Attorney general Quote by Neal Katyal

Well no administration ever wants an independent overseer, and there are very good career people who are in charge of this investigation, but it…

— Nina Totenberg

I don't want somebody as attorney general who thinks he has to rubberstamp whatever the president says.

— Patrick Leahy

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

The president can't have a conflict of interest.

— Donald Trump

The attorney general should be a watchdog for the rule of law, not a lapdog for the president - simple as that.

— Bob Casey, Jr

No responsible scholar who thinks a sitting president cannot be indicted also thinks an attorney general can try to truncate a process of oversight…

— Neal Katyal

[Possible Attorney General] that's a discussion I'd like to have with [Donald Trump].

— George Stephanopoulos

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

An attorney general's duty is to render her opinion and honest advice; she cannot set herself up as a judge overruling the president's decision.…

— William Barr

The president may have the raw constitutional power to, say, squelch an investigation or to pardon a close associate. But if he does so…

— George T. Conway III

The idea that the special counsel regulations, which were written to provide the public with confidence against a coverup, would empower an attorney general…

— Neal Katyal

In general, presidents do sit for interviews or respond to requests from prosecutors because they take their constitutional responsibility to faithfully execute the laws…

— Neal Katyal