Wrote Whitaker in the column: \u201cIt does not take a lawyer or even a former federal prosecutor like myself to conclude that investigating Donald Trump\u2019s finances or his family\u2019s finances falls completely outside of the realm of his 2016 campaign and allegations that the campaign coordinated with the Russian government or anyone else. That goes beyond the scope of the appointment of the special counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hill reports<\/a>: \u201cThe move means that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will no longer oversee the federal Russia investigation, which he has looked over since Sessions recused himself early last year due to his work on Trump\u2019s campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n Rosenstein headed to the White House<\/a> after the firing for a \u201cpreplanned\u201d meeting on a \u201csubstantive matter.\u201d<\/p>\n Sessions\u2019 resignation letter:<\/p>\n Read Letter From the Attorn\u2026<\/a> by on Scribd<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Trump tweeted about the departure: \u201cWe 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\u2026\u2026..We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well! A permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2026.We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well! A permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date.<\/p>\n \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The move comes amid chatter that Mueller is planning indictments, and that Donald Trump Jr. is concerned about being indicted<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Trump Fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Replaces Him with Loyalist Who Will Oversee Mueller Probe<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n