaetz in the House chamber after Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on January 30, 2018. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via ...
Following his confirmation by the full Senate by a 75–21 vote on February 2, 2009, he became the first African-American Attorney General of the United States. [90] [91] In late 2007, Holder joined then-United States Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign as a senior legal advisor. He served on Obama's vice presidential selection committee.