Obama: Attorney general is ‘not the president’s consigliere’ 05/07/26 10:13 AM ET  Former President Obama on Tuesday warned against allowing the attorney general to become the president’s “consigliere,” mphasizing the need for the nation’s top prosecutor to remain independent of political influence. Obama made the comments during an interview on CBS’s “The Late Show” as the Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Trump pursues a number of prosecutions of the president’s opponents, including former FBI Director James Comey. The former attorney general, Pam Bondi, resigned earlier this year amid unhappiness from Trump over how the DOJ was performing. “The White House shouldn’t be able to direct the attorney general to go around prosecuting whoever the president wants prosecuted,” Obama told Stephen Colbert, after the late-night host asked him what powers the executive should not have. “The idea is that the attorney general is the people’s lawyer, it’s not the president’s consigliere,” the former president added, referencing the Italian term for an adviser or counselor. |
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