President Trump just announced on Twitter that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned:
We are pleased to announce that Matthew G. Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Department of Justice, will become our new Acting Attorney General of the United States. He will serve our Country well….
….We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well! A permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1060256623439110146
President Trump has also named Sessions acting replacement, Matthew G. Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
We are pleased to announce that Matthew G. Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Department of Justice, will become our new Acting Attorney General of the United States. He will serve our Country well….
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1060256619383193601
Many conservatives and conservative leaders have been pushing for President Trump to fire Jeff Sessions, who they believe was unwilling to allow the declassification of the FISA surveillance warrants on Trump’s campaign members when Trump was a private citizen running for office.
Turning Point USA founder and president, Charlie Kirk spoke for a lot of Americans with this tweet:
With Sessions gone now can we: Investigate the Clintons for their crimes Investigate the tarmac meeting between Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch Investigate spying on @realDonaldTrump after 2016 election Investigate Democrat donors funding ANTIFA
With Sessions gone now can we:
Investigate the Clintons for their crimes
Investigate the tarmac meeting between Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch
Investigate spying on @realDonaldTrump after 2016 election
Investigate Democrat donors funding ANTIFARule of law matters!
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) November 7, 2018
Here’s the copy of Sessions’ letter of resignation:
We will continue to keep everyone updated on Sessions resignation and his acting replacement Matthew G. Whitaker