Article snippet: Current and former Jeff Sessions. The latest show of support came today from one of the nation’s top prosecutors, a veteran government attorney who’s been with the Justice Department for nearly two decades. Speaking with ABC News’ Pierre Thomas, U.S. Attorney Jill Rose of the Western District of North Carolina said Sessions “enjoys wide support” among federal prosecutors like her. “And ... in times like this, the men and the women of the Department of Justice continue to do our work. We continue to represent the citizens of the United States of America.” “We'll continue to do that no matter what," the career prosecutor added. In recent days, President presidential election. On Tuesday, shortly after Trump’s salvo against Sessions, another career Justice Department official offered support for Sessions, telling ABC News that the attorney general should “uphold the institution” and remain “principled” by refusing to resign without a formal request from Trump. “This is all truly bizarre since some were concerned that [Sessions] would be too close to the administration,” the official said, speaking with ABC News on the condition of anonymity. “I imagine that whatever career folks think of the [attorney general’s] policies, there will be stronger support for him as he represents the institution against an attack on [institutional] norms.” That sentiment was also promoted by Eric Columbus, a former Justice Department official who was attacked seve... Link to the full article to read more