You are mistaken. Sessions is in charge of the DOJ. Trump cannot legally command Sessions to obey him. All he can do is ask. If Sessions refuses, Trump’s only recourse is to fire him. If you think the Frederica Wilson broohaha was big, multiply it by 10,000 and you’ll get the approximate media/political hysteria that would erupt upon Sessions’ firing.
Plus, the Senate has vowed not to confirm a replacement. That’s one promise they’d likely keep.
“You are mistaken. Sessions is in charge of the DOJ. Trump cannot legally command Sessions to obey him.”
The hell he can’t. The DOJ is not some independent agency that does not answer to the president. It is long established that the President may direct an investigation, or he may stop one. It happened as far back as Jefferson.
The president IS the chief executive. And sure firing is a recourse.
But yes, the president may give a direct order to anyone in the executive branch, and fire them for their refusal.
Laughable that the president cannot legally command him. What in the law do you base that laughable idea on?
Imagine Trump fires Sessions and nominates someone. Senate let's him know that they refuse to confirm anyone he nominates. So his only logical recourse is to just work harder.... therefore, he decides the he will serve the country as acting AG and President, until the Senate decides to confirm a nominee.
So, Sessions is defying Trump’s orders here? And the evidence of this is ????????