Trump reportedly furious over Sessions recusal

[DonViejo]

The Washington Post's Bob Costa reports this morning that President Trump left the White House "in a fury" on Friday, "fuming about [Jeff] Sessions's recusal and telling aides that [the Attorney General] shouldn't have recused himself" on a story he thought was "bull."

Why this matters: To understand Trump's psychology you need to grasp that the worst sin in Trumpland is to back down. The staff who've been with Trump the longest have internalized that fact. Their first instincts in any controversy are to deny and attack. Aides who don't get Trump enrage him by being too willing to back down. In Trump's mind, an inch of retreat — even if the facts seemingly demand an apology — is unforgivable.

Behind-the-scenes: Late Thursday afternoon, at the peak of the Sessions' media storm, Trump's top communications staff, including Press Secretary Sean Spicer, huddled in the White House office of Sarah Sanders. Several hours later Trump issued his statement about Sessions' recusal. Mostly, it's Trump giving a full-throated defense of his friend. The only bit that doesn't sound like Trump is when he says of Sessions: "He could have stated his response more accurately..."

Don't expect too many lines like that in the future.

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https://www.axios.com/trumps-anger-over-sessions-backdown-2299187208.html

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[bunnies]

1. Because now Sessions can't cover for him. nt

[putitinD]

2. +1000

[spanone]

3. don haz a sad

[Cirque du So-What]

4. He has the bigliest bouts of fury

Go ahead, ball up those tiny fists in impotent rage.

[malaise]

5. Groper Don the Con knows nothing about the political system

Rules and ethics don't apply to him - or his goons

[DonViejo]

8. Perfect description; "his goons." ...

Goons in the White House; his thugs in the Congress.

[MineralMan]

6. The trouble for Trump is that his cabal is too small.

There are simply not enough people who are completely loyal to him to fill all of the positions he has to fill. So, he's forced to appoint people who may not be willing to follow his line if it would lead to their own destruction.

That's one of the reasons he hasn't named people for so many positions that must be confirmed in the Senate. He simply doesn't know enough people he can trust completely. It's a real dilemma for him.

[briv1016]

7. He's worried what Putin will think. WWPD?

[smirkymonkey]

9. Face it Donny, you are going down in a ball of flames.

This is just the beginning.

[dawnie51]

10. I bet he is mad.....

Sessions was his firewall to stymie any inquiries into his traitorous activities, and those of his administration, the lot of them. With Sessions out of the picture, he doesn't have the inside man he needs to quash investigations. To hell with all of them, and soon.

[AgadorSparticus]

11. He's upset that sessions won't take the bullet for him.

[2naSalit]

12. ...

[Tatiana]

13. Confirming Sessions was key to protecting his secrets.

Now that Sessions has recused himself, there is the possibility that someone at DOJ will actually follow the leads (instead of looking the other way) and recommend charges.