Sessions,
Rosenstein, and
Francisco dinner:
why it matters
Rosenstein, and
Francisco dinner:
why it matters
Vox
23 hours ago
Hayes: Sessions
'Sent a Message' to
Trump by Dining
With Rosenstein
'Sent a Message' to
Trump by Dining
With Rosenstein
The symbolism was unmistakable:
the three top ranking officials in the Justice Department appearing
together in a show of solidarity on the same day Trump is publicly and
privately raging about Sessions.
When
Trump sees this photo he'll have to absorb a concept that some of his
aides have been trying to impress upon him for nearly a year, since he
first began telling them he wanted to get rid of Sessions.
The concept: Fire Sessions, then what next? Are you going to fire Rosenstein too? And then what after that?
Sources
close to the situation say today feels different than Trump's usual
rages. Sessions' allies are deeply concerned and Trump is totally fed up
with his AG.
Trump has been taunting and publicly humiliating Sessions for months now, but his tweet this morning was as rough as any he's sent:
"Why
is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate
potentially massive FISA abuse. Will take forever, has no prosecutorial
power and already late with reports on Comey etc. Isn’t the I.G. an
Obama guy? Why not use Justice Department lawyers? DISGRACEFUL!"
A source close to Sessions,
who has spoken with him, says that this meeting was "in no way planned
as pushback or an act of solidarity against the president." The source
said Solicitor General Noel Francisco requested the meeting some time
ago to talk about carrying out various aspects of the department's and
administration's agenda.
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