attorney general
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Dahlia also speaks with Andrew Weissmann, law professor at New York University and a veteran federal prosecutor, about President Trump’s latest nomination for attorney general and the state of the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
By then the three-term attorney general had won statewide re-election twice, in 2018 and 2022, after having been indicted in 2015, his first year in office, for securities fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
At the time, Todd Blanche still headed the office, before assuming the role of acting attorney general in April.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, Becerra, a California native, served as the state's attorney general and as the nation's health secretary under Democratic President Joe Biden.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The state attorney general had sent Hoover a telegram indicating that he held the bureau “responsible for failure” of the investigation.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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