Trump is going to war on Sessions reposted with all links. (pizzagate)

submitted ago by Are_we_sure

Donald Trump has declared jihad on Jeff Sessions, that I talked about a few days ago https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/2011287

Monday http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/24/trump-sessions-cabinet-shame-240911?lo=ap_c1

President Donald Trump continued his public humiliation of his attorney general on Monday, and West Wing aides wondered whether other senior officials would exit the administration following a shake-up in the communications department. Tuesday http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/25/trump-jeff-sessions-will-he-resign-240930

Trump escalates shame campaign against Sessions But conservatives and some White House insiders are warning the president against pushing him out. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ramped up his public shame campaign against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, even as conservatives and some White House advisers are cautioning Trump against seeking his ouster. Some White House advisers are warning the president against dismissing the attorney general. Chief strategist Steve Bannon, for example, has emphasized that firing Sessions is a risky move that would cast the White House in a negative light and potentially unleash a political disaster, according to a senior White House aide. It could be that Jeff Sessions serves his entire time with no pizzagate arrests.

Washington Post makes the point that most of what Trump tweeted was false. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/07/25/a-quick-guide-to-president-trumps-false-twitter-claims-today/?utm_term=.f3833b5bbbd8

President Trump went on a Twitter rampage Monday night and this morning, spewing a number of false and misleading claims — many of which we have fact-checked previously. Here’s a quick guide to what’s factually incorrect.

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Are_we_sure ago

Trump and Sessions locked in silent battle

White House aides and Sessions allies say the president and his attorney general aren’t speaking, even as Trump ridicules.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/25/trump-and-sessions-locked-in-silent-battle-240968

Donald Trump is playing an elaborate game of chicken with Jeff Sessions. And they are not on speaking terms.

Sessions has sent word to the White House that he has no plans to resign and wants to stay as attorney general even amid daily humiliation from the boss, according to two people familiar with his thinking. But he hasn't told Trump that himself. ... Trump's public criticisms of his attorney general have led to an unusual spectacle where the two men aren't talking — but sending messages through their aides and waiting for a resolution to the fate of the country's top law enforcement official, according to interviews with six White House aides and advisers, as well as Sessions allies. ... Inside the White House, a heated battle has broken out over Sessions' future. His supporters, led by Steve Bannon, are trying to walk Trump "down from the brink," according to one. They have told him how badly the move could play in conservative media and how bad the fallout might be.

"Bannon is a huge fan and trying to keep him alive," one adviser said. "Bannon will do anything he can to stop that."

Meanwhile, conservative groups and leaders, from the Tea Party Patriots to former Sen. Jim DeMint, have complained. Usual supporters of Trump have urged the White House to help Trump come to his senses.

"Everyone on the right loves Sessions," said one White House adviser. "It won't be good for us if he goes and we are hearing that."

Another senior White House official said the West Wing didn't need another confirmation fight and that it would be tough to confirm anyone under the current circumstances, with the Russia probe.