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President Trump threatened that he was going to fire Jeff Sessions last July. Days after this, the closes allies of the President desperately tried to save the attorney general’s job.

Reince Priebus was the White House chief of staff. Steve Bannon was the President’s chief strategist. They both leaded with Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office. They wanted Trump to keep Sessions and warned that if he was dismissed that the Russia investigation was going to blow up. The two also said that the move could possibly alienate Trump’s supporters and those in his conservative base.

Sessions is Saved?

Trump fired both Bannon and Priebus within the month. But Sessions survived. John Kelly, chief of staff, delivered his reprieve.

The campaign that Republicans made to save Sessions is continuing ten months later. It seems that it succeeded, at least for now. In public appearances, private meetings, and phone calls, Trump’s allies and advisers tried everything that they could to stop the President from firing the Cabinet official. Trump dismisses Sessions as disloyal. This is one of the few effective attempts that Republicans made to stop a President that’s known for breaking the rules and defying advice.

This is an ongoing effort. But not everyone thinks that the relationship will last for much longer.

Giuliani Protecting Sessions?

Earlier this month, Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer, said that the President is rethinking if he is going to make a mistake if he doesn’t fire Sessions. Both influential Republican lawmakers and Giuliani have hinted that Sessions could be in danger again when Robert Mueller’s probe is done.

Giuliani told the media on Wednesday that there is no doubt that Trump complained about Sessions. However, he said that he doesn’t think that Trump will actually fire Sessions before everything is over. He added that he thinks that he shouldn’t fire him at all.

Questions from the American People:

• How likely is that Trump will fire Sessions when Mueller closes his case?
• Will Sessions give Trump the opportunity to fire him or will he resign?
• How effective can Sessions be at his post if he knows the President doesn’t support him?
• Does Sessions have information that he will use if Trump fires him?