AG Sessions Directs U.S. Attorneys to Pursue ‘Harsh Sentences’ for Gun Crimes AP by AWR Hawkins9 Mar 20170 9 Mar 2017 9 Mar 2017 Sessions is seeking the resignations of 46 United States attorneys who were appointed during the prior presidential administration, the Justice Department said Friday, March 10, 2017. The person said Bharara is remaining in his post after receiving assurances a year ago from Trump and Sessions that they wanted him to stay on.