Another one bites the orange dust. Jeff Sessions has “resigned” as Attorney General, which many believe is a sign to remove Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the Russia investigation. Now that the Democrats have taken back the House, Trump is clearly disturbed about the investigation, which many hope will take down his presidency.
In Sessions’ resignation letter he claims to have resigned, but it is clear he was fired by 45. See the letter below:
Sessions replacement is Matthew G. Whitaker who is known to be a serious conservative.
While this could be a sign of more obstruction from Trump, for now, Twitter is ecstatic that Sessions, who Coretta Scott King said in 1986 “used the awesome powers of his office in a shabby attempt to intimidate and frighten elderly Black voters,” is out. See the reactions below: