« Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I’m f**ked, » Mr. Trump told Sessions during an Oval Office meeting
When he learned Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had appointed a special counsel to probe possible ties between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, President Trump lambasted then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Russian investigation, telling him the move could precipitate « the end » of his presidency.
« Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I’m f**ked, » Mr. Trump told Sessions during an Oval Office meeting.
The tense exchange is detailed in the redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, which was released Thursday. Citing interviews with Sessions and his chief of staff at the time, Jody Hunt, Mueller wrote the president asked Sessions to resign for failing to « protect » him.
« Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins your presidency, » Mr.
