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The US President fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday, hours after he gave a press conference about the midterm elections.

Mr Sessions had recused himself from the Russia probe over the 2016 presidential race, a move that angered the President.

Following the conclusion of the midterm elections, Trump announced the man taking over the Justice Department would be Matthew Whitaker, Mr Sessions’ chief of staff.

Mr Whitaker will immediately oversee Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, taking the reins from Mr Sessions’ deputy Rod Rosenstein.