attorney general of the United States
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It’s never come from the attorney general of the United States.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
The VRA gave the attorney general of the United States authority to order federal examiners to areas with a history of discrimination.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
As a lawyer, I thought his answer surprising, and even more so coming from the attorney general of the United States, the nation's top lawyer.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2021
Each of us served as attorney general of the United States, one for a Democratic president, the other for a Republican.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2020
March 5: A. Mitchell Palmer becomes attorney general of the United States.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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