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“His biggest regret as President was not surrounding himself with good Lawyers” Sessions recalled, the President called him at home and asked if Sessions would “unrecuse” himself. According to Sessions, the President asked him to reverse his recusal so that Sessions could direct the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute Hillary Clinton… Porter recalled that the President asked him if Brand was good, tough, and “on the team… The President also asked if Porter thought Brand was interested in being responsible for the Special Counsel’s investigation and whether she would want… Later in January, the President brought up the idea of replacing Sessions and told Porter that he wanted to “clean house” at the Department of Justice… Sessions issued a press statement that said, “I took control of the Department of Justice the day I was sworn in .... While I am Attorney General, the actions of the Department of Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations.”… The next day, the