Trump says Jeff Sessions 'doesn't understand' his job, notes Cabinet roles 'are not lifetime appointments'

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:

Trump has reportedly toyed with ousting Sessions since the spring of 2017.

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The president also referenced Fox News to accuse the FBI of ignoring "tens of thousands of Crooked Hillary Emails, many of which are REALLY BAD." He appears to be responding to a Thursday report from RealClearInvestigations which says a "technical glitch" kept the FBI from reviewing most of the emails found shortly before the 2016 election on a laptop used by Clinton aide Huma Abedin and her husband, former Rep. Anthony Weiner.