John Kelly called Jeff Sessions to assure him job is safe

[pnwmom]

Source: USA Today

NEW YORK - New White House chief of staff John Kelly, in one of his first acts in his new post, called Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reassure him that his position was safe despite the recent onslaught of criticism he has taken from President Trump.

Kelly called Sessions on Saturday to stress that the White House was supportive of his work and wanted him to continue his job, according to two people familiar with the call. The people demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about a private conversation. Kelly, who was appointed to the post the day before, described the president as still miffed at Sessions but did not plan to fire him or hope he would resign.

Trump has seethed at Sessions, his one-time close ally, since the attorney general recused himself from the probe into Russia’s meddling into the 2016 election. The president viewed that decision as disloyal — the most grievous sin in Trump’s orbit.

That simmering anger burst to the surface last week. In an unprecedented display of a president publicly criticizing a sitting member of his own Cabinet, Trump unleashed repeated attacks via Twitter.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/03/john-kelly-jeff-sessions-job-security/535346001/

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If this is true it's likely good news for the Mueller investigation. A replacement for Jeff Sessions wouldn't have to recuse.

[Alice11111]

1. Truly, better to have Sessions, than impede the investigation.

Cruz might be as bad or worse.

[tableturner]

2. So what? Trump's actions have often contradicted earlier statements by his crew. This means nothing.

[Doug the Dem]

3. Don't Bet the Farm

Just some friendly advice.

[machoneman]

4. Considering that....

the AG reports directly to the president (small p = Trump!) this is faint praise indeed. I wonder if Trumpkins will ever speak to Sessions again. Good for Sessions btw!

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Kelly ain't gonna last long.

Whatever "promise" Drumpf made to him about being able to dictate "terms" and have free reign on communicating to staff, will have those communications contradicted via some future tweet.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. When the boss tells you your job is safe, ...

... pack your bags. Just in case.

And when the boss calls you into his office, don't stand on the plastic tarp.

[Achilleaze]

7. republicans luv their Perjurer General

not as much as they love their republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief, but enuf to try and keep him in place so he can perjure himself some more in support of his comrades in russia.

[BeyondGeography]

8. Wow, Congressional Democrats sure are making a lot of noise about this

About as loud as the sound of one hand clapping.

Wonder how our "friends" from across the aisle would handle this if HRC's AG had lied to and hid critical facts about his interactions with a foreign power from them.