Attorney general Quote by Zephyr Teachout

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

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

The Office of Attorney General should be independent and the Office of Attorney General should have the power to investigate without the approval of…

— Letitia James

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

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

— Sharice Davids

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 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

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 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

There's a difference, though, between being a political appointee and putting a political operative in charge of a U.S. attorney's office.

— Josh Marshall

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