發表時間: 2018-11-08 04:21:46作者:
塞申斯宣布辭去美國司法部長。(圖片來源:Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
【看中国2018年11月8日讯】據美聯社11月7日消息,因迴避對俄羅斯干預美國選舉的調查而遭到批評一年多之後,美國司法部長傑夫.塞申斯(Jeff Sessions)在7日宣布辭職。
塞申斯在遞交給川普總統的一封信中宣布辭職,他寫道,他的辭職是應川普總統的要求。
11月7日,川普總統在個人推特上宣布,他任命來自愛荷華州前檢察官馬修.惠特克(Matthew Whitaker)接替塞申斯,擔任代理司法部長。川普總統寫道:“我們感謝司法部長塞申斯的工作,並祝福他!正式的司法部長人選將在以後得到提名。”
We are pleased to announce that Matthew G. Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Department of Justice, will become our new Acting Attorney General of the United States. He will serve our Country well....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018
....We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well! A permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018