Trump Laments Picking Sessions, Ignores Gowdy’s ‘Spy’ Dismissal
- ‘I wish I did’ pick someone else for attorney general, he said
- He ignores lawmaker Gowdy’s rejection of ‘Spygate’ allegation
Trump Wishes He'd Never Chosen Jeff Sessions
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President Donald Trump said he wishes he’d never made Jeff Sessions his attorney general because the former Republican senator recused himself from the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Trump endorsed remarks Wednesday by House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy about Sessions even as he ignored Gowdy’s strong dismissal of the president’s claim that the FBI planted a “spy” in his campaign.