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WASHINGTON, U.S. – For over the last 17 months, the U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his readiness to fire his own Attorney General Jeff Sessions – but has been forced to delay his vengeance issues.

Sessions, who was one of the President’s first Capitol Hill supporters during the election campaigning, made the bombshell announcement his recusal from oversight of the Russia collusion investigation being led by the Department of Justice.

Since then, everything about the probe has changed – from the investigative team, the reporting authority, delivery of indictments and future treatment of those implicated.

While Trump’s main battle in recent months has been against Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is heading the probe – the President has attacked Sessions publicly and has delved a vicious blow each time. 

Despite his previous proposals to fire Sessions being met with resistance from Republicans, Trump’s recent growing frustration with Mueller’s probe – has revived his anger against the Attorney General.

Incensed over the Russia investigation, which is believed to be headed towards its end game now, Trump slammed Sessions

in an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Trump said, “Jeff Sessions never took control of the Justice Department and it’s a sort of an incredible thing.”

However, the following day, Trump received a rare letter from Sessions, which was seen as being his most forceful public pushback of the President yet.

In reply to the President’s criticism of his job performance – Sessions managed to slip in a single statement that would still prove be his most powerful response, even if the Attorney General had exchanged heated words with Trump each time he thrashed him publicly.

In a rare move, Sessions reportedly issued a written response to Trump’s statement made on Fox News.

He wrote, “I took control of the Department of Justice the day I was sworn in, which is why we have had unprecedented success at effectuating the President’s agenda.

Further, in a more pointed reply, Sessions warned the President not to intrude on federal law enforcement. 

He wrote, “While I am attorney general, the actions of the Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations.

Simultaneously, Trump responded to Sessions’ statement by more public hammering of his Attorney General.

Trump wrote on Twitter, “‘Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations’ – Jeff, this is GREAT, what everyone wants, so look into all of the corruption on the “other side” including deleted Emails, Comey lies & leaks, Mueller conflicts, McCabe, Strzok, Page, Ohr…FISA abuse, Christopher Steele & his phony and corrupt Dossier, the Clinton Foundation, illegal surveillance of Trump Campaign, Russian collusion by Dems – and so much more. Open up the papers & documents without redaction? Come on Jeff, you can do it, the country is waiting!” 

Midterm hurdle first

On Sunday, reports revealed that while Republicans have so far resisted Trump’s advances to fire Sessions – they were now mulling taking the action after the November midterm elections. 

However, on Monday, directing his statement at Trump, Sen. Jeff Flake warned that firing Sessions would be a “big mistake” for Trump.

Sen. Flake also downplayed the GOP lawmakers predicting Sessions’ exit later this year, calling them “isolated voices.”