Supporters of embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions expect him to be fired after the midterm elections but are lobbying President Trump to allow him to leave with dignity, according to a report.

They argue that despite provoking Trump’s ire after he recused himself from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, Sessions has been a loyal champion of the president’s policies – including taking a tougher stand on illegal immigration and cracking down on MS-13.

“He deserves a graceful exit. His career deserves a strong conclusion,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told the Associated Press.

The Georgia Republican described himself as a longtime “admirer” of the former Alabama senator, calling him “a strong conservative who has done strong work at the Department of Justice.”

Gingrich said, if asked, he would be the intermediary between the White House and Sessions’ allies.

Former Cincinnati Mayor Ken Blackwell floated the idea that Sessions shouldn’t be sacked after the Nov. 6 elections but instead be kept on until January when he could resign on his own.

He said backers of Sessions have made the point to the administration that the attorney general deserves some recognition from the White House that “he has more than a passing grade” for carrying Trump’s water in the Justice Department.

“It is not unknown, from anyone from John Kelly to Jared Kushner, that there is a base of support,” said Blackwell, referring to Trump’s chief of staff and son-in-law. “A portion of that base is ready to continue advocacy for his service.”

But it’s unlikely Sessions will last long after the votes are tallied on Nov. 6 because the president has repeatedly been talked out of firing the attorney general and because he wants to make wholesale changes at the Justice Department after the midterms, officials told the Associated Press.

By dumping Sessions, Trump could hand-pick his successor – somebody who would oversee Mueller’s probe in place of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

If Trump were to wait, the wire service said, it would have more to do with the administration dealing with the consequences of the midterm elections, in which Democrats may gain control of the House, and preparing for two overseas trips in November.

A former Senate aide to Sessions offered a dire prediction.

“The idea that this gets better – they stand next to each other and sing common praises – I just don’t see anybody looking at that seriously,” Cameron Smith said.