Sentences with phrase «attorney general focus»

He added in what appeared to be a veiled dig at prior AGs, «I think it's critically important that the next attorney general focus on fighting crime and keep running the government and the other issues to the other elected officials.»

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That timeline has become a focus for Robert Mueller, the special counsel who is examining why it took 18 days for the White House to remove Flynn after a stark warning from Sally Yates, the acting attorney general.

Late on Tuesday night, a Republican congressman from New York, Chris Collins, echoed FanDuel's sentiment, accusing Schneiderman of grandstanding for his own self - promotion: «New York's Attorney General once again proved that he is singularly focused on grabbing newspaper headlines,» Collins said in a statement.

In addition, US Attorney General Eric Holder is leading a separate investigation specifically focusing on investigating sexual harassment, reporting back to the company's board.

On Oct. 24, deputy attorney general Fyfe responded on behalf of the province, saying that the review is focused on the human resources procedures and is designed not to blame anyone individually.

Tarras and deputy attorney general Fyfe both assured Whitmarsh that the review is not intended to find anyone at fault and will instead focus on the Public Service Agency's procedures.

Many of the questions focus on potential obstruction of justice, including the president's firing of FBI chief James Comey and Trump's reaction to Attorney General Jeff Sessions» recusal from the Russia investigation, a decision Trump has angrily criticized.

«Gemini applauds the Attorney General's focus on this industry and the Virtual Markets Initiative, and we look forward to cooperating with and submitting our responses to the questionnaire that has been circulated,» he

«Gemini applauds the Attorney General's focus on this industry and the Virtual Markets Initiative, and we look forward to cooperating with and submitting our responses to the questionnaire that has been circulated,» he told CNBC in a statement.

The attorney general himself has also been the focus of blistering public attacks by the president for his decision to recuse from the Russia inquiry.

The article takes the focus off the prosperous women whose child - care situations raised anxious questions when they were being considered by President Clinton for appointment as U.S. attorney general and instead examines a group it sees as the largest group of mothers frustrated in seeking good day care: middle - class working mothers in urban areas where nearly all the available caregivers are undocmented foreign workers.

Schneiderman's campaign has made choice a signature focus, using it as a cudgel with which to smash his GOP / Conservative opponent, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, who is personally pro-life, but insists he won't actively seek to change state law in this arena the way attorneys general have done in other states.

While the New York attorney general's office does sometimes investigate public corruption, it often focuses on acting as the attorney for state government agencies in civil matters.

After the initial shock over the abuse allegations that caused Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to resign, lawmakers are now focusing on picking his replacement.

«Public Advocate James is focused on earning the Democratic nomination and bringing her capabilities, experience and passion to the Attorney General's office,» James spokeswoman Delaney Kempner said in a statement.

Most recently, this focus on secrecy was shown in the extraordinary efforts of the governor's aides to shield some of his records from public scrutiny in the State Archives, where a top Cuomo lieutenant spent nearly eight hours screening documents from Cuomo's years as attorney general that were sought by the Times Union under the Freedom of Information Law.

The Russian focus on the New York State governor's race is rooted in the Kremlin's desire to install GOP candidate and Kremlin asset Marc Molinaro in the governor's seat, so that Molinaro can pardon any members of the Trump organization who are indicted by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, which would effectively take away Robert Mueller's backstop in the Justice Department investigation of the Trump Administration.

He has been largely quiet on many statewide issues — usually citing a desire to focus on his job as attorney general — in recent months, but this week people close to him have begun to reveal some additional policy positions.

Republican candidate for Attorney General John Cahill has made several stops around the state in recent days, focusing on the controversial Moreland Commission.

U.S. Rep. John Katko said today he has no interest in challenging New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in the 2018 election, and will focus on seeking a third term in Congress.

Cahill, a top aide and official in former Governor George Pataki's Administration, says as Attorney General he'd bring more focus to creating jobs and helping small business, improving education and protecting Charter Schools, and fighting crime.

I am running to be the attorney general from Montauk to Niagara Falls, and Democrats are really starting to focus on the race now, I'm gaining ground.»

Former Attorney General Eric Holder's National Democratic Redistricting Committee, which is backed by President Obama, will focus prominently on state legislative races.

Cahill says as attorney general he'd bring more focus to creating jobs and helping small business, improving education and protecting charter schools, and fighting crime.

Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan, saying he would make rooting out political corruption the focus of his administration, kicked off his campaign for state attorney general onAttorney Daniel Donovan, saying he would make rooting out political corruption the focus of his administration, kicked off his campaign for state attorney general onattorney general on Sunday.

«As with most complex matters, there can be a lot of answers that are not inconsistent with each other, but overlapping, and different folks will focus on different things,» said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Howard Master, who helped lead the CityTime payroll and Sheldon Silver cases, will now work for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as senior enforcement counsel, focusing on issues relating to the Trump White House and public corruption in gGeneral Eric Schneiderman as senior enforcement counsel, focusing on issues relating to the Trump White House and public corruption in generalgeneral.

Headlining the initiative is the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, a venture led by former Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and backed by President Barack Obama that — in addition to gearing up for legal battles and gubernatorial contests — will also focus prominently on state legislative races.

«As with most complex matters, there can be a lot of answers that are not inconsistent with each other, but overlapping, and different folks will focus on different things,» said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who advocated greater investment in state legislatures and state - level politics.

Still, as evinced by the Make Your Own Web Ad contest, his campaign messaging online and off has focused on attacking the Democratic nominee — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, rather than going after self - funded conservative Carl Paladino, a dark horse GOP primary hopeful who's gained prominence in the polls.

The attorney general said he is giving federal officials a month to agree to the study that would focus on the impact of hydrofracking in the Delaware River basin, which includes the New York City watershed and portions of Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Schoharie, Green, Ulster, Orange and Sullivan counties.

Also at 10:30 a.m., Sen. David Carlucci will hold the next meeting of his Senior Advisory Committee with a focus on creating a utility consumer advocate, Assistant Attorney General Gary Brown will attend, Nanuet Public Library, 149 Church St., Nanuet.

Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, encouraged Americans in a statement issued late Thursday to be «skeptical about anonymous allegations» after a string of recent news reports about the evolving focus of the special counsel's investigation into Russia's election interference and possible collusion with President Trump's associates.

The investigation has focused on whether Abelove interfered with the attorney general's jurisdiction last year when he quickly presented the fatal shooting case to a grand jury that cleared a Troy police sergeant of wrongdoing in the slaying of a DWI suspect.

The investigation has focused on whether Abelove interfered with the attorney general's jurisdiction last year when he quickly presented the case to a grand jury that cleared a Troy police sergeant of wrongdoing in the slaying of a DWI suspect.

... It seems to me that this attorney general ought to be focusing himself on some bigger issues that are facing this state, rather than indicting a single mother of three children.»

Meanwhile, Democratic state Rep. Mike D'Agostino of Hamden announced over the weekend that he is launching an exploratory bid for statewide office, with a focus on the attorney general's race.

'' I think it's critically important for the next attorney general to focus on fighting crime and leave running the government and the other issues to the other elected officials,» said Bloomberg, who has already endorsed Donovan for Attorney attorney general to focus on fighting crime and leave running the government and the other issues to the other elected officials,» said Bloomberg, who has already endorsed Donovan for Attorney Ggeneral to focus on fighting crime and leave running the government and the other issues to the other elected officials,» said Bloomberg, who has already endorsed Donovan for Attorney Attorney GeneralGeneral.

Instead of focusing on the Board of Elections» allegation of thefts from Maziarz's campaign funds, the state Attorney General's Office prosecuted Maziarz.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman discusses his office's joint effort with Syracuse police on a 12 - month long investigation called Operation Bricktown that focused on a notorious gang operating out of Syracuse's southside.

«While you've suggested in recent interviews that you would seek to relax the focus of the Attorney General's office when it comes to cracking down on these crimes, vowing not to «disturb the garden,» I intend to make protecting homeowners and consumers from bad actors on Wall Street a key concern, as it has been for Andrew Cuomo,» Schneiderman wrote in a letter to Donovan, released to the media.

Nicolla's attorney, E. Stewart Jones, said the email that is a focus of the attorney general's criminal complaint does not implicate Nicolla or his company, Columbia Development, in any wrongdoing.

«While you've suggested in recent interviews that you would seek to relax the focus of the attorney general's office when it comes to cracking down on these crimes, vowing not to «disturb the garden,» I intend to make protecting homeowners and consumers from bad actors on Wall Street a key concern, as it has been for Andrew Cuomo.,» Schneiderman wrote in a letter to Donovan.

As state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman diplomatically noted in a Thursday radio interview, «I don't think we have the level of focus that we need» on ethics reform — from Cuomo as well as Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

But much of the four - hour hearing seemed focused on trying to assess whether acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood should finish out the rest of Eric Schneiderman's term, which expires at the end of the year.

«Public Advocate James is focused on earning the Democratic nomination and bringing her capabilities, experience and passion to the Attorney General's office,» said James spokeswoman Delaney Kempner.

-- Politico, «Obama, Holder to lead post-Trump redistricting campaign,» by Edward - Isaac Dovere: «As Democrats aim to capitalize on this year's Republican turmoil and start building back their own decimated bench, former Attorney General Eric Holder will chair a new umbrella group focused on redistricting reform — with the aim of taking on the gerrymandering that's left the party behind in statehouses and made winning a House majority far more difficult.

Sugarman said critics tend to focus exclusively on her work with Cuomo that began in the attorney general's office and carried over to the governor's office, but not the 20 years she spent as the chief of the homicide and trial division in the Bronx district attorney's office or the 10 years in private practice after that.

The Democrats stressed they are focused on their current jobs even as Cuomo is widely expected to run for governor and Rice is said to be quietly exploring a run to replace him as attorney general.

UPDATE: Vincent Reda, the first vice chairman of the state party and the chairman from Rockland County, where Basile hails from, replies on his behalf, «I suggest Mr. Lurie focus on what he is paid to do and that's help make sure that Dan Donovan is elected our next attorney general rather than his own personal ambitions.