31 July, 2017
Sessions told Fox News on July 27 that the barrage of criticism from Trump was "hurtful" but would not prompt him to resign. "He wants him to focus on things like immigration, leaks and a number of other issues, and I think that's what his focus is at this point".
Jeff Sessions has defended his decision to recuse himself from the investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, calling his choice "consistent for the rule of law". "I'm going to come up with statutory language to say in the case of Bob Mueller and future special counsels, if the attorney general fires that person who's been empaneled to investigate the president or their team, then judges will have to look or not the reasons stated meet the statutory definition".
According to The Washington Post, Trump is "sill raging over Sessions' recusal from the Justice Department's escalating Russian Federation investigation".
"The people who work for me and around me, if I have a problem, we sit down in my office and we get a chance to be able to talk through it and to settle it", Lankford said.
Trump has publicly blasted Sessions for the past week, prompting speculation that the AG would shortly go the way of Sean Spicer. I can feel the movement that we're doing.
Jeff Sessions was a bad choice for attorney general, and the policies he has pursued in his brief tenure - cracking down on immigrants, bullying sheriffs, prosecuting low-level offenders to the max - are counterproductive.
The congressman recommended Trump meet with Sessions, voice his concerns and make changes as needed. Earlier this summer, Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said the president needs to "let Robert Mueller do his job". "Drain the Swamp!" Trump tweeted.
He later called him out on Twitter, saying he had been "VERY weak" for failing to open a criminal investigation into his defeated election rival Hillary Clinton. "And I plan to continue to do so as long as that is appropriate", he said. Trump first became angry at his attorney general for recusing himself from the probe, due to his own Russian Federation contacts, clearing the way for Trump to be investigated by someone who is not one of his closest allies.
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, told the Washington Post that Trump's criticisms of Sessions amount to a "public flogging" of the attorney general.
But Mr Sessions appeared to defend the president despite the recent slights.
Sessions' indifference to civil liberties, smart policing and the separation of state and federal powers makes him a risky attorney general.
"I think Sessions deserves to be treated much more fairly".
