“But I don’t want to speak for the president on that because he’s a cabinet official.”Trump has also discussed firing Robert Mueller, the special counsel leading the Russia probe, Scaramucci said. Recusal FrustrationSessions in March recused himself from the Russia investigation, which has swept up Trump’s top officials and members of his family. The president’s frustration over Sessions’s recusal is likely to persist as the Russia probe continues, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Fox News. Sanders, who’s previously said that Trump retains full confidence in Sessions, said on Tuesday that firing the attorney general was a decision Trump could still make. Trump also criticized other top officials in the Justice Department involved in the Russia probe, saying they have conflicts of interest.

Source: Mint July 25, 2017 12:01 UTC