: the chief law officer of a nation or state who represents the government in litigation and serves as its principal legal adviser
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Recent Examples on the WebTrump lawyers, meanwhile, proposed Raymond J. Dearie, the former chief federal judge in Brooklyn, New York who also served on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; and Paul Huck, Jr., a former deputy attorney general in Florida. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 Trump’s side suggested Raymond J. Dearie, the former chief judge of the federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Paul Huck, Jr., a former deputy attorney general for the state of Florida. Perry Stein, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022 In an interview that aired Friday, former Trump attorney general William P. Barr said there is no reason classified documents should have been at Mar-a-Lago after Trump was out of office. Devlin Barrett And Carol D. Leonnig, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 In an interview that aired Friday, former Trump attorney general William P. Barr said there is no reason classified documents should have been at Mar-a-Lago after Trump was out of office. Devlin Barrett, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Laxalt’s camp notes that the former attorney general graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown University, served as a lieutenant in the U.S. States Navy from 2005 to 2010 and volunteered to deploy to a combat zone in Iraq In 2007. Natasha Korecki, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022 Republicans have targeted her seat as one to flip this year and have nominated Adam Laxalt, the former Nevada attorney general, as their candidate. Madison Feller, ELLE, 30 Aug. 2022 Murillo Karam's arrest was the first of a former attorney general in recent history. MarÍa Verza, ajc, 24 Aug. 2022 The judge's decision Friday was released hours after the former attorney general of Mexico, Jesús Murillo Karam, was also arrested in relation to the disappearances. Marlon Sorto, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022 See More