1. Creation
The post of Attorney General of the United States was created by the Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789, but was created as only an office, not as a full department. The Attorney General was a member of the President's Cabinet and the President's chief legal advisor. By 1870, the work of the Attorney General had expanded to such an extent that the office had become, in effect, an executive department of the government. In recognition of this fact, the Congress, on June 22, 1870, enacted a law (today codified at 28 U.S.C. §§ 501, 503) establishing the Department of Justice with the Attorney General as its head.
Actually, Larry knows this full well. So why is he releasing something like this? Stupidity? Alzheimer's? Spite? Blackmail from the Clintons? It really does boggle the mind.