This week has already shaped up to be a rollercoaster ride for the White House, and it’s just Tuesday. After President Trump had let Reince Priebus go and hired General John Kelly as his Chief of Staff, Anthony Scaraumucci was ousted as communications director. Trump fired Scaramucci after just ten days in the position, at Kelly’s request. As Kelly takes the reigns of the White House staff, it seems he also plans to crack down on the leaks that have plagued the administration.
A commitment to stop these leaks extend beyond the White House. Attorney General Sessions is also getting involved and is set to announce a major crackdown on the administration “leakers” in a press conference on Friday.
According to Fox News, the announcement will likely not mention any specific investigations but will give an overview of what the DOJ hopes to accomplish. Last month, the Senate’s homeland security panel released a report estimating that the Trump administration has had about one leak per day.
The announcement comes after a rocky few weeks between the previous Alabama Senator and the President. Trump has recently railed on the Attorney General for recusing himself from the Russian investigation. For a while, it seemed like Sessions would be the next to go, but overwhelming support from his colleagues in the Senate has seemed to hold Trump back.
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Meanwhile, Jeff Sessions continues to advance the Trump administration’s agenda. Just last week, he traveled to El Salvador to begin his attack on the violent street gang MS-13. As the DOJ dives into the correspondence of the administration, it will be interesting to see what other shake-ups and leaks lay ahead.
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