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http://www.thedailybeast.com/jeff-s...ump-his-allies-say-and-he-doesnt-plan-to-quit

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has no plans to leave office as friends say he's grown angry with President Donald Trump following a series of attacks meant to marginalize his power and, potentially, encourage his resignation.

“Sessions is totally pissed off about it,” said a Sessions ally familiar with his thinking. “It’s beyond insane. It’s cruel and it’s insane and it’s stupid.”

Sessions’ allies say the president’s criticism of the attorney general is counterproductive. Perhaps more than any other member of Trump’s cabinet, Sessions has been an uncompromising advocate for Trump’s agenda. The attorney general has worked methodically to dismantle Obama’s legacy at the Justice Department: reconsidering the department’s efforts to make troubled police departments change their practices, changing the DOJ’s stance on voter I.D. lawsuits, and rolling back former Attorney General Eric Holder’s sentencing guidelines that were aimed at reduced incarceration and balancing out drug-crime-related punishments.

Rather than quit, Sessions insiders predict that the Attorney General call Trump’s bluff. And unlike other members of Trump’s cabinet, he has political wiggle room to do so. Trump’s base of support – immigration restrictionists, rank and file law enforcement officials, and states’ rights conservatives – were Sessions’ fans before they flocked to the president. They may very well scoff at the idea that the administration would be better off without its AG. Sessions also enjoys continued support in the Senate, where he served for a decade. On Tuesday morning, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) pushed back on Trump’s attacks and called the president’s encouragement that Sessions prosecute Hillary Clinton over her email use, “highly inappropriate.”

 

[Dalek]

Let them fight.

 

[meppi]

Haha, sweet.

Let them fight!/gif.

 

[Living the Dream]

Let them fight.

 

[HStallion]

If you lie in a bed of snakes, don't be surprised when you're bit.

 

[Kensation]

Whoever wins, we lose.

 

[Mushroomer25]

Gotta say, when this nightmare team of sub-human demons descended on Washington - I would not have pegged Sessions as the one to actually take some form of a stand against Trump.

 

[OléGunner]

Cheeto vs Keebler Elf legoooo!

I got a good chuckle out of this:

“Sessions is totally pissed off about it,” said a Sessions ally familiar with his thinking. “It’s beyond insane. It’s cruel and it’s insane and it’s stupid.”

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Let them fight.

Haha, sweet.

Let them fight!/gif.

Let them fight.

And still no actual gif.

Otherwise, should be interesting to see a President at odds with his own AG...

 

[Loxley]

But does Sessions' anger at Trump out-weigh his hatred for black people? He can't screw them over if he quits.

Decisions, decisions.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Let them fight.gif

 

[Stinkles]

I'm (temporarily) supporting a corrosive racist piece of shit!

What a time to be alive!

Last time I felt this conflicted was Sheev Palpatine.

 

[Guevara]

All drama NObama

 

[mreddie]

 

[GitarooMan]

Guys like Sessions are so delusional and dense they actually think Trump gave a shit about them after they threw their support behind him. Just another tool lol.

 

[B-Dubs]

Trump is literally going to pull another Nixon at the rate he's going.

 

[Snarky(HEART)]

So what have these motherfuckers actually accomplished?

 

[Deepwater]

“Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside”

 

[NealMcCauley]

Boy’s more mixed up than a feather in a whirlwind

 

[Elandyll]

Best possible scenario with current circumstances imo.

Keep the fuckery going Sessions.

 

[Clefargle]

Let sessions stay in until trump is forced to fire him. It's the best option because it cranks up the heat on Trump and sessions is free to oppose him in public. (Hopefully)

 

[Luschient]

Next year's Wrestlemania main event?

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

But does Sessions' anger at Trump out-weigh his hatred for black people? He can't screw them over if he quits.

Decisions, decisions.

Sessions has no real reason to walk, he's old and has no place to go if he is no longer AG. The Senate seat is filled, he won't challenge the governor... No real future.

 

[theaface]

"It’s beyond insane. It’s cruel and it’s insane and it’s stupid.”

Ayup, that's Easy D for you.

 

[SuperBanana]

 

[Gnome Scat]

This is beautiful.

 

[Akuun]

Constantly publicly yelling at everyone around you, including your subordinates, is clearly a sign of great leadership. Really.

All the best leaders always have a revolving door of people under them! All the best leaders constantly undercut and insult their own allies!

Hmm.

 

[crowphoenix]

Ah, it's like a prize fight where you detest both combatants and just hope the fight is fierce.

But does Sessions' anger at Trump out-weigh his hatred for black people? He can't screw them over if he quits.

Decisions, decisions.

I don't think Sessions is so much angry at Black people as he is confused and scared at the thought of their continued existence.

 

[Steel]

Since Trump doesn't work on saturdays, are we going to have a Thursday night massacre during the summer recess?

 

[adj_noun]

Trump’s base of support – immigration restrictionists, rank and file law enforcement officials, and states’ rights conservatives – were Sessions’ fans before they flocked to the president.

Gosh. I wonder why they like Jeff Sessions so much.

 

[Fury451]

And still no actual gif.

Otherwise, should be interesting to see a President at odds with his own AG...

Hae's at odds with the world, and he has nobody to blame for it but himself

 

[water_wendi]

Thats really not a good gif to use given the context of it lol

edit: and yes, let them fight lol

 

[ahoyhoy]

Sessions taking lessons from Rawls.

"If you want me gone, you're gonna have to shitcan me. A small distinction I know, but it's important to me".

 

[theWB27]

The racist thinks it's cruel. Cute.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Jeff Sessions is like "I still have civil rights to erode, and this is the best place to do it."

 

[Tall4Life]

They. Just. Can't. Stop. Winning.

 

[Lev]

I'm sure Sessions will stay as AG unless Trump fires him. Why would Sessions want to leave when he can push so much of his racist agenda as AG.

 

[Master Yoshi]

Washington

Is a mess.

 

[Hesemonni]

What could Sessions do to piss in Trump's cereals without pissing senate republicans off?

 

[water_wendi]

Sessions taking lessons from Rawls.

"If you want me gone, you're gonna have to shitcan me. A small distinction I know, but it's important to me".

Sessions knows that if he quits hes not going to be able to get unemployment.

 

[capitalCORN]

And the implosion has only just begun. ♪

 

[Kusagari]

Sessions quit being a Senator for this.

Of course he's not just going to resign.

 

[Shoeless]

I'm sure Sessions will stay as AG unless Trump fires him. Why would Sessions want to leave when he can push so much of his racist agenda as AG.

Isn't it a given at this point that Trump is going to go ballistic, ignore all advice and fire Sessions? I don't think Trump is capable of a subtle solution to eliminating a perceived threat. He wants Mueller out and will take the most direct, brute force path to do it, because that shows how Alpha he is.

 

[AAK]

 

[johnsmith]

Washington

Is a mess.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IpyingiCwV8

 

[Netherscourge]

The best scenario for Trump to look bad is for him to fire Sessions.

Sessions quitting plays to Trump's advantage.

So, to play this episode of Game of Thrones, we need to root for Sessions until after Trump fires him.

 

[Couleurs]

So what have these motherfuckers actually accomplished?

Made America Great Again!

 

[Host Samurai]

Trump is deff gonna fire him to obstruct justice

 

[snausagesUK]

Don't know if there's a policy of linking/not-linking to breitbart but found this interesting. It's on their frontpage anyway so not hard to find

President Trump’s decision Tuesday to attack Attorney General Jeff Sessions over Sessions’ “position” on Hillary Clinton’s various scandals only serves to highlight Trump’s own hypocrisy on the issue — and is likely to fuel concerns from his base who see Sessions at the best hope to fulfill Trump’s immigration policies.

Not too fond of the god-emperor getting rid of Sessions it looks like.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Damn Donald,you have to be a special kind of asshole to make me have even 1% of sympathy for a person like Sessions.