attorney general who recused himself

Who are the attorneys appointed by Trump who have resigned?

In 1990, Attorney General Richard Thornburgh recused himself from a criminal investigation into drug use among public officials. One of the people implicated in the investigation was a former aide to the Attorney General. In 1993, Attorney General William Barr recused himself from an investigation of Senator Charles Robb and his

Did senators write letters to Attorney General Garland about Nicholas McQuaid?

(CNN)Former Trump-appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions has again defended his 2017 decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, this …

Does Attorney General Garland’s Silence cast a cloud over Hunter Biden investigation?

May 10, 2022 · A A. Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., are pressing a U.S. attorney in Delaware to divulge if a senior Department of Justice official with links to Hunter Biden recused himself from a tax investigation involving the president's son. Nicholas McQuaid, the acting assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's ...

Did Tom McQuaid recuse himself from Hunter Biden case?

May 09, 2022 · May 9, 2022 7:23pm. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, along with Sen. Ron Johnson, asked the US attorney in Delaware to disclose whether a senior Justice Department official recused himself from the ...

Who recused himself from the Russian investigation?

By Corky Siemaszko. Embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions bowed to pressure Thursday and said he would recuse himself from any federal probe of Russian meddling in the presidential election.

Did Jeff Sessions recuse himself from Russia?

AG Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Russia Investigations. Hillary Clinton and her campaign, however, kept their distance from Kislyak, two senior Clinton officials told NBC News. Neither the candidate nor anybody from her team met or spoke with the Russian diplomat, they said.

Why did Sessions withdraw from the election?

Insisting again that he had no improper contacts with the Russians, Sessions said he nevertheless will withdraw because of his involvement in the Trump campaign.