Nov. 7 (UPI) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned effective immediately in a letter he sent to President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
In the letter, Sessions said he was departing as head of the Justice Department at the president’s request.
“Since the day I was honored to be sworn in as attorney general of the United States, I came to work at the Department of Justice every day determined to do my duty and serve my country,” Sessions wrote. “I have done so to the best of my ability, working to support the fundamental legal processes that are the foundation of justice.”
Trump said Sessions’ chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, would take over as acting attorney general.
“We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well!” Trump said in a tweet. “A permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date.”
This is a developing story.
