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12 May 2017, 6:41 am by Bill Otis
Attorney General Sessions has issued a charging directive to federal prosecutors. [read post]
11 May 2017, 10:46 am by Rachel Bercovitz
In an interview on NBC, President Trump declared that he had decided to fire Comey before speaking with either Attorney General Jeff Sessions or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on the matter. [read post]
11 May 2017, 4:27 am by SHG
While the back end of this sentence carries far too much weight, the front end ignores the fact that Rosenstein accepted the position of DAG in the Trump Administration, under Attorney General Jeff Sessions. [read post]
10 May 2017, 10:00 pm
As you may recall, then-Senator Jeff Sessions was nominated for the position of United States Attorney General by President-elect Donald Trump shortly after the November election. [read post]
10 May 2017, 3:45 pm
And according to press reports, the case against Comey was built by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who had to recuse himself from the FBI’s Russia investigation due to his ties to the Trump campaign and his own meetings with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. before the election — which he may have lied about at his confirmation hearing. [read post]
10 May 2017, 1:49 pm by Helen Klein Murillo
However, NPR explains that the president is authorized to appoint an interim Director outside of the usual order of succession and that Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein are interviewing candidates for the job. [read post]
10 May 2017, 1:20 pm by Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic
Attorney General Jeff Sessions played a key role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey last night by unequivocally recommending Comey’s dismissal to the President of the United States. [read post]
10 May 2017, 12:13 pm by Scott Bomboy
There were also multiple reports that Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions were interviewing four candidates to serve as Acting Director until the President can officially nominate Comey’s replacement. [read post]
10 May 2017, 11:56 am by Helen Klein Murillo
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein each endorsed reasons for the dismissal. [read post]
9 May 2017, 11:41 am by Justin Giovannettone
  During Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation proceedings, he responded in writing that he would enforce the FCPA “as appropriate based on the facts and circumstances of each case. [read post]
9 May 2017, 9:59 am by Bill Otis
"I regret to say that we've seen district attorneys openly brag about not charging cases appropriately--giving special treatment to illegal aliens to ensure these criminal aliens aren't deported from their communities," said Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently. [read post]
4 May 2017, 11:00 am by Steve Lubet
”  Here is how Rebecca Wilkomerson, of Jewish Voice for Peace, put it, when explaining why JVP invited Odeh to speak at its biennial convention, even following her guilty plea: It may give readers who were horrified by the appointment of Jeff Sessions, who has a long history of being accused of racism, as Attorney General pause to consider that Odeh is giving up her fight to retain her United States citizenship because she does not… [read post]
3 May 2017, 1:45 pm
Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court Cantil Sakauye sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, urging them to end the practice of courthouse arrests. [read post]
That one statement aside, however, he generally cast doubt on Russia’s involvement in the hacking and the leaking of the documents obtained from the DNC Trump’s skepticism stood in sharp contrast to the intelligence community’s confidence on the question of Russian involvement. [read post]
29 Apr 2017, 9:04 am by Emma Kohse
Rushforth stands to argue for the defense, situating the motion as part of preparation for one of the “most important…military trials in the history of the United States. [read post]
28 Apr 2017, 11:36 am by Helen Klein Murillo
Attorney General Jeff Sessions confirmed Friday that his recusal extends to any investigation into Michael Flynn, Politico reports. [read post]
27 Apr 2017, 9:21 am by Ashley Deeks
 Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated that Assange’s arrest is now a “priority. [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 2:12 pm by Amy L. Peck and Michael H. Neifach
But like the various courts that ruled on the travel ban, Judge Orrick cited a list of comments made by President Trump, his advisors and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to cast doubt on the government’s argument and show that the administration planned to use the EO as a “weapon” against sanctuary cities. [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 8:45 am by Russell Spivak
Relying on statements made by President Trump, Press Secretary Sean Spicer, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the court finds such intent broadly. [read post]