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Trump Attacks Sessions Again, This Time Over the Acting F.B.I. Director Trump Attacks Sessions Again, This Time Over the Acting F.B.I. Director
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WASHINGTON — President Trump publicly attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, questioning why Mr. Sessions has not fired the acting director of the F.B.I. over his wife’s political ties to Hillary Clinton.WASHINGTON — President Trump publicly attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, questioning why Mr. Sessions has not fired the acting director of the F.B.I. over his wife’s political ties to Hillary Clinton.
Mr. Trump has previously criticized the deputy F.B.I. director, Andrew G. McCabe, who took over the agency when Mr. Trump fired James B. Comey, the previous director. He has remained in place while the president’s nominee to run the F.B.I., Christopher A. Wray, goes through the confirmation process. Mr. Trump has already criticized the deputy F.B.I. director, Andrew G. McCabe, who took over the agency when Mr. Trump fired James B. Comey, the previous director. Mr. McCabe has remained in place while the president’s nominee to run the F.B.I., Christopher A. Wray, goes through the confirmation process.
By adding Mr. McCabe to a growing list of what the president views as Mr. Sessions’s management failures, Mr. Trump spurred more speculation on Wednesday that he was considering firing his attorney general, one of the earliest supporters in Washington of Mr. Trump’s bid for the White House.By adding Mr. McCabe to a growing list of what the president views as Mr. Sessions’s management failures, Mr. Trump spurred more speculation on Wednesday that he was considering firing his attorney general, one of the earliest supporters in Washington of Mr. Trump’s bid for the White House.
The new White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, said on CNN on Wednesday that he did not know whether the president wanted a new attorney general.The new White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, said on CNN on Wednesday that he did not know whether the president wanted a new attorney general.
Mr. Trump began his public assault on Mr. Sessions last week in an interview with The New York Times. The president said he never would have appointed Mr. Sessions had he known Mr. Sessions was going to recuse himself from the Justice Department’s investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.Mr. Trump began his public assault on Mr. Sessions last week in an interview with The New York Times. The president said he never would have appointed Mr. Sessions had he known Mr. Sessions was going to recuse himself from the Justice Department’s investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
In the same interview, Mr. Trump suggested that Mr. McCabe had his own conflict of interest. Mr. McCabe’s wife, Jill, received nearly $500,000 in 2015 for a state Senate run in Virginia from a political action committee affiliated with Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia, who is close friends with Hillary and Bill Clinton. Ms. McCabe lost the race. Mr. Trump repeated his suggestion about Mr. McCabe in a Twitter post on Tuesday.In the same interview, Mr. Trump suggested that Mr. McCabe had his own conflict of interest. Mr. McCabe’s wife, Jill, received nearly $500,000 in 2015 for a state Senate run in Virginia from a political action committee affiliated with Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia, who is close friends with Hillary and Bill Clinton. Ms. McCabe lost the race. Mr. Trump repeated his suggestion about Mr. McCabe in a Twitter post on Tuesday.
Mr. Trump did not raise this concern about Mr. McCabe publicly in May when he interviewed him as a candidate to be the new F.B.I. director.Mr. Trump did not raise this concern about Mr. McCabe publicly in May when he interviewed him as a candidate to be the new F.B.I. director.