Trump mocks Attorney General Sessions viciously, again
President Donald Trump is escalating his feud with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling on him to investigate a litany of grievances he has long held against those investigating his administration and Democrats. Trump tweeted Friday that he wants Sessions to "look into all of the corruption on the "other side."" He added: "Come on Jeff, you can do it, the country is waiting!"
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 24 August 2018
- Modified Date: 02:54 | 24 August 2018
Donald Trump tore into Attorney General Jeff Sessions again Friday, mocking him viciously a day after Sessions took the rare step of fighting back against criticism from the president.
In a burst of early morning tweets, Trump quoted from a statement Sessions issued Thursday in what was seen as a veiled jab at Trump, who has made the Department of Justice head his punching bag for recusing himself from the Russia election meddling probe.
"'Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations.' Jeff, this is GREAT, what everyone wants, so look into all of the corruption on the 'other side,'" Trump wrote.
He then listed what he said were examples of such foul play: Hillary Clinton emails that were deleted, what he called lies by former FBI director James Comey, and what Trump described as conflicts of interest affecting Robert Mueller -- the special counsel who is investigating Trump's ties to Russia.
In a later tweet, Trump listed more things he said Sessions should investigate including a dossier said to include salacious details about Trump as well as what the Republican leader said was illegal surveillance of his campaign while Barack Obama was president.
"Come on Jeff, you can do it, the country is waiting!" Trump wrote.
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