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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigns At President Trump's Request

(CBS SF) -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions has submitted his resignation in a letter to President Donald Trump Wednesday, a day after the midterm elections.

In his letter, Sessions told Trump he was resigning at the President's request.

Trump announced via Twitter that Sessions' Chief of Staff, Matthew Whitaker, would replace Sessions as the head of the Justice Department.

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