Trump also attacked former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who was appointed special counsel overseeing the Russia probe, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and former FBI Director James Comey. Sessions in March recused himself from overseeing the probe into whether Trump’s associates colluded with Russian officials to influence the outcome of the election. He added: “Jeff Sessions takes the job, gets into the job, recuses himself, which frankly I think is very unfair to the president. Earlier this week, Axios reported that Trump continued to harbor resentment against Sessions over the decision. Trump also warned federal investigators against looking into his family’s financial interests beyond those tied to Russia.

Source: Huffington Post July 19, 2017 23:59 UTC