Article snippet: The strained relationship between MORE may have finally reached its breaking point. For more than a year, Trump has chided Sessions for his decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Sources close to the White House and Justice Department said they sensed the dynamic shift after former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen this week implicated the president in an illegal hush-money scheme shortly before the 2016 election. DOJ officials have grown used to Trump’s attacks on Twitter, but Ian Prior, who until recently served as a spokesman under Sessions, said the highly public nature of the president’s latest barb prompted the attorney general to “stand up” for the rank-and-file employees he leads. “The tweets are one thing, they’re kind of in their own universe,” Prior told The Hill. “When it’s an interview on national television questioning the effectiveness or integrity of the Department of Justice, it’s a different animal altogether.” Trump lashed out at Sessions in a Fox News interview that aired Thursday, saying he tapped the former Alabama senator for the job only because he “felt loyalty” for Sessions’s support in 2016. He also blamed the attorney general for failing to take control of “corruption” at the Justice Department. Sessions responded through a spokesperson that he “will not be improperly influenced” by political pressure, a clear shot at the president. Trump on Friday doubled down on his criticism, urging Sessions to investigate a slew of for... Link to the full article to read more