Jeff Sessions

President Donald Trump hugs the American flag before his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption

If confirmed, William Barr will lead the Justice Department for the second time in his career; the first was under President George H.W. Bush. Time Warner via AP hide caption

George T. Conway III, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, at the 2017 Easter Egg Roll at the White House. Conway says he no longer feels comfortable being a Republican. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

Charlie Wood of Charlottesville, Va., plays with bubbles during a May 4, 2017, rally near the Capitol to oppose proposed changes to the Affordable Care Act. Charlie was born a few months prematurely, and her mother, Rebecca (left), fears changes to the health law will negatively affect her care. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. hide caption

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered federal prosecutors to consider tougher charges against people who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

The Gridiron dinner, like Fight Club, has rules. Rule No. 1: "Singe, don't burn" with your roast-style jokes. Rule No. 2: No photographs, video or tweeting during the ceremony. There are a few more rules, but really, we're just trying to explain why the photograph above is a shot of Trump from last month. Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

President Trump participates in a meeting with leaders of the steel industry at the White House on Thursday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is appealing a court ruling that reinstated DACA renewals. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

A copy of Fire and Fury sits on display at a bookstore in Washington, D.C., on Friday. The book was rushed into bookstores and onto e-book platforms because of demand and the threat of a lawsuit from President Trump. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., appears in 2009 with then-Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama. McConnell suggested on Tuesday that Sessions run as a write-in candidate to keep former judge Roy Moore from winning his old seat. Ron Edmonds/AP hide caption

The government has dropped its case against Desiree Fairooz (center), who laughed out loud during Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing in January. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption

Robert Mueller, special counsel in charge of the DOJ investigation into Russian connections with the Trump campaign, rocked the political world charging three Trump campaign officials this week. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

Jeff Sessions is sworn is as attorney general on Feb. 9. There are questions now about the Justice Department's independence. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

In Los Angeles, a supporter of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, protests the Trump administration's decision to end the program. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

President Trump, flanked by Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. (left), and David Perdue, R-Ga., speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Wednesday during the unveiling of legislation that would place new limits on legal immigration. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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