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Donald John TrumpUniversity offering Trumpaganda Trumpaganda Fiancee of Missing Trump for Help for Grassley Says Supreme Court Appointment in 2020 MORE reportedly spoke with Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP on timing of Haley's Announcement: 'Unusual' and 'odd' Budowsky: Code red alert to Democrats Children are collateral damage in battle against illegal immigration MORE'S chief of staff Matthew Whitaker' s Sessions in his role, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Sources briefed on the subject told the Post that the conversation was vague and did not specify if Whitaker would take over in an interim or permanent capacity, or how serious the president's proposal was.
The attorney general and the president have had an embittered relationship since Sessions recused himself from the Justice Department's (DOJ) investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein
Rod Jay RosensteinBudowsky: Code red alert to Democrats Media reporter says 25th Amendment discussed when news cycle slows Down Hill's Morning Report – Presented by PhRMA – Trump heads to battleground Iowa, where GOP House members seek help MORE appointed special counsel Robert Mueller
Robert Swan MuellerStep: US should applaud the choice of Mueller to lead Sessions's recusal. Mueller and his investigation have been targeted by Trump and his administration, often being denounced as a "witch hunt."
"The Russian Witch Hunt Hoax continues, all because Jeff Sessions did not tell me he was going to recuse himself … I would have quickly picked someone else. So much time and money wasted, so many lives were ruined … and Sessions knew better than there was no collusion! "Trump tweeted in June.
The Russian Witch Hunt Hoax continues, all because Jeff Sessions did not tell me he was going to recuse himself … I would have quickly picked someone else. So much time and money wasted, so many lives were ruined … and Sessions knew better than there was no collusion!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2018
Rosenstein has also had the honor of serving as deputy attorney general. Trump, however, sought to downplay reports, stating Monday that he would not fire Rosenstein.
Trump, last month, escalated his attacks on Sessions, telling Hill.TV, "I do not have an attorney general."
Speculation that the president would fire Sessions regained steam after Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin GrahamGrassley says he would not consider a Supreme Court appointment in 2020 GOP on timing of Haley's Announcement: 'Unusual' and 'odd' Washington Post on missing Saudi journalist: 'We asked for the truth' MORE (R-S.C.) Said that the attorney general would be "very likely" to be fired after November's midterm elections.
"I think there will be a time, sooner or later, where it will be a new face and a fresh voice at the Department of Justice," Graham told Bloomberg News. "Clearly, Attorney General Sessions does not have the confidence of the President."
White House officials told the Post that they expect Rosenstein and Sessions to remain in their positions until their midterm elections, fearing that they would be able to detriment to House and Senate Republican candidates.
Whitaker penned an op-ed for CNN in Aug. 2017 in which he said Mueller would cross a "red line" if he began looking into the finances of Trump and his family.
If Whitaker were to replace Sessions, he could be in a position to oversee the Mueller probe, the Post noted. Ethics officials, however, would be able to explore potential conflicts of interest, according to the paper.
The White House and the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to requests for the Hill.
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