Attorney general Quote by J. Howard McGrath

My wife and daughters work. My campaign manager in 2005 was a working mother. I appointed 5 women to my senior staff as Attorney General.

— Bob McDonnell

On March 12, 2004, acting attorney general James B. Comey and the Justice Department's top leadership reached the brink of resignation over electronic surveillance…

— Barton Gellman

Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.

— Thomas Perez

“The farm labor movement saw him as a racist. He seemed to delight in the most outrageous snubs. Farm labor organizer Cesar Chavez was…

— Jana Bommersbach

I am asking my Attorney General to create a special unit of federal prosecutors and leading state attorneys general to expand our investigations into…

— Barack Obama

It was a privilege to serve as the assistant attorney general for civil rights, a role that allowed me to enforce the Civil Rights…

— Thomas Perez

In other words, under Attorney General John Ashcroft, the FBI, the INS and the Department of Justice are so out of control that they…

— Ann Coulter

Our country is fortunate to have Bill Barr, a man of integrity who has served two U.S. Presidents, as our Attorney General.

— Mike Braun

If I am going to pick and choose the laws I defend, I wouldn't be doing my duty as attorney general.

— Kelly Ayotte

We've done amazing things for the state. Some of them have had a national impact, but I'm going to be ready for some new…

— Lisa Madigan

“records in any form I request under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act within thirty days and for a reasonable handling and processing…

— Elisabeth Rosenthal

Since my election as Oklahoma attorney general in 2010, I have been a proud member of a group of federalism-minded state attorneys general who…

— Scott Pruitt