President Donald Trump asked a longtime associate whether he could dismiss Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Axios reported on Tuesday.
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'Don't you want to save that bullet for Mueller?': Trump is reportedly asking associates if he should fire Sessions
Trump may be laying the groundwork to appoint someone who will fire special counsel Robert Mueller.
Jeff Sessions has been hit by attacks by the President recently.
In a phone call to his associate, Axios said, Trump asked, "What would happen if I fired Sessions?"
The associate reportedly replied: "If you're going to fire people at Justice, don't you want to save that bullet for Mueller?"
Trump's associate was referring to special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign and whether it colluded with Russia to tilt the 2016 election in Trump's favor.
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Trump has ramped up his public attacks on both Mueller and Sessions in recent days out of frustration over the expanding FBI investigation, as well as two congressional intelligence committee investigations into his campaign.
Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning.
Trump has since called the investigations into his campaign a "witch hunt" led by Democrats, who he says are upset about their election loss. He has also, in recent days, wondered aloud why a special counsel hadn't been appointed to investigate what he called "illegal acts" by the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Trump alsopublicly warnedMueller last week against investigating the Trump family's finances, saying that Mueller would be crossing a line if he did so.
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