After Latest Twitter Insult From Trump, Jeff Sessions Pushes Back
Attorney general is ‘tired’ of his boss’s treatment, an associate says
Last Thursday, Mr. Trump began a meeting attended by Mr. Sessions by saying, “I also want to thank a really tremendous attorney general.” He turned to the person seated next to him and added: “That’s Pam Bondi, from Florida.” Ms. Bondi is Florida’s state attorney general.
Mr. Sessions, a former Alabama senator and one of Mr. Trump’s earliest supporters, largely shrugged off the earlier criticisms as typical of Mr. Trump’s personality. He also didn’t believe that getting into a public spat with Mr. Trump would quell the president’s outrage, the associates said. Mr. Sessions felt a better course was to try to please his boss by touting Mr. Trump’s achievements, they said.
People close to Mr. Sessions said Mr. Trump’s Wednesday morning tweet crossed a line for the attorney general, who believed that Mr. Trump was trying to assert direct control over the Justice Department’s established protocols and procedures.
.. “He is tired of it,” the second person said. “He just said, ‘Stop it. Fire me if you want. I’m not resigning.’ He also strongly believes the institution of the Justice Department needs to be protected.”
.. “He is tired of it,” the second person said. “He just said, ‘Stop it. Fire me if you want. I’m not resigning.’ He also strongly believes the institution of the Justice Department needs to be protected.”