!!! Overview
[{$pagename}]  ([DOJ]), also known as the Justice Department, is a [United States Cabinet Department] of the [United States federal government]  whose head is a member of the [United States Cabinet|United States Cabinet Department] and is [responsible] for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the [United States], equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. [{$pagename}] was formed in [1870|Year 1870] during the Ulysses S. Grant administration. In its early years, the DOJ vigorously prosecuted Ku Klux Klan members.

[{$pagename}] administers several federal [Law Enforcement Agencies|Law Enforcement Agency] including the [Federal Bureau of Investigation] ([FBI]) and the [Drug Enforcement Administration] ([DEA]). 

[{$pagename}] has responsibility to investigate instances of [financial] fraud, to represent the [United States] in legal matters such as in the [United States Supreme Court], and to run the federal prison system.[4][5] 

[{$pagename}] also has responsibilities to review actions of local [Law Enforcement Agencies|Law Enforcement Agency] conduct by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of [1994|Year 1994].

[{$pagename}] is headed by the [United States Attorney General], who is nominated by the [President of the United States of America] and confirmed by the [United States Senate] and is a member of the Cabinet. The current Attorney General is Jeff Sessions.

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* [#1] - [United_States_Department_of_Justice|Wikipedia:United_States_Department_of_Justice|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2017-04-01