Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the investigation of possible Russian interference in the 2016 election, President Trump has hammered him.

If you google the phrase “trump criticism of sessions” you will get 34,800,000 hits. Basically Mr. Trump’s anger comes from the belief that the Attorney General works for him and should show more loyalty to him.

But here’s the problem: while Mr. Trump appointed Mr. Sessions, and while he serves at the pleasure of the President, he works for the American people. When he recused himself from the investigation he did the right thing. Mr. Sessions was involved in the Trump campaign and this would present a potential conflict of interest.

Mr. Trump’s lack of understanding of this difference is problematic. I’ve spoken about this before but Mr. Trump sees all government employees as working for him, not for the United States. Yesterday the New York Times ran an article that was written anonymously by a senior official that was critical of the President. Mr. Trump responded by calling this action treason.

And however we may feel about writing an anonymous opinion piece, this writer clearly writes from a place of serving the nation. I just hope he or she is not found out.