| − | Attorney General Sessions had made numerous policy changes promoting conservative governance in the DOJ by the six-month mark in Trump's presidency.<ref>Starr, Penny; Mason, Ian (July 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/25/jeff-sessions-tenure-at-doj-marked-by-progress-on-president-trumps-america-first-agenda/ Jeff Sessions’ Tenure at DOJ Marked by Progress on President Trump’s America First Agenda]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 2017.</ref> Despite the fears of [[liberal]]s, the DOJ strongly enforced [[hate crime]] laws.<ref>Mason, Ian (July 2, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/02/jeff-sessions-doj-hate-crime-summit-we-will-not-tolerate-targeting-any-community-in-our-country/ Jeff Sessions to DOJ Hate Crime Summit: ‘We Will Not Tolerate the Targeting of Any Community in Our Country’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 3, 2017.</ref> | + | Attorney General Sessions had made numerous policy changes promoting conservative governance in the DOJ by the six-month mark in Trump's presidency.<ref>Starr, Penny; Mason, Ian (July 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/25/jeff-sessions-tenure-at-doj-marked-by-progress-on-president-trumps-america-first-agenda/ Jeff Sessions’ Tenure at DOJ Marked by Progress on President Trump’s America First Agenda]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 25, 2017.</ref> Despite the fears of [[liberal]]s, the DOJ strongly enforced [[hate crime]] laws,<ref>Mason, Ian (July 2, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/02/jeff-sessions-doj-hate-crime-summit-we-will-not-tolerate-targeting-any-community-in-our-country/ Jeff Sessions to DOJ Hate Crime Summit: ‘We Will Not Tolerate the Targeting of Any Community in Our Country’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 3, 2017.</ref> and unlike the Obama Administration, the Trump DOJ began enforcing antitrust law to ensure a free market rather than adding regulations and power to the administrative state.<ref>Carney, John (November 20, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/20/the-trump-era-of-antitrust-enforcement-dawns/ The Trump Era of Antitrust Enforcement Dawns]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 2, 2017.</ref> |
| | *February 2017—Attorney General Sessions rescinded an Obama Administration memo that directed the Bureau of Prisons to begin phasing out private prisons.<ref>Chakraborty, Barnini (March 16, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/16/trump-administration-reversal-on-private-prison-use-faces-pitfalls.html Trump administration reversal on private prison use faces pitfalls]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 28, 2017.</ref> | | *February 2017—Attorney General Sessions rescinded an Obama Administration memo that directed the Bureau of Prisons to begin phasing out private prisons.<ref>Chakraborty, Barnini (March 16, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/16/trump-administration-reversal-on-private-prison-use-faces-pitfalls.html Trump administration reversal on private prison use faces pitfalls]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved April 28, 2017.</ref> |