May 26, 2020 · Who was the attorney general under Trump? The 85th and current United States Attorney General is William Barr, appointed by President Donald J. …
2 days ago · Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, is being challenged by Land Commissioner George P. Bush, the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb ...
1 day ago · But the two-term Texas attorney general, who enjoys the backing of former President Donald Trump, is saddled with a slew of corruption allegations, and …
1 day ago · The biggest test of Mr. Trump’s influence in Texas was the attorney general’s race, where Mr. Paxton’s three challengers represented the …
Incumbent. Merrick Garland Washington, D.C. The United States attorney general (AG) leads the United States Department of Justice, and is the chief lawyer of the federal government of the United States.
Rod RosensteinIn office April 26, 2017 – May 11, 2019PresidentDonald TrumpPreceded bySally YatesSucceeded byJeffrey A. Rosen18 more rows
Richard Donoghue is an American attorney and prosecutor who served as the acting United States deputy attorney general from December 2020 to January 2021. ... Donoghue was appointed interim U.S. Attorney by Jeff Sessions in January 2018.
This is a list of United States attorneys appointed by the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump. President Trump nominated 86 people to be U.S. attorneys, and 84 of them were confirmed.
California Former Attorneys GeneralMatthew Rodriguez2021 – 2021Kamala D. Harris2010 – 2017Edmund G. Brown, Jr.2007 – 2011Bill Lockyer1999 – 2007Daniel E. Lungren1991 – 199929 more rows
William BarrPresidentGeorge H. W. BushPreceded byDonald B. AyerSucceeded byGeorge J. Terwilliger IIIUnited States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel30 more rows
Like these individuals, U.S. Attorneys are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate; like most federal judicial nominations, U.S. Attorneys are subject to the blue slip process in which home state senators of the president's party are able to recommend (or block) nominations to positions within their ...