Advice Quote by 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

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

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 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

The Attorney General of the United States is, of course, not the president's lawyer. The AG is supposed to be the attorney for the…

— Heather Cox Richardson

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

— Patrick Leahy

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

— Bob Casey, Jr

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 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 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

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