Attorney general Quote by Letitia James

The attorney general of New York state has a special authority and responsibility to preserve the integrity of businesses and nonprofits in New York…

— Zephyr Teachout

In some states, the attorney general is appointed, but in New York state it's an independently elected position. The New York attorney general has…

— Zephyr Teachout

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

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

The power granted the Attorney General to intervene in all equal-protection-of-the-law cases is extremely broad and dangerous. Choices made by the Attorney General could…

— John Sparkman

It's not so much the attorney general's job to decide what laws to enforce. We should do our jobs and enforce laws effectively as…

— Jeff Sessions

Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political…

— John Cornyn

The Department of Justice must be nonpartisan and uphold the rule of law. Likewise, the leader of that department - the Attorney General -…

— Sharice Davids

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

— Richard Grenell

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

— Michael Moriarty

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

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