Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who was appointed by President Donald Trump after he fired Jeff Sessions, should recuse himself from oversight of the Russia probe.

U.S. President Donald Trump's firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a "blatant attempt" to undermine and end the special counsel's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday.

A SUDDEN resignation has rocked the United States mere hours after the midterm elections, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions stepping down at the request of the President.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding answers as to who is controlling the Justice Department's Russia investigation after Attorney General Jeff Sessions' abrupt resignation on Wednesday.

President Trump's pick to replace ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to take over oversight of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed Wednesday.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned at the request of President Trump. The move follows months of Mr. Trump expressing his displeasure with Mr. Sessions over the inquiry into Russian election interference.

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions would create a 'constitutional crisis' if it led to ending or limiting the Mueller investigation; chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel reports.

President Trump's request for Attorney General Jeff Sessions' resignation signals the president is returning to offense on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, says Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign, effectively firing him.

Sessions' Chief of Staff, Matthew G. Whitaker, is now acting attorney general. Whitaker is a vocal critic of the Russia investigation.

"At your request, I am submitting my resignation," Sessions wrote in his resignation letter.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned at President Donald Trump's request, ending the tenure of a loyalist he soured on shortly after Sessions took office in 2017.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday forced out Attorney General Jeff Sessions a day after congressional elections, and vowed to fight if the U.S. House of Representatives' new Democratic majority launches probes into his administration.

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His interim replacement, Matthew Whitaker, once mused that a new attorney general could foil the Mueller probe by defunding it.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions submitted his letter of resignation. John Roberts reports.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was talking to reporters when the news broke of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ firing.

A SUDDEN resignation has rocked the United States mere hours after the midterm elections, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions stepping down “at the request of the President”.

President Donald Trump has spent months attacking Sessions publicly and privately

Sessions submitted his resignation at the request of President Trump.

Trump's attorney general resigns after the president fails to endorse him after the midterm election.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump.

Former Republican senator had drawn criticism from Donald Trump for recusing himself from the Russia investigation.

President Trump on Wednesday announced the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a development t

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RT @ICU1010: Maria Bartiromo to Pres Trump "You didn't drain the swamp?" Trump talk about mistakes made wrt people like Bill Barr and Jeff…

RT @ICU1010: Maria Bartiromo to Pres Trump "You didn't drain the swamp?" Trump talk about mistakes made wrt people like Bill Barr and Jeff…

Because he's the only candidate that actually Loves America and the ONLY great worldwide businessman. He kept his word to the people. We were better off under him. Jeff Sessions led him down a rabbit hole6snf set him up from the start. He is aware how CORRUPT it is now. https://t.co/oarPCHEtf7

RT @ICU1010: Maria Bartiromo to Pres Trump "You didn't drain the swamp?" Trump talk about mistakes made wrt people like Bill Barr and Jeff…

RT @ICU1010: Maria Bartiromo to Pres Trump "You didn't drain the swamp?" Trump talk about mistakes made wrt people like Bill Barr and Jeff…

RT @CassyWearsHeels: That time when Jeff Sessions had to swat Joe Biden’s hands away from his granddaughter. https://t.co/4UWVLEMulM

By September he had his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, announce that they were ending protections for DREAMers, reversing the Obama program that shielded from deportation undocumented immigrants who had come to America as children, many of whom had lived in our nation for years

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RDS is explaining the reasons Trump failed to defend himself from the Swamp. First order of business was to PURGE the enemy. Trump failed to identify them. Surrounded by Benedict Arnolds and didn’t know it. Started with Jeff Sessions. Ended with Barr, Pompeo and Wray https://t.co/X5gYp6AjYE

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Jeff Sessions knew antifa was a domestic terrorist organization, did nothing, Bill Barr knew it and did nothing, Merrick Garland knows it and will protect them. https://t.co/gr35RxQmX0

You were an intern for noted bigot, Jeff Sessions. I bet you picked up some real cute Nazi habits from him. https://t.co/lvGq8jHxVk

RT @MarcellousHyman: Funny to hear to hear Conservatives bitch about the DOJ, but Trump literally weaponized it for 4 yrs, first with Jeff…

RT @MarcellousHyman: Funny to hear to hear Conservatives bitch about the DOJ, but Trump literally weaponized it for 4 yrs, first with Jeff…

RT @MarcellousHyman: Funny to hear to hear Conservatives bitch about the DOJ, but Trump literally weaponized it for 4 yrs, first with Jeff…

RT @MarcellousHyman: Funny to hear to hear Conservatives bitch about the DOJ, but Trump literally weaponized it for 4 yrs, first with Jeff…

RT @newrepublic: Ted Lieu pointed out in Congress today that all of the Trump advisers convicted of federal crimes were prosecuted by Trump…

RT @MarcellousHyman: Funny to hear to hear Conservatives bitch about the DOJ, but Trump literally weaponized it for 4 yrs, first with Jeff…

RT @leftcoastbabe: It's not just that Alabama could have kept the great Doug Jones as Senator. It's that even those who wanted a extrem…

RT @leftcoastbabe: It's not just that Alabama could have kept the great Doug Jones as Senator. It's that even those who wanted a extrem…

RT @leftcoastbabe: It's not just that Alabama could have kept the great Doug Jones as Senator. It's that even those who wanted a extrem…

RT @leftcoastbabe: It's not just that Alabama could have kept the great Doug Jones as Senator. It's that even those who wanted a extrem…

RT @leftcoastbabe: It's not just that Alabama could have kept the great Doug Jones as Senator. It's that even those who wanted a extrem…

RT @leftcoastbabe: It's not just that Alabama could have kept the great Doug Jones as Senator. It's that even those who wanted a extrem…

RT @leftcoastbabe: It's not just that Alabama could have kept the great Doug Jones as Senator. It's that even those who wanted a extrem…

RT @leftcoastbabe: It's not just that Alabama could have kept the great Doug Jones as Senator. It's that even those who wanted a extrem…

RT @leftcoastbabe: It's not just that Alabama could have kept the great Doug Jones as Senator. It's that even those who wanted a extrem…

RT @TheVarshaPai: Alabama didn’t just choose Tommy Tuberville over Doug Jones. They chose him over Jeff Sessions too. So like, they went co…

RT @leftcoastbabe: It's not just that Alabama could have kept the great Doug Jones as Senator. It's that even those who wanted a extrem…

RT @TheVarshaPai: Alabama didn’t just choose Tommy Tuberville over Doug Jones. They chose him over Jeff Sessions too. So like, they went co…