President Donald Trump’s disdain for his attorney general propelled to new heights in recent weeks, according to The Washington Post.
Trump spoke with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ own chief of staff — Matthew Whitaker — about replacing Sessions, people briefed on the discussion told the Post.
The conversation reportedly took place around the time Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was in hot water over reports that he suggested secretly recording Trump and invoking the 25th Amendment to oust him. At the time, Rosenstein was set to resign and the administration planned to have Whitaker serve in Rosenstein’s position in the interim while Solicitor General Noel Francisco would be tapped to oversee the Russia probe.
But Trump’s view of Rosenstein softened and the plan was scrapped, according to the Post. White House officials told the Post that, for now, Trump plans to keep both Rosenstein and Sessions around until at least the midterm elections.
And this Whitaker character is a rabid right wing political operative with no relevant experience and whose recent previous gig was making appearances on Fox News to rail against the Mueller investigation, questioning its legitimacy. Which in any other administration would disqualify him from the AG position. But in Trump world, makes him perfect for the job.
… in 26 days and counting.
I probably don’t need to tell anyone here this, but:
Vote. It matters.
Donnie hides behind Twitter and does not have the decency to speak with people directly. He really is a coward. And all that talk about his being a great businessman, well, it’s all BS. His daddy enabled him.
If my ‘chief of staff’ was plotting against me his ass would be out the door before the door could hit it.
Trump is waiting until after the Mid Terms to conduct his Saturday Night Massacre. That should tell us all we need to know.