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Members of Trump's circle, including White House officials, have increasingly raised the question among themselves in recent days as the president has continued to vent his frustration with the attorney general, the people said.
The president took another swipe at Sessions on Monday, calling his attorney general our beleaguered A.G. and asking why Sessions was not looking into Crooked Hillary's crimes & Russia relations
Both points are notable. Sessions was once considered one of Trump's closest advisers and enjoyed access few others had. Now he is left to endure regular public criticism by his boss. Trump demands loyalty but appears to be willing to throw his main supporters under the bus .
After Sessions recused himself, he passed on the responsibility to Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who then appointed Mueller as special counsel overseeing the Russia probe.
Among the names being floated as possible Sessions replacements are Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and former New York City mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, according to people familiar with the conversations.
Giuliani dismissed a report floating his name as a possible attorney general and told CNN that Sessions made the right decision under the rules of the Justice Department to recuse himself. He did not return a message seeking comment.
Some Trump advisers said that this process could be agonizing for the attorney general, with the president's anger flaring but no decision being reached for weeks or maybe months, leaving Sessions isolated from the White House. Sessions was at the White House complex on Monday for a routine meeting but did not meet with the president.
His base thinks that on things like sanctuary cities that Sessions is doing a fine job, and I think his base would be confused, Gingrich said.
Gingrich also said he believed Sessions could survive the president's criticisms.
He said he's beleaguered, not failed, and he is a little beleaguered, Gingrich said. This whole thing has been a mess.
Trump, though, continues to let Sessions twist in the wind. Trump has yet to take the blame or responsibility for problems caused by his behavior. He tends to find Obama and Hillary the root of all his troubles.
Several of Session's Republican former colleagues on Capitol Hill have defended him in the face of the president's criticism.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), a close friend, said that Sessions was doing just fine. He also encouraged the president to try to patch up his relationship with his attorney general.
No Republicans show a willingness to speak their own minds and stand up to Trump.
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