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. Some resignations were declined by Sessions or Trump. Media outlets described Sessions' move as abrupt and unexpected but not unprecedented.
Previous officeholdersOfficeNameTook officeAttorney GeneralWilliam BarrFebruary 14, 2019Sally YatesJanuary 20, 2017Deputy Attorney GeneralJanuary 10, 2015General Counsel of the Federal Bureau of InvestigationDana BoenteJanuary 23, 201835 more rows
Attorney General is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule, thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021.
Matthew WhitakerIn office November 7, 2018 – February 14, 2019PresidentDonald TrumpDeputyRod RosensteinPreceded byJeff Sessions22 more rows
California Former Attorneys GeneralMatthew Rodriguez2021 – 2021Kamala D. Harris2010 – 2017Edmund G. Brown, Jr.2007 – 2011Bill Lockyer1999 – 2007Daniel E. Lungren1991 – 199929 more rows
Michael Cohen (lawyer)Michael CohenCohen in 2019BornMichael Dean Cohen August 25, 1966 Lawrence, New York, U.S.EducationAmerican University (BA) Cooley Law School (JD)Political partyDemocratic (before 2002, 2004–2017, 2018–present) Republican (2002–2004, 2017–2018)10 more rows
Federal Bureau of Investigation directors (1935–present)No.NamePresident(s) served under6Robert MuellerGeorge W. Bush Barack Obama7James ComeyBarack Obama Donald Trump—Andrew McCabe (Acting)Donald Trump8Christopher A. WrayDonald Trump Joe Biden12 more rows
Michael Richard Pompeo (/pɒmˈpeɪoʊ/; born December 30, 1963) is an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served under President Donald Trump as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2017 to 2018 and as the 70th United States secretary of state from 2018 to 2021.