Judge Jeanine Pirro is Reportedly Angling For Jeff Sessions’ Job As Attorney General

Judge Jeanine Pirro of Fox News fame may very well be the next Attorney General of the United States — considering President Donald Trump‘s feelings about her compared to his feelings about current AG Jeff Sessions.

Four people familiar with the conversations told Politico that Pirro has been chatting with Trump’s staffers for the past 18 months about the possibility of becoming attorney general.

One Fox News employee also told Politico that Fox News colleagues have laughed off her suggestion of taking the job from Sessions. Additionally, two White House aides said they don’t think Trump is seriously considering booting out Sessions for Pirro.

But Trump is known to favor television personalities over political veterans, in some cases. The president replaced his former economic adviser, Gary Cohn, with CNBC’s Larry Kudlow.

There’s no love lost between Pirro and Sessions, either: she recently called him “the most dangerous man in America” and consistently bashes staffers and critics alike for being insufficiently loyal to the president.

Pirro, on the other hand, reportedly speaks to the president on the phone frequently, and Trump has even called in to her Saturday evening show.

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