Trump Presses Sessions to End Russia Investigation
President Trump on Wednesday urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end the Russia investigation “right now,” renewing public pressure on the nation’s top law enforcement official to halt a probe that has resulted in charges against his former campaign officials and more than two dozen Russians.
“This is a terrible situation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now, before it continues to stain our country any further,” Mr. Trump wrote in a series of Twitter posts about the investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Mr. Mueller was appointed not by Mr. Sessions, but by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein after the attorney general recused himself from involvement in any investigation related to the 2016 presidential race
.. Mr. Trump’s Twitter post also follows a post in June from Brad Parscale, who is overseeing the president’s re-election campaign in 2020, who wrote on social media that Mr. Sessions should be fired and the president should “end the Mueller investigation.”
Because of Mr. Sessions’ recusal, Mr. Trump would have to order Mr. Rosenstein to fire Mr. Mueller. Mr. Rosenstein has expressed his support for continuing the special counsel’s investigation.