Sessions tries to impress Trump with moves at Justice. It hasn't worked.
LBN thread: Sessions telling allies he hopes recent moves will get him back in Trump's good graces: report
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Source: Washington Post
Sessions tries to impress Trump with moves at Justice. It hasnt worked.
By Josh Dawsey and Matt Zapotosky January 11 at 6:00 AM
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to find his way back into President Trumps good graces.
For months, Sessions has asked senior White House aides to make sure the president knows what he is doing at the Justice Department, two White House advisers said, and has told allies he hopes policy decisions that garner news coverage will please Trump. Sessionss team at Justice has crafted a public campaign to highlight the work it is doing to advance the presidents agenda. The department has also begun looking into matters that Trump has publicly complained are not being pursued.
Top Trump advisers, including White House counsel Donald McGahn and counselor Kellyanne Conway and former chief of staff Reince Priebus and former strategist Stephen K. Bannon, have at times joined the effort and pressed Trump to give his attorney general a second chance. They note that his department has helped reduce illegal border crossings and carried out a number of the presidents initiatives, such as cracking down on leaks and targeting the MS-13 street gang.
But Sessions, who was one of Trumps earliest backers and gave up a safe Senate seat to join the administration, has, by all accounts, been unable to repair his relationship with the president. Trump has dismissed praise of Sessions, according to four White House officials and advisers, as he continues to rage about the Russia investigation and Sessionss decision to recuse himself from the probe into Moscows meddling in the 2016 election and whether there was any coordination with the Trump campaign.
Hes one of the most active Cabinet secretaries there is, one White House official said. Hes done a fine job. Does it wash away the sin of recusal? I dont think so.
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dalton99a
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(16 posts)why is this idiot Sessions attacking legalized marijuana? I mean, even Trump's own base supports legalization of marijuana.