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Jeff Sessions is out as attorney general

This authoritative-secondary source from Associated Press supports 2 claims across 2 ledger entries.

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Associated Press
Published
2018-11-07
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  1. factreported

    Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions became the first sitting U.S. senator to endorse Trump's presidential bid. He joined Trump at a Madison rally and emphasized immigration and trade positions. That early institutional backing gave Sessions a distinct loyalty position before his appointment and later rupture with Trump over Justice Department recusal.

    Sessions' later attorney-general tenure and November 2018 departure

    Sessions becomes the first sitting senator to endorse Trump · Former endorser and former attorney general

  2. factreported

    Sessions submitted a resignation letter stating it was at Trump's request. Trump installed Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, giving him supervision of the special counsel investigation despite Whitaker's prior public criticism of its scope. The change was legally permitted as an acting appointment but intensified independence concerns because it followed sustained presidential anger about Sessions' recusal.

    Requested resignation, letter, Whitaker appointment, investigation authority, and recusal context

    Trump requests Sessions' resignation after months of attacks over recusal · Out of office