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Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said it’s “very likely” that President Trump will dump Attorney General Jeff Sessions but warned that doing so before November’s midterm elections would “create havoc” in the Senate, according to a report.

“The president’s entitled to an attorney general he has faith in, somebody that’s qualified for the job, and I think there will come a time, sooner rather than later, where it will be time to have a new face and a fresh voice at the Department of Justice,” the South Carolina lawmaker told Bloomberg News in an interview published Thursday.

“Clearly, Attorney General Sessions doesn’t have the confidence of the presidency,” he added.

But ditching Sessions before the midterms is a “nonstarter” that “would create havoc” in the Senate and jeopardize efforts to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.

Trump has been vocal over his annoyance with Sessions, who recused himself from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, referring to him as “beleaguered” and “disgraceful” while calling for him to end the “witch hunt.”

In an interview on “Fox & Friends,” Trump said he appointed Sessions attorney general because of his loyalty but slammed him for not taking “control” of the Justice Department.

“I put in an attorney general who never took control of the Justice Department. Jeff Sessions, never took control of the Justice Department. It’s sort of an incredible thing,” Trump said in the interview that aired Thursday.

He also re-emphasized that he wouldn’t have named Sessions to the post had he known the former senator from Alabama would recuse himself.

“He took my job, and then he said, ‘I’m going to recuse myself.’ I said, ‘What kind of man is this?'” Trump said.

Sessions recused himself from the investigation after reports revealed he had contact with the Russian ambassador during the 2016 election and lied to senators about it during his confirmation hearings.

The probe is under the supervision of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Firing Sessions would allow Trump to name someone who could take over the Mueller probe or at least weaken it.

In the “Fox & Friends” interview, Trump was asked if he was thinking of getting rid of Sessions or Rosenstein.

“I will stay uninvolved and maybe that’s the best thing to do,” Trump said.

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