WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump took aim at Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tuesday in an early morning tweet amid reports that the president has consulted his advisers about firing him.
Trump tweeted that Sessions had taken a "VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes" and on leaks from the intelligence community.
It was the second day in a row that Trump has criticized his attorney general over his 2016 presidential opponent.
Trump's tweets come amid an Associated Press report that he had discussed firing Sessions. Three people who have recently spoken to Trump said that Trump has speculated aloud about the consequences of firing Sessions, according to the AP.
But those people cautioned that Trump often talks about making staff changes without following through.
In an interview with the New York Times last week, Trump criticized Sessions for recusing himself from the investigation into Trump campaign and White House ties to Russia shortly after becoming attorney general.
On Monday, Trump tweeted asking why "our beleaguered Attorney General" was not looking into Clinton's crimes.
