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On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
the ultimate responsibility of the Attorney General in the Department of Justice is to execute the laws passed by this Congress and to follow the Constitution in that process and carry its principles out.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions emphasizes the Attorney General's duty to enforce laws and uphold the Constitution.

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