What could happen if Jeff Sessions is pushed out of office? (WaPo)

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whitehouse/what-could-happen-if-jeff-sessions-is-pushed-out-of-office/2017/07/25/930b7930-717b-11e7-8c17-533c52b2f014_story.html?utm_term=.7de07a68637d

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s startlingly public criticism of Jeff Sessions over the last week suggests an effort to pressure the attorney general into resigning with a possible eye toward replacing him and ending the Justice Department investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Trump has shown one attorney general the door already. His January dismissal of Sally Yates had limited repercussions since she was an Obama administration holdover days away from her own departure. But firing or forcing out Sessions could set off a frenzied — and confusing — chain reaction of monumental consequences.

A Sessions ouster would be seen as key to ultimately removing Robert Mueller, the special counsel and former FBI director investigating potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. But Trump, infuriated by Session’s own recusal from the probe, would need to find a new ally in the Justice Department willing to take that step — which may not be easy.

A look at potential scenarios:

THE ORDINARY SUCCESSION PLAN

If Trump follows Justice Department protocol and his own executive order outlining a succession plan, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would immediately become acting attorney general until a permanent successor is nominated and confirmed by the Senate.

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[TreasonousBastard]

1. Last time it happened we got Jaworski, and the President still lost.