Sessions Fired As Attorney General

By Red Painter — November 7, 2018

Jeff Sessions is out as Attorney General. He submitted his resignation late Wednesday afternoon and in the letter he references Trump asking him to resign. So he was fired. Not shocking after being dragged by Donald Trump for months now.

Here is the letter:

Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns: “At your request, I am submitting my resignation.” pic.twitter.com/s9gYL5GCx2

— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) November 7, 2018

Trump tweets:

We are pleased to announce that Matthew G. Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Department of Justice, will become our new Acting Attorney General of the United States. He will serve our Country well....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018

....We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well! A permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018

We will update this post as more details come in.

Karoli adds: This is an attempt on Trump's part to distract from his huge losses yesterday and Democrats' wins. We'll watch for the next round of terminations -- Kelly, Zinke, for example -- but Trump should remember that Democrats will have subpoena power, and they will use it. Devin Nunes will not be there to toady for the Russian puppet any longer.

Update: Incoming House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has a thought:

Americans must have answers immediately as to the reasoning behind @realDonaldTrump removing Jeff Sessions from @TheJusticeDept. Why is the President making this change and who has authority over Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation? We will be holding people accountable. https://t.co/weykMuiCxm

— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) November 7, 2018

Update 2: Rep. Eric Swalwell weighs in:

It’s time to #ProtectMueller. There’s already bipartisan support in Senate. House should pass legislation immediately. @realDonaldTrump may act like he’s above the facts but he’s not above the law.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 7, 2018

Update 3: Senator Mark Warner issued a stern warning via Twitter (Click the tweet for the entire thread):

While the President may have the authority to replace the Attorney General, this must not be the first step in an attempt to impede, obstruct or end the Mueller investigation.

— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) November 7, 2018

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