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"Biggest Mistake" Was Appointing Jeff Sessions As Attorney General: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that if he could have one "do-over," it would be "personnel" decisions, including naming former Senator Jeff Sessions as his first U.S. attorney general.
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Donald Trump Names Ex-Bush Official As New Attorney General
President Donald Trump on Friday tapped William Barr, a conservative lawyer who was attorney general in the administration of the late George H.W. Bush, to lead the US Department of Justice.
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Russia Says Mueller Probe Not Their Problem After Sessions Sacked
The Kremlin said on Thursday that the Washington investigation into alleged interference by Moscow in the 2016 US election was not Russia's problem, after President Donald Trump sacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Who Infuriated Trump On Russia Probe, Forced Out
Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned on Wednesday at President Donald Trump's request, ending the tenure of a beleaguered loyalist whose relationship with the president was ruined when Sessions recused himself from control of the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Sour Over Russia Probe, Trump Fires US Attorney General Jeff Sessions
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions was fired by Donald Trump Wednesday after enduring more than a year of bitter criticism from the president over his decision to step aside from the Russia investigation that has dogged the White House.
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Trump Says Attorney General's Job Is Safe Till November Elections: Report
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was safe in his job at least until the November congressional elections, Bloomberg News reported after interviewing the U.S. leader.
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Donald Trump Slams Jeff Sessions Over Robert Muellers' Russia Probe
U.S. President Donald Trump again laced into Jeff Sessions, his attorney general, on Saturday after Sessions defended himself from the president's scathing criticism over his recusal from a probe into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 election.
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Top US Lawyer Calls Murdered Hyderabad Techie "Sikh" By Mistake
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has erroneously referred to Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in a hate crime at a suburban Kansas City bar last year, as a Sikh.
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'Turn The Plane Around': US Judge Halts Mother-Daughter Deportation
A federal judge in Washington halted a deportation in progress Thursday and threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt after learning that the Trump administration started to remove a woman and her daughter while a court hearing appealing their deportations was underway.
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Donald Trump Calls On US Attorney General To End Russia Probe 'Disgrace'
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end the wide-ranging probe into Russian election meddling and possible ties between his campaign and Moscow, slamming it as "a disgrace" to the country.
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"Stop Witch Hunt Right Now": Donald Trump As Russia Probe Begins
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether there was any cooperation by his campaign with Moscow.
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Domestic, Gang Violence No Longer Grounds For US Asylum
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared Monday that victims of domestic and gang violence will no longer qualify for asylum, in an effort to stem a flow of illegal immigrant families from Central America.
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US Ends Practice That Gave Some Immigrants Reprieves From Deportation
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday barred immigration judges from a once-common practice of shelving deportation cases involving some immigrants with deep ties to the United States.
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FBI Deputy Director Fired A Little More Than 24 Hours Before He Could Retire
Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a little more than 24 hours before McCabe was set to retire.
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Ex-FBI Deputy Director McCabe Fired: Attorney General
Former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe has been fired for misconduct, the attorney general said Friday, just days before he would have been eligible for full retirement benefits.
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"Biggest Mistake" Was Appointing Jeff Sessions As Attorney General: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that if he could have one "do-over," it would be "personnel" decisions, including naming former Senator Jeff Sessions as his first U.S. attorney general.
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Donald Trump Names Ex-Bush Official As New Attorney General
President Donald Trump on Friday tapped William Barr, a conservative lawyer who was attorney general in the administration of the late George H.W. Bush, to lead the US Department of Justice.
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Russia Says Mueller Probe Not Their Problem After Sessions Sacked
The Kremlin said on Thursday that the Washington investigation into alleged interference by Moscow in the 2016 US election was not Russia's problem, after President Donald Trump sacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Who Infuriated Trump On Russia Probe, Forced Out
Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned on Wednesday at President Donald Trump's request, ending the tenure of a beleaguered loyalist whose relationship with the president was ruined when Sessions recused himself from control of the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Sour Over Russia Probe, Trump Fires US Attorney General Jeff Sessions
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions was fired by Donald Trump Wednesday after enduring more than a year of bitter criticism from the president over his decision to step aside from the Russia investigation that has dogged the White House.
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Trump Says Attorney General's Job Is Safe Till November Elections: Report
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was safe in his job at least until the November congressional elections, Bloomberg News reported after interviewing the U.S. leader.
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Donald Trump Slams Jeff Sessions Over Robert Muellers' Russia Probe
U.S. President Donald Trump again laced into Jeff Sessions, his attorney general, on Saturday after Sessions defended himself from the president's scathing criticism over his recusal from a probe into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 election.
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Top US Lawyer Calls Murdered Hyderabad Techie "Sikh" By Mistake
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has erroneously referred to Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in a hate crime at a suburban Kansas City bar last year, as a Sikh.
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'Turn The Plane Around': US Judge Halts Mother-Daughter Deportation
A federal judge in Washington halted a deportation in progress Thursday and threatened to hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in contempt after learning that the Trump administration started to remove a woman and her daughter while a court hearing appealing their deportations was underway.
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Donald Trump Calls On US Attorney General To End Russia Probe 'Disgrace'
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end the wide-ranging probe into Russian election meddling and possible ties between his campaign and Moscow, slamming it as "a disgrace" to the country.
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"Stop Witch Hunt Right Now": Donald Trump As Russia Probe Begins
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether there was any cooperation by his campaign with Moscow.
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Domestic, Gang Violence No Longer Grounds For US Asylum
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared Monday that victims of domestic and gang violence will no longer qualify for asylum, in an effort to stem a flow of illegal immigrant families from Central America.
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US Ends Practice That Gave Some Immigrants Reprieves From Deportation
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday barred immigration judges from a once-common practice of shelving deportation cases involving some immigrants with deep ties to the United States.
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FBI Deputy Director Fired A Little More Than 24 Hours Before He Could Retire
Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a little more than 24 hours before McCabe was set to retire.
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Ex-FBI Deputy Director McCabe Fired: Attorney General
Former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe has been fired for misconduct, the attorney general said Friday, just days before he would have been eligible for full retirement benefits.
