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Jeff Sessions: President Trump's criticism is 'kind of hurtful' - ABC News

posted onJuly 31, 2017
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Article snippet: Attorney General Jeff Sessions stands by his decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation despite the barrage of criticism he has received publicly from the president this week, he said. "I talked to experts in the Department of Justice, people trained in that. I am confident I made the right decision, the decision that is consistent by rule of law," Sessions told Fox News' Tucker Carlson in an interview that aired Thursday night from El Salvador, where Sessions is meeting with officials to discuss violence and the gang MS-13. "An attorney general who doesn't follow the law is not very effective in leading the Department of Justice," Sessions said. Sessions also acknowledged the president's frustration."I understand his feelings about it because this has been a big distraction for him," he said. While President Trump's criticism of him is "hurtful," he said, he appreciates that the president has the country's best interests in mind. "Well, um, it's kind of hurtful," Sessions told Carlson."But the president of the United States is a strong leader," Sessions said. "He is determined to move this country in the direction he believes it needs to go to make us great again. He's had a lot of criticisms and he's steadfastly determined to get his job done and he wants all of us to do our jobs. And that's what I intend to do." Sessions also responded to Trump's assertions that he has been "weak" in prosecuting leaks from the intelligence communi... Link to the full article to read more

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