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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 591

Jeff Sessions

In this Dec. 15, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump sits with Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in Quantico, Va.(AP/Evan Vucci)
April 20, 2019, 2:00 am
Mueller: Trump took Sessions resignation letter with him to Israel
President kept AG’s missive with him throughout his first trip abroad, worrying officials he would use it against the Justice Department, report says
By Eric Cortellessa
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) looks toward US President Donald Trump, as Trump speaks during a joint news conference in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
December 8, 2018, 4:38 am
Russian official offered Trump campaign ‘political’ cooperation in 2015
President’s ex-lawyer tells federal prosecutors in Mueller probe that ‘trusted’ Kremlin official reached out months earlier than previously thought
By Jennie Matthew and Paul Handley
In this Nov. 26, 1991, file photo, President George H.W Bush, right, and William Barr wave after Barr was sworn in as the new Attorney General of the United States at a Justice Department ceremony in Washington. (AP/Scott Applewhite,File)
December 7, 2018, 6:01 pm
Trump says he’ll nominate Barr for attorney general, will oversee Russia probe
William Barr served in same position between 1991 and 1993 under Bush, at the same time Robert Mueller oversaw the Justice Department’s criminal division
By AP
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker gestures, after speaking at the Department of Justice's Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Ceremony, November 15, 2018, at the Justice Department in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/ Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
November 19, 2018, 11:10 pm
Democratic senators sue over Trump attorney general appointment
Lawmakers ask federal judge to remove Matt Whitaker, say appointment without Senate confirmation unconstitutional
By Eric Tucker and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Matthew Whitaker at the Department of Justice’s Kennedy building, August 29, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/via JTA)
November 14, 2018, 9:18 pm
Justice Department says Trump attorney general appointment is legal
Opinion says conflicting laws give the president room to appoint an unconfirmed official, notes manner of Matthew Whitaker’s designation has many precedents over past 200 years
By AFP
Matthew Whitaker at the Department of Justice’s Kennedy building, August 29, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/via JTA)
November 10, 2018, 3:26 am
Thin ice for new acting AG? Trump says ‘I don’t know’ him
President’s comments come as Matthew Whitaker’s past business ties and remarks on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation draw scrutiny
By Eric Tucker and Jonathan Lemire
Protesters gather in front of the White House in Washington, Thursday, November 8, 2018, as part of a nationwide "Protect Mueller" campaign demanding that acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker recuse himself from overseeing the ongoing special counsel investigation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
November 9, 2018, 12:45 pm
White House braces for Robert Mueller’s next steps
Weeks of grand jury testimony about Trump confidant Roger Stone and negotiations over an interview with the president hint at public developments ahead in investigation
By Eric Tucker, Jonathan Lemire and CHAD DAY
Matthew Whitaker at the Department of Justice’s Kennedy building, August 29, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/via JTA)
November 9, 2018, 6:03 am
Acting US attorney general said judges need ‘biblical view of justice’
Matthew Whitaker made comments during debate while running for Senate in 2014; was also tied to scam that threatened to sic ex-Israeli soldiers on people
By JTA
Protesters gather at a Nobody Is Above the Law rally protesting President Trump's interference in the Mueller investigation on November 08, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Hebrew sign reads "Justice, justice you shall pursue." (Larry French/Getty Images for MoveOn/AFP)
November 9, 2018, 5:18 am
Americans protest as firing of Sessions casts doubt over future of Russia probe
Hundreds across country rally to protect Mueller investigation, which will now be overseen by Trump loyalist Matthew Whitaker who could torpedo it
By Agencies
In this April 24, 2014, file photo, then-Iowa Republican senatorial candidate and former US attorney Matt Whitaker watches before a live televised debate in Johnston, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
November 8, 2018, 6:34 am
New acting US attorney general has questioned Mueller investigation
Matthew Whitaker, who will now oversee the Russia probe, is a former federal prosecutor expected to be loyal to Trump
By RYAN J. FOLEY
In this photo from July 20, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
November 8, 2018, 1:33 am
With Sessions out, Rod Rosenstein no longer watching over the Russia probe
The deputy attorney general had supervised the investigation and defended its integrity against Trump’s attacks
By JTA
In this photo from July 13, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
November 7, 2018, 10:04 pm
Jeff Sessions forced out as US attorney general by Trump
‘At your request, I am submitting my resignation,’ AG writes in letter to president hours after midterm elections, following criticism over his recusal from Russia meddling probe
By Eric Tucker and MICHAEL BALSAMO
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a luncheon event organized by the Boston Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society, October 29, 2018, at a hotel in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
October 29, 2018, 11:52 pm
Sessions: Pittsburgh shooting ‘an attack on all people of faith’
US attorney general hints he could approve request to sentence perpetrator to death for deadly synagogue attack
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Driver's license photo of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre suspect Robert Bowers (Pennsylvania DOT)
October 28, 2018, 4:13 am
Synagogue shooter hit with 29 hate crime charges
Federal indictment against Robert Bowers includes 11 counts of obstructing the exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A crowd of media wait in the street two blocks from the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where a shooter killed 11 people on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP/Gene J. Puskar)
October 28, 2018, 1:00 am
Pittsburgh shooter to face hate crime charges, could get death penalty
Robert Bowers continued to say that ‘Jews need to die’ as he surrendered, according to police audio
By AFP and ToI Staff
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