David Cicilline actually said...
I think what the president hopes is that Jeff Sessions will leave, that he can appoint a new attorney general that will not be required to recuse him or herself, and that he can then manage to either close down the investigation or even fire Rod Rosenstein, Robert Mueller with a new attorney general.
Context
Cicilline speculates on Trump's intentions regarding Sessions and the potential impact on the Mueller investigation.
02/28/2018