by surprise. the only surprising thing about this is the timing happening the very day after the midterm. martha: which timing wouldn t have been surprising in these cases? it appears the former attorney general was one person who thought this was a potential eventuality because it appears that he had written an undated resignation letter and he the white house had it for some time. there is likely more to come is the president will rearrange more deck chairs as presidents often do around this time in their presidency. republican congressman jim jordan who had called for a long time for jeff sessions removal but first we go to chief national correspondent ed henry who is tracking all the breaking news tonight. the story of the midterms can be told through jeff sessions, democrats won the house, they are no longer just bellyaching, they can issue subpoenas. for the scent trump won big by expanding his majority in the senate, so he s got room to run and the votes to push through