Edwin Meese

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Edwin Meese III (born December 2, 1931) is an American attorney, law professor, and author who served as 75th United States attorney general from 1985 until 1988. A member of the Republican Party, Meese served in the Ronald Reagan administration including as counselor to the president (1981–1985), on his transition team (1980–81), and during Reagan's governorship of California (1967–1974). Following the 1980 presidential election, Reagan considered him for the White House chief of staff position, but James Baker was chosen instead. Meese was eventually appointed and confirmed as the attorney general in 1985, a position he held until resigning in 1988 amidst the Wedtech scandal. Previously, Meese was a member of the board of trustees of the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation until he left in 2025 as part of a high-profile series of departures following Kevin Roberts becoming president of the organization. Meese formerly was a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University...

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