Headline Roundup April 13, 2018
Trump Reportedly Edges Closer to Firing Sessions and Rosenstein
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Wall Street Journal broke a report that President Trump is edging closer to firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein over frustration with the Russia probe. A source who discussed the matter with Trump said that “it’s a matter of when, not if."
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Trump Sets Out Tougher Approaches to Syria, Justice Department in Tumultuous Week
Wall Street Journal (News)
News
President Donald Trump this week stepped up preparations to counter political and military challenges that could reshape his presidency, girding for a strike against Syria and pushing a campaign to discredit the Justice Department.
The Principle of Professional Law Enforcement Is Now on the Line
News
If the president can, with impunity, remove the deputy attorney general, the very notion that law enforcement has a higher function than serving power becomes a lie.
Rod Rosenstein, facing scrutiny from Trump, meets with president at the White House
News
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein -- in President Donald Trump's crosshairs -- was summoned to the White House for a meeting with the president on Thursday, amid recent calls from some of Trump’s supporters for his ouster over his role in the expanding Russia investigation.
