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Undated: The United States Attorney General (A.G.) is the chief lawyer of the Federal government of the United States and head of the United States Department of Justice per 28 U.S.C. § 503, concerned with all legal affairs.
Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, the officeholder is nominated by the President of the United States and appointed with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The U.S. Constitution provides that civil officers of the United States, which would include the U.S. Attorney General, may be impeached by Congress for treason, bribery or high crimes and misdemeanors.[7] The United States Attorney General may be removed at will by the President of the United States under the Supreme Court decision Myers v. United States, which found that executive branch officials may be removed without the consent of any entity.[8] In cases of the federal death penalty, the power to seek the death penalty rests with the U.S. Attorney General.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General
Undated: United States Attorneys appointed by Donald Trump
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorneys_appointed_by_Donald_Trump
-- 2017 --
January 30:
The Obama administration official serving as acting chief had instructed lawyers there not to defend President Trump's executive order.
"The acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, has betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States. This order was approved as to form and legality by the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel," a White House statement said. "Ms. Yates is an Obama Administration appointee who is weak on borders and very weak on illegal immigration."
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-immigration-executive-order-234401
February 9: Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions was sworn in Thursday as the 84th attorney general of the United States as President Trump signed three executive actions aimed at bolstering law enforcement.
Sessions, a former federal prosecutor and Alabama attorney general, pledged to attack a crime problem that he described as "a dangerous permanent trend that has places the health and safety of the American people at risk.''
Sessions' remarks on crime during the brief White House swearing-in ceremony come after Trump's disputed claims in recent days about record rising crime throughout the United States. FBI statistics have shown a sustained decline in violent offenses across the U.S., in recent years
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/09/jeff-sessions-sworn-84th-attorney-general-executive-actions/97691732/
June 9: New York Attorney General Looking Into Eric Trump Foundation
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/06/09/new-york-attorney-general-looking-into-eric-trump-foundation/#20980e101075
July 25: President Trump launched another public assault Tuesday morning on his own attorney general, Jeff Sessions, questioning why the Justice Department chief has not done more to investigate alleged “crimes” by Hillary Clinton and those who have leaked information to the media.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-renews-twitter-attacks-on-attorney-general-jeff-sessions/2017/07/25/003d15ca-7124-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ea4b05dac224
July 25: Is Trump Trying to “Throw the Attorney General of the United States Overboard”?
The news media spins into overdrive amid speculation that the president is hoping to force Jeff Sessions’s resignation.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/07/is-trump-trying-to-throw-the-attorney-general-overboard
July 25: Jeff Sessions timeline: Key dates in tenure of President Trump's Attorney General
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/jeff-sessions-timeline-key-dates-in-tenure-of-president-trumps-attorney-general/10359580
October 27: State Attorneys General Lead the Charge Against President Donald Trump
With Congress in a deadlock, Democrats have mobilized their state attorneys general to thwart President Donald Trump.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2017-10-27/state-attorneys-general-lead-the-charge-against-president-donald-trump
-- 2018 --
April 9: President Donald Trump vented at his Justice Department, his Cabinet members and his former political opponents in searing remarks Monday evening.
The remarks came during a round-table discussion at the White House that was intended to discuss the administration's response to a suspected chemical weapons attack carried out by the government of Syria against its own people.
But in remarks to the press before the meeting's business, Trump spent more time ripping special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/09/trump-vents-against-attorney-general-sessions-in-searing-remarks.html
June 6: Donald Trump just dunked on Jeff Sessions in the most vicious way possible
It's no secret that President Donald Trump loathes his attorney general, Jeff Sessions. The reason it's no secret is because on a weekly basis -- and sometimes even a daily basis -- the President is tweeting his distaste for Sessions.
Just when you thought the bullying couldn't get any worse -- Trump has repeatedly said he would never and should never have hired Sessions, called him "beleaguered," "very weak" and "disgraceful," and reportedly refers to the former Alabama senator as "Mr. Magoo" -- today happened.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/06/politics/donald-trump-jeff-sessions/index.html
August 24: US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has responded to Donald Trump's latest attack on him by insisting that the justice department he heads will not bend to political pressure.
The apparent rebuke of Mr Trump came after the president said Mr Sessions was not in control of his department.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45286906
August 25: Ex-Attorney General Slams Trump For Lashing Out At Sessions
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/25/641927142/ex-attorney-general-slams-trump-for-lashing-out-at-sessions
September 19: Trump rips into Jeff Sessions: 'I don't have an Attorney General'
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/19/trump-rips-into-jeff-sessions-dont-have-attorney-general.html
September 19: Trump Attacks Sessions, Blaming Attorney General for Policy Lapses
‘We are looking at lots of different things,’ Trump says when asked about Sessions’ future
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-attacks-sessions-blaming-attorney-general-for-policy-lapses-1537371453
September 21: The New York Times published an explosive report Friday afternoon, claiming, via anonymous sources, that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein openly speculated about wearing a wire to record President Donald Trump and floated the idea of building support within the administration to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.
In the Times piece, there's a testimonial from a Justice Department official who was there when Rosenstein made the comment about wearing a wire and insists the remark was made sarcastically.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/21/politics/rosenstein-trump-comey-wire/index.html
November 7: President Trump’s fury over the Russia probe has just led to the ouster of the man who most embodies Trumpism — and who played a key role in Trump’s surprise election win in 2016.
On Wednesday, just one day after the midterm elections, Trump asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign, ending the longtime Alabama senator’s nearly two years running the Department of Justice.
Trump tweeted that Matthew Whitaker, Sessions’ chief of staff, will take over as the acting head of the Justice Department, adding that a permanent replacement will be announced soon.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/7/16013352/trump-jeff-sessions-fired-midterms
November 7: Trump, who requested Sessions' resignation, named the attorney general's chief of staff Matthew Whitaker to serve as interim attorney general.
"Since the day I was honored to be sworn in as attorney general of the United States, I came to work at the Department of Justice every day determined to do my duty and serve my country," Sessions said in a seven-paragraph letter. "I have done so to the best of my ability to support the fundamental legal processes that are the foundation of justice."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/07/jeff-sessions-resigns-attorney-general-trump/512600001/
November 14: How Newly Elected Attorneys General Could Thwart Trump’s Worst Moves
Attorneys general can make a real difference, particularly if they are willing to consistently bring lawsuits against the presidential agenda both to protect their state and the country as a whole.
https://rewire.news/article/2018/11/14/how-newly-elected-attorneys-general-could-thwart-trumps-worst-moves/
November 16: Matt Whitaker faces new challenge in Supreme Court
Trump has faced a growing backlash over his choice to appoint Whitaker as acting attorney general after forcing Jeff Sessions to resign.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/matt-whitaker-faces-new-challenge-supreme-court-n937436
December 7: Trump Picks William Barr, Attorney General Under H.W. Bush, To Return To DOJ Helm
Barr, 68, has extensive experience in government, particularly in the upper echelons of the Justice Department.
In addition to his stint as attorney general, he also served as deputy attorney general from 1990 to 1991, and as assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel for two years before that.
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/07/674243195/trump-says-hell-nominate-william-barr-to-return-as-attorney-general?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20181207&utm_campaign=breakingnews&utm_term=nprnews
December 7: Attorney general nominee William Barr will fit right in with Trump’s immigration agenda
As George H.W. Bush’s attorney general, Barr built border barriers and turned away asylum seekers.
https://www.vox.com/2018/12/7/18128926/william-barr-trump-nomination-attorney-general-jeff-sessions
-- 2019 --
January 14: Trump Pick for Attorney General to Tell Senate He Would Allow Special Counsel to Finish Investigation
William Barr to testify it is ‘vitally important’ Robert Mueller be allowed to complete probe amid heightened scrutiny of Trump’s interactions with Russia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-pick-for-attorney-general-to-tell-senate-he-would-allow-special-counsel-to-finish-investigation-11547479995
January 14: Attorney General nominee William Barr shared a controversial memo last year with nearly all of President Donald Trump's lawyers concluding that an aspect of special counsel Robert Mueller's case could be "fatally misconceived," Barr acknowledged Monday.
... the revelation comes as Democrats have pledged to make Barr's criticisms of Mueller's investigation a centerpiece of the hearings, particularly because Barr would be poised to oversee Mueller's work if confirmed.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/14/politics/barr-mueller-letter/index.html
January 14: William Barr once warned of need for 'political supervision' at Justice Department
Attorney General nominee Barr said in 2001 the idea the Justice Department "has to be independent" gained ground after Watergate and risked going too far.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/william-barr-once-warned-need-political-supervision-justice-department-n958576
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