LISA DESJARDINS:

In the past month alone, the attorney general has launched multiple changes to shake up how his agency works. Sessions stepped up leak investigations, tripling the number of cases. And he started a review that could change the rules for subpoenaing reporters.

Next, he flipped the department's position in a major voting rights case, from opposing Ohio's removal of thousands of names on its voter rolls, to supporting the state's decision.

Those are just the recent developments, bringing Sessions praise from the right and concern from others.

Chiraag Bains is a former justice official who served under President Obama.