[RoosterRedux]

I would think that by taking this public, Trump is putting public pressure on Sessions to resign.

That's not the way it's done.

If he wants Jeff to resign, he simply tells him its time to go and then releases a public statement that he tried to talk Jeff out of leaving but wishes him well in his next endeavor.

Management doesn't air its dirty laundry in public. Trump knows this well.

[Pravious]

That’s not the way it’s done.

If he wants Jeff to resign, he simply tells him its time to go and then releases a public statement that he tried to talk Jeff out of leaving but wishes him well in his next endeavor.

Management doesn’t air its dirty laundry in public. Trump knows this well.

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Maybe Trump is an honest guy and doesn’t want to BS the public with a bogus story. We have enough liars in Washington. We don’t need another one.

And what if he ALREADY did what you propose and Sessions said “no”? Then he’s faced with firing him (which would look bad) or publicly shaming him into resigning (which is seemingly what Trump is doing).

[Windflier]

If he wants Jeff to resign, he simply tells him its time to go... Management doesn't air its dirty laundry in public. Trump knows this well.

All true, which leads me to believe there's more going on here than meets the eye.