@katrinakatrinka the attorney general is employed by the president to carry out his policies.

Remember, “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America,” and since the power to charge is an executive power, it’s vested in the president.

And heck, even an acting attorney general can submit charges without having been approved by the Senate.

We need to emphatically state that presidents are responsible for their branch and not let presidents escape accountability by blaming their employees.