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'So Unfair, Jeff': Trump Accuses Sessions of Bias

© AP Photo / Alex BrandonAttorney General Jeff Sessions arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about his role in the firing of James Comey, his Russian contacts during the campaign and his decision to recuse from an investigation into possible ties between Moscow and associates of President Donald Trump.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about his role in the firing of James Comey, his Russian contacts during the campaign and his decision to recuse from an investigation into possible ties between Moscow and associates of President Donald Trump. - Sputnik International
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US President Donald Trump has blisteringly mocked Attorney General Jeff Sessions a day after the lawyer tried fighting back against criticism from the president.

Trump has tweeted that he wants Sessions to "look into all of the corruption on the other side," emphasizing, "Come on Jeff, you can do it, the country is waiting!"

In an interview with Fox News on August 23, Trump blamed Sessions for failing to take control of the Justice Department.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions shot back that his department would not be "improperly influenced by political considerations."

READ MORE: 'He's Fighting Back': WH on Trump's Call for Sessions to End Russia Probe

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The president’s accusations are connected to a 63-month sentence handed down to a 26-year-old former Air Force linguist, who became the first person charged with criminal information leaks under President Donald Trump.

Trump compared her jail sentence to the case of his former rival in the presidential race Hillary Clinton, accused of sending sensitive information and having inappropriate discussions on private email servers.

The Clinton email scandal erupted in March 2015, when The New York Times revealed that the former secretary of state had used a personal account to conduct government business from 2009 to 2013, in violation of State Department rules.

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