Protests have been planned in Greater Cincinnati after President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday.

Rapid response protests had been preplanned across the nation in the event that Trump fired special counsel Robert Mueller.

Now, Cincinnati and Covington will organize Thursday after Sessions' firing, protesting the move that could limit the scope of the investigation into Russian meddling in elections.

According to USA Today, Trump has publicly feuded with Sessions over the Mueller probe and has at times also extended his attacks to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for what he calls the Russian "witch hunt."

Rosenstein, who had been overseeing Mueller's investigation until the appointment of Matthew Whitaker, now serving as interim attorney general, was at the White House on Wednesday afternoon for a meeting, though he remained in his job.

"Trump putting himself above the law is a threat to our democracy, and we’ve got to get Congress to stop him," national organizers said. "We're mobilizing immediately to demand accountability because Trump is not above the law."

National organizers said the protests are to demand Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to recuse himself immediately from overseeing the Russia investigation.

"Whitaker is a Trump loyalist who defended the Trump Tower meeting with Russians and expressed concern the Mueller investigation could damage the president and his family," organizers said.

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Nobody is Above the Law is planning local protests.

In Cincinnati: A protest is confirmed for 5 p.m. on Thursday at Garfield Place.

In Covington: A protest is confirmed for 5 p.m. Thursday at United States District Court Eastern District of Kentucky.

In Anderson Township: A protest is confirmed for 5 p.m. Thursday at U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup's Office.

Ohio's two senators issued statements on the firing yesterday. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, said Mueller and the FBI "must be allowed to do their jobs without political interference."

Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican, issued a statement praising Sessions but the statement was silent on the Mueller investigation. His spokeswoman later said he wants the investigation to continue unimpeded.

USA Today contributed.