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    Sessions Rebukes Trump With Vow Justice Department Won't Be Swayed By Politics

    The attorney general fired back at criticism by the president on Thursday with a guarantee that so long as he runs the Department of Justice, its professionals will operate by the book.
    by Carrie Johnson Aug 23, 2018 3 minutes

    Updated at 3:50 p.m. ET

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions answered needling by President Trump on Thursday with a vow that as long as he runs the Justice Department, it won't be swayed by politics.

    Sessions' statement was a rare broadside in response to TV and Twitter criticism by Trump of the department, which he and supporters accuse of perpetuating a "witch hunt" in the Russia investigation and going soft on Democrats.

    "While I am attorney general, the actions of the Department of Justice will not be

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