On Thursday, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham asserted that President Donald Trump will “very likely” fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions after the midterm elections.
An Overview of Graham’s Remarks
The South Carolina GOP senator shared the following thoughts with Bloomberg News:
“The president’s entitled to an attorney general he has faith in, somebody that’s qualified for the job.”
Graham then spoke about the potential need for a new attorney general in the not-so-distant future.
“I think there will come a time, sooner rather than later, where it will be time to have a new face and a fresh voice at the Department of Justice,” he said. “Clearly, Attorney General Sessions doesn’t have the confidence of the president.”
Despite these statements, the senator also claimed that “havoc” may follow if the president does, in fact, fire Sessions.
More on Trump and Sessions
Graham’s prediction comes after many months of apparent discord between the president and his attorney general. Earlier today, Trump criticized Sessions, stating that he “failed to take control of the Justice Department.”
