President Trump responded on Twitter Friday and Saturday to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' Thursday assertion that he would "not be improperly influenced by political considerations" in his Justice Department leadership.
First, Trump quoted Sessions' pledge, sarcastically adding, "Jeff, this is GREAT, what everyone wants, so look into all of the corruption on the 'other side,'" after which he gave a laundry list of grievances related to Hillary Clinton and Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Trump reprised his tweeted attacks on Sessions Saturday morning, implying Sessions is incompetent and may be fired:
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