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A Brief History of Attorney General Recusal (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date March 8, 2017
Report Number RECUSAL
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

The recent announcement by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he would recuse himself from any investigations into President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign has raised questions about how often recusals by the Attorney General have happened in the past. While there is no official compilation of recusals, it appears that Attorneys General of the United States have recused themselves at least 15 times since 1989. The information below cites to these instances and states the causes for the recusals, if causes were provided by the utilized sources. Additionally, while this list is not definitive, it demonstrates that Attorneys General have recused themselves for a multitude of reasons over the last few decades.