Posted on 10/10/2018 4:39:13 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
President Trump reportedly spoke with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s chief of staff Matthew Whitaker about replacing Sessions in his role, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Sources briefed on the matter told the Post that the conversation was vague and did not specify if Whitaker would take over in an interim or permanent capacity, or how serious the president's proposal was.
The attorney general and the president have had an embittered relationship since Sessions recused himself from the Justice Department’s (DOJ) investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed special counsel Robert Mueller to take over the probe after Sessions’s recusal. Mueller and his investigation have been targeted by Trump and his administration, often being denounced as a "witch hunt."
“The Russian Witch Hunt Hoax continues, all because Jeff Sessions didn’t tell me he was going to recuse himself...I would have quickly picked someone else. So much time and money wasted, so many lives ruined … and Sessions knew better than most that there was No Collusion!” Trump tweeted in June.
The Russian Witch Hunt Hoax continues, all because Jeff Sessions didn’t tell me he was going to recuse himself...I would have quickly picked someone else. So much time and money wasted, so many lives ruined...and Sessions knew better than most that there was No Collusion!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2018 Rosenstein has also been seen as a top target of Trump's, with reports last month suggesting the president could fire his deputy attorney general. Trump, however, sought to downplay reports, stating Monday that he would not fire Rosenstein.
Trump, last month, escalated his attacks on Sessions, telling Hill.TV, “I don’t have an attorney general.”
Speculation that the president would fire Sessions regained steam after Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that the attorney general would “very likely” be fired after November’s midterm elections.
“I think there will come a time, sooner rather than later, where it will be time to have a new face and a fresh voice at the Department of Justice,” Graham told Bloomberg News. “Clearly, Attorney General Sessions doesn’t have the confidence of the president.”
Whitaker penned an op-ed for CNN in Aug. 2017 in which he said Mueller would cross a “red line” if he began looking into the finances of Trump and his family.
If Whitaker were to replace Sessions, he could be in a position to supervise the Mueller probe, the Post noted. Ethics officials, however, would first likely review his past statements to explore any potential conflicts of interest, according to the paper.
The White House and the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Hill.
The Hill, WAPO, and usual liars.
Stated as fact, without a shred of evidence, when it's nothing more than the product of a fevered imagination.
Typical Qbot troll scat.
“After the Mid-Terms, Trump fires Sessions, replaces him with Lindsey Graham.”
If that happens, might as well turn out the lights on the rule of law. It’s hanging by a very very thin thread right now. A swamp lovin, demoncrat lovin, rino rat like Graham would be the straw.
"As we reported earlier today Rod Rosenstein is one of the most conflicted and corrupt officials in US history.According to multiple reports, Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein has given a verbal resignation to Chief of Staff John Kelly following an explosive NYT report he wanted to wear a wire and oust Trump from office. Last week, Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC), who previously filed articles of impeachment against Rosenstein, called for the Deputy Attorney General to appear before Congress under oath this week.
But today Rosenstein notified Congress he will not turn over the subpoenaed memos and will not appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday."
How do you respond to that?
Sorry you claim the fake Alabama wannabe. Sessions has been a career AFGE union punk for many years.
More 3D chess from Trump to make the rift with Sessions look bad.
Oh, and “trust the plan”.
“Is Axelrod the son of???”
His profile says not related to David.
Maybe he’s related to Bobby Axelrod of Axe Capital. :)
watch the six minutes from 45:50 for
Kristin Fisher/Fox re Rosenstein not coming in until “terms are set”;
Christopher Wray on why unredacted documents have not been produced: “in many cases, we’re talking about situations that involve foreign partner relationships, tradecraft and all kinds of other things we need to be very careful about protecting”.
plus Devin Nunes interview on the above:
watch from 45:50:
Youtube: Sean Hannity, Fox - 10 Oct 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELqQ09JizZg
I like Whittaker. He’s a Hawkeye.
Sessions should have been fired the same day he recused himself. You do not wait on employees you hired or appointed to conform. You fire them the first time they make a major screw up.
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