“We believe the increase in illegal crossings could be due to the Trump economy,” Sessions said.

Much of his speech would probably appeal to Trump — though Sessions has harbored the views personally for years. Sessions also at one point misspoke and referred to Trump’s executive orders as coming from President Barack Obama.

In recent days, Trump has taken particular aim at Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel who was appointed to lead the Russia investigation, and Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who named Mueller to his post and continues to supervise his work. He and other Republicans, including House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) have complained that the Justice Department is turning over materials too slowly and with too many redactions.

Source: Washington Post April 11, 2018 21:46 UTC