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Trump has been 'clear' about his feelings on Jeff Sessions, press secretary says - ABC News

posted onJuly 27, 2017
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Article snippet: White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said today that President Trump has "been very clear" about his feelings about Attorney General Jeff Sessions. "He's obviously disappointed but also wants the attorney general to continue to focus on the things that the attorney general does. He wants him to lead the Department of Justice. He wants to do that strongly. He wants him to focus on things like immigration, leaks and a number of other issues," she told reporters at the White House. She added, "You can be disappointed in someone but still want them to continue to do their job, and that's where they are." Sanders confirmed that Sessions was at the White House today "for other meetings" but did not meet with Trump. Sessions' chief of staff, Jody Hunt, recently informed White House chief of staff Reince Priebus that Sessions has no plans to resign from his post, despite growing pressure from Trump, a U.S. official told ABC News. The president recently called Sessions — one of Trump's staunchest supporters during the presidential campaign — "beleaguered" and "weak." And Trump told reporters yesterday that he would not have chosen Sessions for attorney general if he had known Sessions would recuse himself from the federal probe of Russia's efforts to influence last year's presidential election. "We will see what happens. Time will tell," Trump said in response to a question Tuesday about Sessions' possible resignation. The Washington Post fi... Link to the full article to read more

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