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WHY IS TRUMP PERSONALLY INTERVIEWING U.S. ATTORNEY CANDIDATES FOR NEW YORK AND D.C.?
The meetings are unprecedented—and very Trumpian. “It’s not illegal,” says a Bush administration lawyer. “It just creates a very bad impression.”
BY
CHRIS SMITH
... Sessions was safely back in his office by the time CNN and Politico confirmed the particulars—but annoyed senators are following up. Today, as part of a series of written questions, Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, the Judiciary Committee’s longest-serving member, demanded to know whether Sessions was present for any of the interviews—and whether Trump’s legal worries are connected to the meetings ...
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Donald Trump, flanked by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room.
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WHY IS TRUMP PERSONALLY INTERVIEWING U.S. ATTORNEY CANDIDATES FOR NEW YORK AND D.C.?
The meetings are unprecedented—and very Trumpian. “It’s not illegal,” says a Bush administration lawyer. “It just creates a very bad impression.”
BY
CHRIS SMITH
... Sessions was safely back in his office by the time CNN and Politico confirmed the particulars—but annoyed senators are following up. Today, as part of a series of written questions, Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, the Judiciary Committee’s longest-serving member, demanded to know whether Sessions was present for any of the interviews—and whether Trump’s legal worries are connected to the meetings ...
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/201...pJobID=1262362381&spReportId=MTI2MjM2MjM4MQS2
https://media.vanityfair.com/photos...,c_limit/donald-trump-attorney-candidates.jpg
Donald Trump, flanked by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room.
By Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images