Article snippet: Attorney General MORE in a rare statement Thursday said that the Justice Department “will not be improperly influenced by political considerations.” In one of his toughest statements following criticism from MORE, Sessions defended his leadership of the Justice Department, which has come under increasing attack from the president and his allies. “While I am Attorney General, the actions of the Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations. I demand the highest standards, and where they are not met, I take action,” Sessions said in a direct response to Trump's interview on Fox. “However, no nation has a more talented, more dedicated group of law enforcement investigators and prosecutors than the United States," Sessions said. Sessions’s statement came after President Trump criticized the attorney general once more, during an interview with Fox News, for his recusal from matters related to the federal investigation into Russian election interference. Trump also criticized the Justice Department in stark terms. “Even my enemies say that, ‘Jeff Sessions should have told you he was going to recuse himself, and then you wouldn’t have put him in,’” Trump said in an interview that aired Thursday. Trump also said that he only selected Sessions, previously a senator from Alabama, to be his top law enforcement officer because of his “loyalty” during the campaign. “He was on the campaign. You know, the only reason I gave him the job was... Link to the full article to read more