Donald Trump Takes It Out On Sessions, Again

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 29: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) attend a panel discussion on an opioid and drug abuse in the Roosevelt Room of the White House March 29, 2017 in Washington, DC.

This is unprecedented. We’ve seen Donald Trump criticize his Attorney General before, but we don’t think in the history of our country we’ve ever seen a President call someone he appointed “DISGRACEFUL” in print. Remember this is a remark that will go into the national archives.

Sessions said yesterday that he had asked the inspector general of the Justice Department to look into alleged abuses of surveillance warrants by FISA judges.  But this is more about venting, and the Attorney General is Donald Trump’s main vent-ee.   The President has expressed his annoyance with Sessions before on Twitter, as recently as last week. As CNN reported, “Trump has nursed a sour relationship with Sessions ever since the attorney general recused himself from all investigations into the 2016 campaign.” This tweet though just feels a little different, a little more blatant.

Despite all the criticism Sessions has received from his boss, he has remained loyal. He even praises Trump whenever he gets the chance, but it’s looking more and more like his days may be numbered. The Conservative editor of The Weekly Standard Bill Kristol says Trump is putting out tweets like this to put the pressure on Sessions to walk away from his job.

Others think Sessions is just Trump’s punching bag when he’s unhappy. You do have to wonder would Trump ever tweet something like about Chief of Staff John Kelly or Defense Secretary James Mattis (both former generals).

Jeff Sessions released a statement Wednesday afternoon:

“As long as I am the Attorney General, I will continue to discharge my duties with integrity and honor, and this Department will continue to do its work in a fair and impartial manner according to the law and Constitution”