attorney general of the United States

1. The head of the United States Department of Justice and a member of the president's cabinet. The attorney general is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government.

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That said, there is a huge difference between a press staffer getting his jollies on social media and the assistant attorney general of the United States playing politics with personal calamity.

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The Attorney General of the United States is considered the nation's top lawyer.

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“Like the director of the FBI, the director of Marshals Service reports to the attorney general of the United States,” Monier said, adding, “but because of our unique role with the court, we are the enforcement arm of the court.”

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Still, it is shocking when the Attorney General of the United States does so.

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The Senate this week also confirmed Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's former defense attorney at his first impeachment trial, as the attorney general of the United States.

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