Washington • President Donald Trump has been a vocal critic of his own pick for attorney general, Jeff Sessions, and has repeatedly hinted at firing him, possibly after the midterm elections.
Beyond concerns that ousting Sessions could add to Trump’s possible legal woes with the ongoing special counsel investigation, it may trigger another crisis: Could someone else take the gig?
Among those mentioned as possibilities are Sens. Mike Lee of Utah, John Cornyn of Texas and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, all of whom say they’re not interested.
With a Senate divided along party lines – the GOP holds a slim majority – trying to confirm a new attorney general could be challenging, especially because many Republican senators have warned Trump against jettisoning Sessions, a former Alabama senator who was an early Trump supporter.