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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland during a news conference announcing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple on March 21, 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

What does the US attorney general actually do? A law professor explains

The combined political and legal roles and responsibilities of the US attorney general can create conflicts. Some attorneys general yielded to political pressure from the president – many did not.
Donald Trump appears on ‘Fox & Friends’ in April 2017 with co-host Pete Hegseth, now his nominee for defence secretary, at the White House. A woman has accused Hegseth of sexually assaulting her a few months later. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

A Trump cabinet full of alleged sexual predators? Here’s why it makes perfect sense

The incoming U.S. president and his potential cabinet share a track record of sexual abuse allegations and cover-ups. The characteristics that accompany such behaviour don’t bode well for the world.

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