BREAKING: "While I am Attorney General, the actions of the Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations. I demand the highest standards, and where they are not met, I take action," AG Sessions says amid mounting criticism from Pres. Trump.
AG Sessions is now headed to the White House for a pre-planned meeting with President Trump and Jared Kushner about criminal sentencing reform - @KatyTurNBC
@KatyTurNBC WATCH: AG Sessions departs the White House after a pre-planned meeting with President Trump and Jared Kushner about criminal sentencing reform.
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@KatyTurNBC "The idea of having a new attorney general in the first term of President Trump's administration, I think is very likely," Sen. Graham says as AG Sessions faces mounting criticism from Pres. Trump.
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@KatyTurNBC Senate Majority Whip Cornyn on the possibility of President Trump firing AG Sessions: "It would be bad for the country. It would be bad for the president. I think it would be bad for the Dept. of Justice for him to be forced out under these circumstances."
@KatyTurNBC Senate Majority Whip Cornyn: "We don’t have time nor is there a likely candidate who can get confirmed in my view under these circumstances. It would not solve the problem that I think everybody is concerned with."
