U.S. Attorney General Sessions hires private attorney

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has become the latest senior Trump administration official to hire a private attorney, a Justice Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.Sessions has retained Washington-based lawyer Charles Cooper, whom spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores described as a long-time friend of the former senator.Cooper was present at Sessions' confirmation hearing and again when he testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier this month.