U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been fired after more than a year of unrelenting criticism from President Trump. <br />For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram… not that unexpected, but surprising nonetheless...<br /><br />That's right, Mark… Sessions' departure was widely expected to come soon after Tuesday's midterms.<br />In a letter to the White House on Wednesday, Sessions wrote he was resigning upon President Trump's request. <br />Sessions had endured repeated public attacks from his boss over his recusal from the investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.<br />The Russia probe has been a constant thorn in the President's side, and he blames Sessions' decision for opening the door to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller.<br />Sessions' exit marks yet another high profile departure from the Trump White House.<br />The 71-year-old was Attorney General for just under two years.<br />Trump tweeted Sessions' chief-of-staff, Matthew Whitaker, will be Acting Attorney General.<br />The departure also leaves unclear the fate of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller and has been overseeing his probe. <br />Whitaker, who has criticized Mueller's appointment, will reportedly be taking over that role. <br />
