1. Digestive Problems. Any disorder in the digestive system (from the mouth to the esophagus, stomach, and intestines up to the rectum) like Whipple disease, fecal incontinence, dysentery, or esophageal achalasia can result in white stool in adults. These digestive system disorders may make the stool turn pale.
The Department is headed by the United States Attorney General, who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet. The current Attorney General is Loretta Lynch.
Still, much of the Justice Departmentâs independence depends on whether the attorney general Trump will appoint will aggressively defend it. Two top contenders for attorney general â former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie â previously served as U.S. attorneys during Republican presidential administrations.