US President Donald Trump has said he does not “have an attorney general” in his fiercest attack yet on Jeff Sessions.

In an interview with Hill.TV, Mr. Trump renewed criticism of Mr Sessions’ decision to step aside from the inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.

He also said he was unhappy with Mr. Sessions’ response to immigration.

The attorney general is yet to respond to Mr. Trump’s comments.

After the president criticised Mr. Sessions last month, two key Republican senators signalled that they would support Mr. Trump if he were to fire Mr Sessions after the November mid-term elections.

However, other Republicans told Politico they thought this would be a bad move and said they were standing by the attorney general.

Mr. Sessions was an early supporter of Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign.

But he left the Russia investigation – which is also reportedly now looking into whether Mr. Trump has attempted to obstruct justice – in 2017, citing a potential conflict of interest, and handed control to his deputy, Rod Rosenstein.

The president insists there was no collusion between his campaign and the Russian government, and denies he has attempted to obstruct justice.

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