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The presidents personal attorney. so this is all part of the dysfunction weve seen in the trump white house. sessions is fighting with trump. trump is fighting with bannon. bannon is fighting with kushner. kushner is fighting with kelly. hes fighting with scaramucci. do you know who is losing? the american people. >> hes fighting back. he says inan appropriate process and the inspector general, he could come up with conclusions and recommend prosecution if he feels thats appropriate. thats the n...

Attorney general. >> hes called him every name under the sun. i think it was different because he went after the inspector general. i spoke to a source familiar with sessions and i think he was so in the weeds, the president was on there one. that i bringing up that others were supposed to investigate this. almost dictating this. i think enough was enough. >> everybody, stick around. more breaking news were following. cnn is learning the trump administration is weighing military action with nort...

Did a terrible thing, and now disgracef disgraceful, all caps with an exclamation point. yet sessions continues on the job. some are suggesting that the president has done that. he wants him out so he can name someone else who would be more supportive. >> this may be part of a continuing pattern to obstruct justice and to shape. what i find problematic is that donald trump is attack his own attorney general, one of his best friends, closest allies, on the campaign trail, his earliest endorser fr...

Probe. that comes after trump calls sessions disgraceful. only to have sessions push back today. why does the department of justice, why is it so important to keep the process independent? >> well, the role of the ig is sacrosanct. an independent party that can look over your shoulder and ensure those enforcing the law are following the law. they know as theyre doing their job that you will have this independent party. if we start interfering with the process and inject politics, i think we do a...

The continuing russian attacks on our democracy in advance of the mid-term elections. thats disgraceful. when donald trump tweets things like did he this morning, it is all designed to be a distraction. >> but can he really do his job, the president was angry at him when he recused himself as far as the russia probe is concerned. >> it would be difficult. but i think senator grassley, the chairperson, has previously gone on record to say that if sessions is forced out, a lot of things we have to...

The president tweeted, why is a.g. sessions asking to investigate? why not use justice department lawyers? disgraceful. >> we believe the department of justice must adhere to the high standard in the face onna court. yes. it will be investigated. i think thats the appropriate thing. the inspector general will take as one of the matters hell deal with. >> today he fired back. as long as im the attorney general, i will continue to discharge my duties in a fair and impartial manner. >> we should al...