Jeff Sessions gets a standing ovation on his way out of DOJ
WASHINGTON — The Latest on Jeff Sessions' resignation as attorney general (all times local):
5:55 p.m.
Jeff Sessions has left the Justice Department for his last time as attorney general.
Sessions walked out Wednesday evening to applause from more than 150 employees who gathered in a courtyard at the Justice Department.
As he left, Sessions appeared emotional and said, "Thank you" and "God bless," before hopping into a waiting SUV.
He also shook hands with his chief of staff Matthew Whitaker, who was appointed acting attorney general on Wednesday after Sessions resigned at the president's request.
Whitaker told Sessions: "It's been an honor, sir."
Trump's relationship with Sessions frayed just weeks into his tenure, when he stepped aside from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into potential coordination between the president's Republican campaign and Russia.