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Richard Shelby: “I believe that it is critical for you to return the Office of Attorney General to its constitutional purpose, which is…”

On the recordMay 6, 2015
I believe that it is critical for you to return the Office of Attorney General to its constitutional purpose, which is to enforce the laws of the land, not the decrees and whims of the President.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby emphasizes the Attorney General's duty to uphold the law, not presidential directives.

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