Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Los Angeles Times

    Jeff Sessions forced out by Trump, setting up likely clash over Russia probe

    by Chris Megerian and Del Quentin Wilber, Los Angeles Times Nov 08, 2018 5 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced to resign Wednesday, ending a tortured relationship with President Donald Trump and opening what could be a historic fight over the sprawling criminal investigation that has clouded Trump's White House tenure.

    The president had publicly mocked and belittled the nation's top lawman ever since Sessions recused himself last year from supervising the investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential race. But Trump waited until after Tuesday's midterm election to force Sessions out - and to choose a critic of the probe as his temporary replacement.

    In a tweet, the president named Matthew Whitaker, Sessions' former chief of staff at the Justice Department, to serve as acting attorney general. Trump did not say who would be nominated as a permanent replacement, or when he would make the decision.

    Whitaker, 49, will supervise the Russia investigation led by special counsel

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles Times3 min read
    Dylan Hernández: James Harden Delivers A Trademark Disappearing Act At The Worst Time For The Clippers
    LOS ANGELES — James Harden produced one of his trademark playoff performances on Wednesday night. Actually, that's not true. This was worse. In the Clippers' 123-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their first-round series, the longtime post
    Los Angeles Times2 min readCrime & Violence
    Editorial: The Attack On The UCLA Protest Encampment Was Unacceptable
    It is never OK to use physical violence against people with whom you disagree. This should be obvious, but the events that unfolded on the UCLA campus early Wednesday show the consequences when that message is lost. Late Tuesday night, a large group
    Los Angeles Times4 min readCrime & Violence
    Commentary: The Trump Prosecution Has A Michael Cohen Problem — And A Plan To Solve It
    Since the opening of the Donald Trump’s New York trial — when the former president’s counsel told the jury that the prosecution’s star witness “cannot be trusted” — the defense has telegraphed its principal strategy: Eviscerate Michael Cohen. As Trum

    Related Books & Audiobooks