Sentences with phrase «attorney general staff»

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Sen. Richard Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, subsequently turned the floor over to the attorney general, who went on to say that he had consulted with senior Justice Department staff prior to his testimony about what he called a «longstanding policy» regarding communications with the president.

We look forward to helping the Attorney General and his staff bring attention to this important issue,» said Facebook's director of state public policy.

Trump recently lost his communications director and staff secretary and has resumed bashing his attorney general.

«I applaud Commissioner Kaufman, Assistant Attorney General Tom Lawrie and their entire staff for their willingness to take prompt and aggressive action in a complex case involving multiple parties, tribal immunity and related issues,» said Maryland Secretary of Labor Leonard J. Howie III in a statement.

President Donald Trump might fire any one of seven different Cabinet - level officials — Chief of Staff John Kelly, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, Environmental Protection Agency Director Scott Pruitt, or Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke — in the coming days.

The announcement came moments before Uber held a staff meeting to discuss recommendations from a months - long investigation into Uber's office culture conducted by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Shortly after the Newtown massacre, a task force created by the Ohio attorney general's office released a report encouraging school staff to be more aggressive:

Unlike the cabinet (e.g., Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, etc.), and the White House Staff (e.g., Chief - of - Staff, Press Secretary, etc.) the office of the Vice President, his term and the requirements for his removal from office are all established explicitly in Article II of the Constitution.

«Attorney General Schneiderman is committed to openness, transparency and restoring the trust of New Yorkers in their government,» the AG's chief of staff, Micah Lasher, wrote in a memo distributed to all members of the office staff this afternoon.

Dwight Evans, the chief of staff for Senate Banks Committee Chair Joseph Griffo, an upstate Republican, said that lawmakers had decided to leave much of the work of consumer protection in cases of financial fraud to the attorney general's office.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- New York Attorney General - elect Eric Schneiderman named six lawyers to join his legal staff, including a top trial lawyer as his chief deputy, when he becomes the new «Sheriff of Wall Street» on January 1.

ALBANY — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman stressed Tuesday that the Moreland Commission to investigate public corruption should remain independent, following reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's staff had involved itself in the panel's subpoena decisions.

Meanwhile, a former Deputy Chief of Staff Valerie Sawyerr under the Mahama administration has challenged the former Attorney General Martin Amidu to resign from the party, if he no more believed in the ideals of the NDC.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was reportedly assured by the White House, receiving a personal call from new chief of staff John Kelly — that his gig at the Justice Department is safe — despite the barrage of attacks coming from the president.

We are satisfied to note that the Chief of Staff asked for a legal opinion from the Attorney - General, not on whether or not Ghana had committed to acquire that 24 % stake (which would be false), but on whether the government could issue the directive to SSNIT as demanded by Woyome.

An opinion dated 30th September 2016 and signed by Dr. Dominic Ayine, Deputy Attorney - General stated that the Chief of Staff «can issue directives with respect to SSNIT to take up the 24 % stake in the Project,» but «subject to compliance with the investment guidelines established by the National Pensions Act (2008).»

A letter directing SSNIT to «strictly» comply and take 24 % shares in the bizarre SEZ project was signed by Ambassador William Ntow Boahene, a presidential staffer, on behalf of the Chief of Staff on October 4, 2016, and had said it was being done following the Attorney General's advice.

Host Alan Chartock is joined by John Cahill, the GOP candidate for New York attorney general and a former Chief of Staff to Governor Pataki and Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation.

W.H. AIDE CONSIDERED SPYING ON CO-WORKERS: The Daily Beast's Spencer Ackerman reports that Ezra Cohen - Watnick, «a former National Security Council official now working for Attorney General Jeff Sessions explored ways to surreptitiously monitor the communications of White House staff for leaks or perceived political disloyalty to Donald Trump.»

He joined the attorney general's Civil Rights Bureau in 2008, is a former deputy commissioner at the state Division of Human Rights and was a staff attorney at the Lambda Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Joseph D'Amico, who oversees 300 criminal and civil investigators, joined the attorney general's staff in early 2007.

At a press conference yesterday I asked Attorney General Schneiderman when he became aware of such efforts by the governor's staff and what his reaction was.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Thursday that thoughts are with Skartados's family and staff.

With former Senator Adriano Espaillat poised to move into Congress, Jackson is vying for the seat along with Micah Lasher, a former Chief of Staff to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, union organizer Marisol Alcantara and activist Luis Tejada.

[1] Her professional experience includes working as an attorney for the New York City Board of Education, the consumer frauds bureau, the New York State Attorneys General Office, working as an executive director of New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus, working as an attorney for the Queens County District Attorneys Office and serving as the Chief of Staff for State Senator Ada Smith.

She was replaced as chief of staff formally last week by Linda Lacewell, a longtime aide to the governor dating back to his time as attorney general.

Melissa DeRosa, the first woman to serve as secretary to the governor — the equivalent of the chief of staff post for a president in the executive chamber — recounted that despite her resume as a top official in Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office and role in the state campaign for President Barack Obama, she has been defined in the media by her relationship to her lobbyist father and husband, a former Cuomo spokesman who now works for Uber.

Gearing up for the re-election campaign, he has retained Metropolitan Public Strategies for communications and strategy, the shop founded by Neal Kwatra, a former chief of staff for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

George Pataki's former chief of staff John Cahill is «seriously considering» a run for attorney general.

The former chief of staff to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was a chief campaign consultant for the State Democratic Party last year and spearheaded Congressman Charles Rangel's stunning re-election win.

Schneiderman's staff is looking to see if it falls within the guidelines of a July 8 executive order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo which requires the attorney general's office to investigate all police - involved deaths of unarmed civilians, sources told the Daily News.

One source familiar with the matter said Neal Kwatra, Schneiderman's chief of staff, raised the issue in late January and early February with Steven Cohen, Cuomo's top aide during his four years as attorney general and the first six months of his gubernatorial administration.

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This follows a damning article written by a former Chief of Staff Dr. Valery Sawyer against Mr. Amidu and former President Rawlings and a subsequent petition asking the party to sanction the former Attorney General.

The message was sent directly to Elana Leopold, a mayoral «special assistant» who's now on leave working for his re-election campaign, and cc'd to aides including Avi Fink, now deputy chief of staff, and Amy Spitalnick, who left City Hall in October to become press secretary for state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Mr. Schneiderman's Republican challenger, John Cahill — former chief - of - staff to Gov. George Pataki — argued that the settlement did not go far enough, calling for the attorney general to fulfill his campaign promise of prosecuting and imprisoning Wall Street bankers.

The briefing took place in the office of the President on 23 rd December 2011 in the presence of the then Chief of Staff, Mr. Newman, at which I produced a copy of the approval letter dated 9th December 2010 by the Attorney General addressed to the Minister of Finance.

Jackson and Alcantara face off in Tuesday's primary along with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's chief of staff Micah Lasher and community activist Luis Tejada.

The piece devotes several paragraphs to Mr. Lasher's work as chief - of - staff to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a post he has occupied since 2013.

After I had given the President and the Chief of Staff the update and was leaving his office on the 23 rd December, 2011, the Minister of Finance who was going in to have a discussion with the President while I was leaving the President's office, held my hands and pulled me back to the President's office for the President to confirm to me that it was he who first reported to the President about his misgivings concerning paying the money to Woyome when the Attorney General first submitted her approval for payment.

A spokesman for Stringer said the comptroller was not attending due to a family commitment, and Schneiderman's staff said the attorney general had no plans to attend.

A few weeks later, though, I got a call from another member of the attorney general's staff, inviting me to come see Cuomo.

He was involved in Andrew Cuomo's first, failed run for governor in 2002, joined his staff when he was elected Attorney General in 2006 and then helped him win the governor's office in 2010.

Gagan said that he was never part of Cuomo's executive staff at the attorney general's office, and had little direct contact with him.

In his latest move to tackle the issue, the Chief of Staff, Mr. Julius Debrah, has asked the Attorney General and Minister of Justice to recover from Smartty's Management Limited, a total of GHC 1.9 million.

The attorney general's office did not formally represent the Assembly, but one of their staff attorneys provided guidance and had a number of conversations with an Assembly attorney, though the attorney general's office did not see a copy of the final agreement.

After a short stint as executive director of pro-charter school group StudentsFirstNY, he became chief - of - staff to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in 2013.

Laura Ross: Chief of Staff, Office of New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams; member, Federal Screening Panel for regional judicial appointments; former Chief Counsel, New York State Senator Roy Goodman; Member, Board of Directors for the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City; Presidential Appointee to represent US at 64th United Nations General Assembly.

Western Coordinator Vets for Cruz Stefani Williams — former Deputy Chief of Staff to conservative Alan Keyes, former Chair of the Utah Young Republicans in 2002 - 2003 Jake Lee — Ted Cruz College Republican Coordinator, nephew to Senator Mike Lee Selma Sierra — former Utah BLM Director, Southern Salt Lake County Coordinator Frank Mylar — former Utah Attorney General Candidate, respected attorney for various conservative causes Ed Snow — former aide to three members of Congress, and Central Utah County Coordinator David Kyle — former Utah Republican Party Caucus Ambassador Brian Halladay — Alpine School Board member, Northern Utah County Coordinator Candace Salima — former Utah County director for the Mike Lee campaign in 2010, Southern Utah County Coordinator Scott Hawkins — President of the Salt Lake County Republican Assembly Peter Greathouse — Millard County Republican Chair Gina Worthen — Cache County Republican Party Vice-Chair Paul Cozzens — Cedar City Councilman — Iron County Coordinator — Utahans Attorney General Candidate, respected attorney for various conservative causes Ed Snow — former aide to three members of Congress, and Central Utah County Coordinator David Kyle — former Utah Republican Party Caucus Ambassador Brian Halladay — Alpine School Board member, Northern Utah County Coordinator Candace Salima — former Utah County director for the Mike Lee campaign in 2010, Southern Utah County Coordinator Scott Hawkins — President of the Salt Lake County Republican Assembly Peter Greathouse — Millard County Republican Chair Gina Worthen — Cache County Republican Party Vice-Chair Paul Cozzens — Cedar City Councilman — Iron County Coordinator — Utahans attorney for various conservative causes Ed Snow — former aide to three members of Congress, and Central Utah County Coordinator David Kyle — former Utah Republican Party Caucus Ambassador Brian Halladay — Alpine School Board member, Northern Utah County Coordinator Candace Salima — former Utah County director for the Mike Lee campaign in 2010, Southern Utah County Coordinator Scott Hawkins — President of the Salt Lake County Republican Assembly Peter Greathouse — Millard County Republican Chair Gina Worthen — Cache County Republican Party Vice-Chair Paul Cozzens — Cedar City Councilman — Iron County Coordinator — Utahans for Cruz

«From the side of government were, myself, the Governor, the Deputy Governor, the Secretary to the State Government, the Chief of Staff, the Chairman, State Traditional Rulers Council and the Honourable Attorney General of the State.