Attorney general Quote by Jeff Sessions

The attorney general should be enforcing the law, not policy.

— Michael Moriarty

The job of the Attorney General is very specific. My roll, as the legal adviser, is to defend the constitutionality of the laws as…

— Jeffrey Chiesa

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

— Kelly Ayotte

The constitutional and political importance of the law office of the Attorney General is such that you can't just job share, and you can't…

— Suella Braverman

Remember the attorney general is not a member of the president's staff. He's the attorney general of the United States. He's there to represent…

— Patrick Leahy

I see the job of attorney general as the single most important legal office in the country when you can't trust the federal government.

— Zephyr Teachout

Attorneys general, district attorneys, and federal prosecutors have a responsibility to separate their politics from their law enforcement powers.

— Richard Grenell

As attorney general, I don't get to pick and choose the laws I like and don't like.

— Luther Strange

The lawyers in the Department of Justice have a long and storied tradition of defending the nation's interests and enforcing its laws - all…

— Raymond Kethledge

I was an attorney general. That was - that matters to me, and if you won't obey your own rules, there's no reason to…

— Ken Cuccinelli

Although the attorney general is a part of the president's team, you're really separate and apart. You have a special responsibility as the nation's…

— Eric Holder

I believe the attorney general or the deputy attorney general has an obligation to follow the law and the Constitution and to give their…

— Sally Yates