| Jeff Sessions | |
|---|---|
| Deputy | Dana Boente (acting) Rod Rosenstein |
| Preceded by | Loretta Lynch |
| Succeeded by | William Barr |
| United States Senator from Alabama | |
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In August 2012, Sessions married Karen Diebel, a 2010 congressional candidate in Florida and a Trump Administration appointee to the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Pete Sessions is not related to former Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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A total of thirty-four individuals and three companies were indicted by Mueller's investigators. Eight have pleaded guilty to or been convicted of felonies, including five Trump associates and campaign officials.
President Donald Trump nominated Rosenstein to serve as Deputy Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice on February 1, 2017. Rosenstein was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 25, 2017.
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Attorney General GarlandMeet the Attorney General As the nation's chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Garland leads the Justice Department's 115,000 employees, who work across the United States and in more than 50 countries worldwide.5 days ago
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, left, has been forced out as the country's top law enforcement officer and replaced by Matthew Whitaker, a Trump loyalist and Sessions's chief of staff. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press; Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press)
Hours before news of the resignation broke, when asked about Sessions's future as attorney general at a wide-ranging press conference, Trump ducked the question and said that, for the most part, he was extremely happy with his cabinet.
Speculation has swirled as to who will be chosen as the next Attorney General
One serious candidate for the position is former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Christie, 56, has long been friends with Trump and endorsed him after ending his own bid for the White House during the 2016 Republican primaries.
Another likely contender for the position of Attorney General is longtime Trump supporter and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
William Barr, 68, is notably the only contender who has held the position of Attorney General before, having served in the role from 1991 to 1993 during the George H.W. Bush administration.
Another possibility for the Attorney General position is Noel Francisco. Francisco, 49, has served as the Solicitor General of the United States since September 2017 before a stint as the Deputy Solicitor General earlier in 2017.
Pam Bondi, 52, currently serves as the Attorney General of Florida since 2011 and has been a longtime friend and political ally of Trump for years.
The President may opt to look to Congress for his next Attorney General. Should this unfold, some see outgoing Representative Trey Gowdy of South Carolina as a distinct possibility.
Ratcliffe was among those floated as a replacement for Sessions ahead of the midterm elections. Ratcliffe is a former federal prosecutor, and he won re-election on Tuesday by an overwhelming margin.
At the same time Whitaker was considered as a replacement for Rosenstein, CNN reported that Justice Department officials had begun planning for Solicitor General Noel Francisco to step in as acting attorney general to oversee the special counsel probe.
Graham has wavered as much or more than anyone in his public opinion of Trump. Graham lashed out against him repeatedly during Trump’s presidential bid, but following Trump’s win, Graham emerged as one of his top allies. Following an emotional rebuke of his Democratic colleagues during the Supreme Court confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, Graham’s positive position among Trump’s supporters has only ascended further.