The president cannot tell the attorney general (AG) what to do regarding specific criminal investigations or prosecutions. The AG and the Department of Justice are expected to maintain independence from political pressure to uphold the rule of law.
The attorney general’s duties and responsibilities as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government include overseeing the United States Department of Justice, enforcing federal laws, and providing both formal and informal legal advice and opinions to the president of the United States, the cabinet, and the heads of executive departments and agencies. The attorney general represents the federal government in legal matters and supervises the administration and operation of the Department of Justice, which includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Attorneys, and the United States Marshals Service. They are the only cabinet position without the term secretary.
As the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, the AG has an ethical obligation to administer justice fairly, not as a political tool for the president. Prosecutors cannot unquestioningly follow a president’s direction if it violates ethical rules. It would place the questionability of creating a political tool for the president and the AG is required to stay impartial.
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Where does the Constitution prohibit the POTUS from telling the AG what to do, as it were?
You’re veering into left-wing propaganda specifically against Trump now. The Constitution makes the POTUS the land’s highest law enforcer, not the AG who is not even in the Constitution.