--- title: Trump Slams Sessions in Early Morning Tweets description: President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a series of tweets early Tuesday morning canonical: https://time.com/4872242/trump-tweet-sessions-hillary-clinton/ author: Jennifer Calfas article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-25T11:58:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:25:11.491Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Tweets Attorney General Jeff Sessions Is ‘Very Weak’ on Hillary Clinton og:description: Trump continued his public criticism of Sessions on Twitter early Tuesday morning og:url: https://time.com/4872242/trump-tweet-sessions-hillary-clinton/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd7e3c8fc98630065/6988d70497cdffac466b1bb3/trump-sessions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5472 og:image:height: 3078 og:image:alt: President Donald Trump Hosts an Opioid and Drug Abuse Listening Session og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Tweets Attorney General Jeff Sessions Is ‘Very Weak’ on Hillary Clinton twitter:description: Trump continued his public criticism of Sessions on Twitter early Tuesday morning twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd7e3c8fc98630065/6988d70497cdffac466b1bb3/trump-sessions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Tweets Attorney General Jeff Sessions Is ‘Very Weak’ on Hillary Clinton > Sponsored content. 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President Trump rolled his eyes and smirked Monday when he was asked whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions should resign._ by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Jul 25, 2017 11:58 AM UTC by [Jennifer Calfas](https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Jul 25, 2017 11:58 AM UTC [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4872118/trump-boy-scout-jamboree-speech-transcript/) [doubled down](http://time.com/4865764/president-donald-trump-jeff-sessions-new-york-times-interview/) on his public criticism of Attorney General [Jeff Sessions](http://time.com/4866280/jeff-sessions-donald-trump-resign-recuse/) early Tuesday morning for taking “a very weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes.” “Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails & DNC leaks) & Intel leakers!” Trump tweeted shortly after 6 a.m. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/889790429398528000) Trump claimed Ukraine tried to “sabotage” his campaign, “quietly working to boost Clinton,” in another tweet on Tuesday. “So where is the investigation A.G. @seanhannity,” Trump tweeted. He included the Twitter handle for Fox News host Sean Hannity, one of Trump’s most vocal supporters, who often points to alleged scandals involving Hillary Clinton on his show. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/889788202172780544) Trump also tweeted that acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, who would be responsible for continuing any of the investigation into Clinton and who took over the position after Trump’s sudden decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey, would do so with bias because of his connection to the Clintons. Trump suggested Clinton herself donated money to the 2015 Va. state senate campaign of McCabe’s wife, Jill McCabe. However, it was a political group associated with Va. Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a longtime friend of the Clintons, that donated almost $500,000 to the campaign, [according to the _Wall Street Journal_](https://www.wsj.com/articles/clinton-ally-aids-campaign-of-fbi-officials-wife-1477266114). > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/889792764363276288) Trump publicly condemned Sessions [in an interview with the New York _Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/us/politics/trump-interview-transcript.html) last week for recusing himself from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. In the interview, Trump said he would not have chosen Sessions for the top position in the Justice Department if he had known Sessions would recuse himself. Trump continued his criticism on Monday when he called Sessions “beleaguered” in [a tweet](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/889467610332528641?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref%5Furl=http%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F4871278%2Fpresident-trump-jeff-sessions-resign%2F) that questioned why the attorney general was not investigating alleged “crimes” committed by Clinton. Trump also [rolled his eyes and smirked](http://time.com/4871278/president-trump-jeff-sessions-resign/) when a reporter asked if Sessions should resign. A spokesperson from the Justice Department has not responded to a request for comment. Last week, Sessions said he would not resign and continue his role “as long as that is appropriate.” ## Transcript These are the interns, did a great job. Their last day is August 11th, and they wanted a picture. And that is a good group of talented people, and we appreciate it. You did a fantastic job. Thank you all very much. Thank you. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Mr. President, should Jeff Sessions resign? [ LAUGH ] [ LAUGH ] Do relax about healthcare? Quiet. 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