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U.S. Attorney General Sessions Has Resigned At The 'Request' Of President Trump
CNBC: Embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns under pressure from Trump
* Attorney General Jeff Sessions is leaving the Trump administration after more than a year of public criticism from his boss, President Donald Trump.
* Trump has repeatedly hammered Sessions for his decision last year to recuse himself from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin.
* Sessions’s chief of staff Matthew Whitaker will serve as acting attorney general, Trump announced. Whitaker also will assume oversight of the ongoing investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and possible collusion by Trump’s campaign in that meddling.
Embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned at the “request” of President Donald Trump on Wednesday after more than a year of public criticism from the president.
Sessions’s chief of staff Matthew Whitaker will serve as acting attorney general, Trump announced.
Whitaker also will assume oversight of the ongoing investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and possible collusion by Trump’s campaign in that meddling, according to the Justice Department.
Whitaker, who has publicly criticized the Mueller investigation, by law can serve as acting AG for a maximum of 210 days.
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WNU Editor: There will be more Republican Senators in the next Congress, and because of that I do not see any problems arising in the confirmation process when President Trump makes his decision on who he will appoint to head the Justice Department. As for the firing. I am not surprised, I am just surprised that it took this long.
More News On The Resignation Of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Trump forces out Jeff Sessions as US attorney general -- AP
Blasted by Trump over Russia probe, Sessions fired as attorney general -- Reuters
Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions -- AFP
Jeff Sessions resigns as attorney general, at Trump's 'request' -- FOX News
Jeff Sessions out as attorney general -- CNN
Sessions out at Justice Department -- The Hill
Sessions resignation ignites fierce political reaction: 'This is a red line' -- FOX News
Chuck Schumer Warns of 'Constitutional Crisis' After Jeff Sessions's Ousting As Attorney General -- Newsweek
Top Dems demand Whitaker recusal, sound alarm after Sessions' resignation: 'This is a break-the-glass moment' -- FOX News
Acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker started at tight end for Iowa in 1991 Rose Bowl -- USA Today
Jeff Sessions: from early Trump supporter to primary target -- AFP
Read Jeff Sessions' resignation letter -- Los Angeles Times
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