Sessions Sticks to Justice Department Basics Amid Russia Uproar

by Dramelin 3:30 AM 0 comments

Sessions has surrounded himself in these early days with career, professional Justice Department deputies and aides. Along with Hunt, Dana Boente is serving as acting deputy attorney general, James Crowell as principal associate deputy attorney general and Noel Francisco as acting solicitor general. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he?s ?called the Justice Department to look into? leaks related to national security that have plagued the White House. The former Republican senator from Alabama has concentrated on supporting police, tackling border security and illegal immigration and getting up to speed about pending Justice Department cases. A week into his tenure as U.S. attorney general, Jeff Sessions is going about the business of establishing his conservative agenda at the Justice Department -- and keeping his distance from the political storms closing in.