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I'm very happy being attorney general.
The Attorney General is not above the law.
I ran for attorney general to be attorney general.
I've given everything I've got as attorney general.
As attorney general, I've led a victim-centered office.
The attorney general should be enforcing the law, not policy.
All I want to do is be the best attorney general that I can be.
America is very fortunate to have Jeff Sessions as Attorney General.
Any attorney general who is not an activist is not doing his or her job.
I am the attorney general of the United States, but I am also a black man.
Salazar's record is one of weakness; he hasn't been a good attorney general.
I will not vote in favor of Senator Sessions' nomination for attorney general.
I have a record as attorney general that is separate from my personal beliefs.
As attorney general, I've launched a specialized unit to protect voting rights.
As attorney general, I don't get to pick and choose the laws I like and don't like.
If you want to call me an activist attorney general, I will proudly accept that label.
When I was attorney general, we had the strongest public integrity unit in the country.
The attorney general is the only one who can authorize what's called an emergency FISA.
Kentuckians can see how I've lived my values by looking at my priorities as attorney general.
As attorney general, I have a duty to defend the laws and constitution of the State of Missouri.
If I am going to pick and choose the laws I defend, I wouldn't be doing my duty as attorney general.
As Attorney General of Alabama, I have never hesitated to stand up to the EPA before when it was wrong.
As attorney general, I'm helping lead a national effort to protect coverage for pre-existing conditions.
We need an attorney general for the people, not a presidential protector and puppet of the administration.
I was assigned to do a job by the attorney general, and that was to find out whether crimes were committed.
I am running for Attorney General because I believe there is no higher calling than the pursuit of justice.
While I'm the Attorney General, we will address each issue with one question: What's the right thing to do?
I am humbled to have been asked by President-elect Trump to serve as Attorney General of the United States.
I agree with President Obama and Attorney General Holder that we need to reform our criminal sentencing laws.
It probably can take me anywhere I want to be, but I have to be honest, being attorney general is a great job.
As attorney general I see my role as defender both of press freedom and of the fair administration of justice.
The attorney general should be a watchdog for the rule of law, not a lapdog for the president - simple as that.
The Attorney General must identify threats to Illinoisans' financial security and take action to protect people.
My job as attorney general has been, in regard to guns, to have oversight in regard to concealed-carry licenses.
Trump's relentless public humiliation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions was clearly intended to get him to resign.
My top priority as Attorney General is to continue the fight against violent crime, and step it up wherever needed.
I was the first attorney general to court to fight Obamacare - about 30 minutes after the president signed the bill.
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I found that out when I was Attorney General in Massachusetts.
I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk.
Protecting the rights of service members was an important part of my work as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
To criticize the attorney general for permitting justice to be done without regard to political party is very disturbing.
You know, as attorney general, there's no issue more important than making sure you are safe, that your families are safe.
Running for attorney general troubled me. Because I was worried I would simply become just a figurehead and that's not me.
The Attorney General is the state's chief consumer advocate, fighting to protect the financial security of all Illinoisans.
Our country is fortunate to have Bill Barr, a man of integrity who has served two U.S. Presidents, as our Attorney General.
I served as Attorney General John Ashcroft's chief adviser on immigration law at the U.S. Department of Justice during 2001-03.
No cabinet official has delivered on Donald Trump's key campaign promises more resoundingly than Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Building trust between law enforcement officers and the communities we serve is one of my highest priorities as attorney general.
When I first served as Attorney General back in the early 90s, crime was at its highest in American history, with its peak in 1992.
The responsibility of the attorney general is to change things and bring us closer to the ideals expressed in our founding documents.