{"id":35241,"date":"2017-07-24T13:28:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T20:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=35241"},"modified":"2017-07-25T01:05:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T08:05:32","slug":"report-trump-considering-replacing-beleaguered-attorney-general-sessions-with-rudy-giuliani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=35241","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Trump Considering Replacing ‘Beleaguered’ Attorney General Sessions With Rudy Giuliani"},"content":{"rendered":"

The past couple of weeks has seen Donald Trump becoming ever more buried in scandal and controversy. Much of it is related to the ongoing questions about his unsavory connections to Russia. However, lately there have been new concerns emanating from a floundering White House that increasingly sees itself as under siege. The anxiety is getting so intense that Trump tweeted a plea<\/a><\/strong> for Republicans in Congress to protect him.<\/p>\n

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Setting aside the fact that it is not the job of Congress to protect the President (they are a co-equal check and balance on the executive branch), Trump’s worries extend to his his cabinet, with which is he decidedly unsatisfied.<\/p>\n

That is especially true of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Recently Trump castigated his former favorite shill in what appears to be an attempt to force his resignation. He told the New York Times that Sessions’ recusal from the Russia probe caused him to regret the appointment. That was followed by a leaked report revealing Sessions meetings with Russians. There is speculation that the White House was the source of that leak. And on Monday morning Trump referred to Sessions as his “beleaguered”<\/em> attorney general. Ironically, it is Trump who is “beleaguering”<\/em> him.<\/p>\n

A report just published by Axios<\/a><\/strong> is stirring the waters even more. They are hearing talk of Sessions being replaced by Rudy Giuliani. That would be an astonishing development. Giuliani is one of Trump’s most strident supporters. It would be suspicious if he should be put in that position as Trump’s legal woes expand. His fierce loyalty to Trump make it impossible to imagine that he’d run the Justice Department with the necessary independence.<\/p>\n

But there are other reasons to be concerned about Giuliani running the Justice Department. His background is rife with controversy in both his political and personal lives. And he has much in common with the darkest side of Donald Trump. For instance:<\/p>\n