On Monday, Trump had called his attorney general "beleaguered". Trump is angry that Sessions recused himself from the federal investigation into possible collusion between Trump's election campaign team and Russia. Sanders told Fox News that "right now, Attorney General Sessions is the attorney general and I haven't been part of any conversations discussing potential replacements so I can't comment on that." Trump said then that the move was motivated by his frustration with the Russia investigation, but Comey's firing triggered widespread criticism and led to Mueller's appointment. On Tuesday, Republican senators and congressmen expressed disquiet with Trump's public attacks on Sessions, while others sprang to his defense.

Source: The Star July 25, 2017 16:18 UTC