{UAH} US Attorney-General hits hard at President Trump

Folks;

Attorney-General Session has had it with President Trump. 

As I said here last week, the US suddenly needs Jeff Session in that office to stop Trump from setting the nation ablaze with his reckless moral and legal problems.

Having borne the ire of the reckless, abusive Trump, Session has reached his limits, and is using the law to shield the nation from the president's exploits.

I would liken this brewing skirmish to Paulo Muwanga's fatal warning of "Uncoordinated troop movement" that set in motion the 1985 coup.

Pojim

Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a striking statement Thursday hours after President Trump questioned his loyalty in a "Fox & Friends" interview while disparaging the Justice Department that Sessions oversees.

"I took control of the Department of Justice the day I was sworn in," Sessions said. "Which is why we have had unprecedented success at effectuating the President's agenda — one that protects the safety and security and rights of the American people, reduces violent crime, enforces our immigration laws, promotes economic growth, and advances religious liberty.

"While I am Attorney General, the actions of the Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations," Sessions continued. "I demand the highest standards, and where they are not met, I take action. However, no nation has a more talented, more dedicated group of law enforcement investigators and prosecutors than the United States."

He added: "I am proud to serve with them and proud of the work we have done in successfully advancing the rule of law."

President Trump watches as Vice President Mike Pence swears in Jeff Sessions as attorney general on Feb. 9, 2017, as Sessions's wife, Mary, watches. (Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

In an interview that aired on "Fox & Friends" Thursday morning, Trump renewed his criticism of Sessions, who recused himself from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia shortly after he was appointed attorney general.

"I put in an attorney general that never took control of the Justice Department," Trump said. "Jeff Sessions never took control of the Justice Department, and it's a sort of an incredible thing."

"Jeff Sessions recused himself, which he shouldn't have done. Or he should have told me," Trump continued. "Even my enemies say that Jeff Sessions should have told you that he was going to recuse himself, and then you wouldn't have put him in. He took the job and then he said, 'I'm going to recuse myself.' I said, 'What kind of a man is this?'"

Trump said the "only reason" he gave Sessions the nation's top law enforcement officer post was because he worked on the president's campaign and was the first sitting senator to endorse him.

"You know the only reason I gave him the job: because I felt loyalty," Trump said. "He was an original supporter."