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Former AG Jeff Sessions and his deputy Rod Rosenstein called for the separation of children no matter how young they were, a new draft report found.
William Barr, a former Attorney General in the George H. W. Bush administration, was nominated to reprise his former role as the permanent replacement for Sessions on December 7, 2018. On February 14, 2019, he was confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 54–45 and was sworn in later that day. [ 160 ]
On March 10, 2017, Jeff Sessions, who was appointed United States attorney general by President Donald Trump, requested the resignations of 46 United States attorneys. [1] Some resignations were declined by Sessions or Trump. [1] [2] Media outlets described Sessions' move as abrupt and unexpected but not unprecedented. It is typical that when a ...
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.
President Trump refers to Attorney General Jeff Sessions as “Mr. Magoo” behind closed doors, according to a report Wednesday.
Some of his nominations have been controversial, including Florida Representative Matt Gaetz for attorney general and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Matthew George Whitaker (born October 29, 1969) is an American lawyer, lobbyist and politician who served as acting United States attorney general from November 2018 to February 2019.
The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all legal matters. The attorney general is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States . Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution , the officeholder is nominated by the president of the United States, then appointed ...