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Deep South racist, Senator Jeff Sessions, became the first and only Senator to endorse Trump's presidential bid prior to Trump winning the GOP nomination last summer.
When he was named Attorney General earlier this year, he correctly recused himself from the Russian investigation (because he'd been caught lying, like most of Trump's campaign staff, about meeting with Russian operatives during an after the campaign). But this recusal infuriated Trump, who wanted Sessions to stomp out the Russian investigation entirely.
Trump then fired FBI Director Comey (which Trump admitted publicly was to stop the Russian investigation, an open admission of obstruction of justice) and now he's publicly insulting and pressuring Sessions -- which many people are concerned is prelude to Sessions being pushed out or even being fired by Trump outright -- so Trump can put in somebody else as A.G. so he can fire Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor in the Russian election-hacking investigation.
If Trump fired Jeff Sessions, it will be considered by many to be a Constitutional crisis (even by those who voted against approving Sessions as A.G.).
Even slimeball extraordinaire, Judge Ken Starr (of Monicagate infamy) thinks Trump's going too far...
But I can't see Donald Trump controlling himself. Sessions will probably be forced to resign, just to avoid the "fired" scenario, thus allowing Trump new attack dog to fire Mueller.
Even the Republicans are warning Trump not to do this, to go after Sessions.
When he was named Attorney General earlier this year, he correctly recused himself from the Russian investigation (because he'd been caught lying, like most of Trump's campaign staff, about meeting with Russian operatives during an after the campaign). But this recusal infuriated Trump, who wanted Sessions to stomp out the Russian investigation entirely.
Trump then fired FBI Director Comey (which Trump admitted publicly was to stop the Russian investigation, an open admission of obstruction of justice) and now he's publicly insulting and pressuring Sessions -- which many people are concerned is prelude to Sessions being pushed out or even being fired by Trump outright -- so Trump can put in somebody else as A.G. so he can fire Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor in the Russian election-hacking investigation.
If Trump fired Jeff Sessions, it will be considered by many to be a Constitutional crisis (even by those who voted against approving Sessions as A.G.).
Even slimeball extraordinaire, Judge Ken Starr (of Monicagate infamy) thinks Trump's going too far...
But I can't see Donald Trump controlling himself. Sessions will probably be forced to resign, just to avoid the "fired" scenario, thus allowing Trump new attack dog to fire Mueller.
Even the Republicans are warning Trump not to do this, to go after Sessions.
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