GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Thursday [8-30-18] his maligned attorney general is safe in his job at least until November. Trump made the comment in an interview with Bloomberg News…Trump has raged against Jeff Sessions since his decision to recuse himself from Russia-related matters last year. Sessions was the first Republican senator to endorse Trump as a presidential contender. Speculation that Trump may soon dismiss Sessions has increased in recent days as the two men trade snipes. Meanwhile, Republican senators have shown new openness to a new attorney general. But they have pressured Trump to wait until after the midterm elections in November. Bloomberg said Trump declined to comment when asked if he would keep Sessions past then. He told the news service he considers special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation to be an ‘illegal.'”
–Kevin Liptak, “Trump to Bloomberg: Sessions’ job is safe until at least November elections,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, August 30, 2018 6:16 pm