Well, this is some news:
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
Jeff Sessions has reportedly resigned.
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*JEFF SESSIONS HAS RESIGNED AS ATTORNEY GENERAL— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) November 7, 2018
But whose decision was it?
Jeff Sessions is resigning as attorney general. At the request of @POTUS
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) November 7, 2018
Here’s his letter:
NEW: Sessions' full resignation letter pic.twitter.com/q56vvZT5PS
— Betsy Woodruff (@woodruffbets) November 7, 2018
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Update:
Legit yeesh if true:
CNN's @LauraAJarrett reports that Sessions received no phone call from Trump, according to an admin official. The call came from John Kelly.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) November 7, 2018