President Trump stepped up his attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, suggesting the Department of Justice put Republicans in midterm jeopardy with recent indictments of two GOP congressmen, the AP reports.

In his latest broadside against the Justice Department’s traditional independence, Trump tweeted that “Obama era investigations, of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department.”

He added: “Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time. Good job Jeff…”

Axios: “This sets up a bigger crisis than we might have imagined if, as expected, he eventually fires Sessions. How do you find a replacement A.G. who is both confirmable and the modern incarnation of Roy Cohn that Trump openly yearns for?”

President Trump told Bloomberg that Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s job is safe at least until the midterm elections in November.

Said Trump: “I just would love to have him do a great job.”

Asked if he’d keep Sessions beyond November, he declined to comment.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has issued a statement defending himself from President Trump’s criticism this morning, saying the Justice Department “will not be improperly influenced by political considerations,” the Washington Post reports.

He added: “I demand the highest standards, and where they are not met, I take action.”

President Trump took aim at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Bloomberg reports.

Said Trump: “We have somebody who they seem to go after a lot of Republicans.”

He added that the inability of his attorney general to “control” his department was “a regrettable thing.”

When Attorney General Jeff Sessions criticized “snowflakes,” a crowd of listening high school students chanted, “Lock her up!,” the Washington Post reports.

Sessions laughed and repeated their call.

“President Trump appeared to break with his own administration’s policy on Friday, saying that he was likely to support a legislative proposal to leave the decision to states about whether to legalize marijuana,” the New York Times reports.

Said Trump: “We’re looking at it. But I probably will end up supporting that, yes.”

Associated Press: “Trump’s fury with Sessions is so ever-present it has taken to darkening his moods even during otherwise happy moments. On Thursday, Trump was on Air Force One returning from a trip to Texas, reveling in both a successful day of fundraising and the heads-up he had received from economic adviser Larry Kudlow that the next day’s jobs report would be positive.”

“But when an aide mentioned Sessions, Trump abruptly ended the conversation and unmuted the television in his office broadcasting Fox News, dismissing the staffer to resume watching cable.”

Associated Press: “Ten months later, the Republican campaign to save Sessions has continued and — at least for now — succeeded. In private meetings, public appearances on television and late-night phone calls, Trump’s advisers and allies have done all they can to persuade the president not to fire a Cabinet official he dismisses as disloyal. The effort is one of the few effective Republican attempts to install guardrails around a president who delights in defying advice and breaking the rules.”

“It’s an ongoing effort, though not everyone is convinced the relationship is sustainable for the long term.”