washington u.s. attorney general jeff sessions direct agency tuesday hire asset forfeiture oversight chief months reinstate program shut obama administration let police seize cash crime suspect memo deputy attorney general rod rosenstein sessions instruct create position director asset forfeiture accountability responsible ensure compliance program rule american people congress must know program administer professionally lawfully manner consistent sound public policy sessions write july justice department revive civil asset forfeiture policy allow local state federal police seize cash assets people probable cause believe crime commit policy government seize assets people even never convict crime arrangement justice department law enforcement agencies keep assets seize obama administration roll back policy 2015 amid widespread criticism create incentives police force seize fund trample people right new policy also stir criticism include many sessions fellow republicans addition concern due process many lawmakers express alarm department policy let local police departments seize assets suspect even state forfeiture practice ban state law number republicans house representatives seek recently block fund civil asset forfeiture program tuck amendments broad spend package sessions schedule appear wednesday justice department oversight hear senate judiciary committee committee chairman senator charles grassley highly critical civil asset forfeiture sessions reinstate policy grassley issue statement say concern urge justice department ensure adequate oversight program last month grassley office issue memo sessions accuse u.s. marshal service waste money justice department asset forfeiture fund justice department create post oversee asset forfeiture program