Sessions Forced to Resign Following Midterms

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Jeff Sessions was forced out of his position as Attorney General shortly after the midterm elections. Announced via Twitter, President Trump named former Iowa attorney general Matthew Whitaker, who is infamous for opposing Mueller's Russian investigation, as the acting Attorney General. Session's dismissal marks the culmination of the longstanding tension between Trump and Sessions following the early Trump supporter's recuse from the Russian Investigation despite Session's actions of rolling back numerous Obama-era policies as well as enforcement of Trump's hard stances on immigration and crime/prosecution. Following news of Whitaker's appointment, Democrats have demanded for Mueller's investigation to continue without interference as well as for Whitaker's recuse from the investigation. On the other hand, while Republican leadership has praised Sessions for his work, they have not concerned themselves with the future of Mueller's Russian investigation. 

Sessions' Replacement: Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker

Personally, I believe that Trump's actions are unjustifiable in that he tries to obstruct justice and avoid a fair investigation. While Trump may have wanted to fire Sessions a long time ago, I think he might have held it off to not interfere and prevent Republicans from losing the midterms. However, with the newly Democrat-controlled House, I don't think this Russian investigation would be that easy to end, and even if it ends, the Democrats would continue to push for justice through the form of more investigations.

Discussion Questions

1. Do you think Trump's decision to and reasoning behind firing Sessions is justifiable?
2. Why do you think President Trump decided to fire Sessions right after the midterms rather than before the midterms?
3. How will President Trump's actions change with the Democrats now controlling the House, or would he stay the same? 
4. What actions do you think the new Democrat-controlled House will take against the President and such actions?

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/07/politics/sessions-resign/index.html

http://time.com/5448197/jeff-sessions-resigns/

http://time.com/5448238/jeff-sessions-fired-congress-reaction/