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BREAKING: Sessions Resigns From AG Position

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November 7, 2018

Jeff Sessions announced his resignation from attorney general in a letter to President Trump on Wednesday.

Sessions began the letter by noting that he is resigning “at your request.”

“In my time as Attorney General we have restored and upheld the rule of law–a glorious tradition that each of us has a responsibility to safeguard,” Sessions wrote. “We have operated with integrity and have lawfully and aggressively advanced the policy agenda of this administration.”

Trump tweeted that Sessions’ chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, would take over as interim attorney general until Trump nominates a permanent replacement:

Trump had previously been critical of Sessions recusing himself from the Russia investigation.

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