Attorney General Jeff Sessions, facing a chorus of criticism over his contacts with the Russian ambassador, recused himself Thursday from any current or future investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. His conversations with the ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak, came amid suspected Russian hacking directed at Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
Mr. Sessions said he made the decision after meeting with senior career officials at the Justice Department. He said he would not take part in any investigations “related in any way to the campaigns for president of the United States.”
He also strongly denied that any of his conversations with Russian officials were related to the presidential campaign. And he said he did not intend to deceive the Senate when he said he had no such meetings with Russian officials.
Sure, whatever you say buddy.
At this point I am just so jaded that simply do not believe a fucking word that comes out of this administration.
And there are those on the other side of the aisle who seem to share my lack of confidence.
And we need Attorney General Jeff Sessions – who should have never been confirmed in the first place – to resign. We need it now.— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) March 2, 2017
I can only imagine the shit storm happening behind the scenes in the Trump White House right now.We are far past recusal. Jeff #Sessions lied under oath. Anything less than resignation or removal from office is unacceptable.— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) March 2, 2017
I wonder if some of the staff are now taking bets on which domino will fall next?
On this day of yet more ugliness in the Trump admin, as well as a silly-looking bloated Trump in a bomber jacket, Pres Obama receives the Kennedy profile in Courage award from Caroline Kennedy. Trump's Tuesday afterglow was short-lived b/c of the latest reports involving Russia, and now BO has taken away from Trump's military-style stunt. Trump has got to be seething. Surely the tweeting will happen soon.
ReplyDeleteWhat is this about? Trump's military-style stunt
DeleteIs is playing commander in chief?
Congratulations to President Obama on receiving the Kennedy award! There is no way Trump will ever match the greatness of President Obama!
DeleteI missed seeing a 'bloated' Trump in a bomber jacket! Where is that photo? Would love to see it put up on this blog for reference.
tRump is one fugly man/child. That ridiculous hat pulled down over his eyes, no neck, bloated stomach, slow walk. The LUNATIC has taken over the asylum. Where was first wife/daughter Ivanka? Usually, she is right beside him. Probably in charge of his meds. I am sick of her, too. Constantly getting her Botoxed face on camera. Beavis and Butthead tRump are just lining their pockets behind the scenes. Donald Jr. (Beavis) was paid $50,000 to meet in Paris with a Russian envoy, among others. The entire crew is dirty, up to their eyeballs.
DeleteBut, but, but !!! he claimed the allegations, whatever they were, are false.
ReplyDeleteThat didn’t work so now he changes his story and wanna bet he remembers the whole conversation.
He lied and he got caught, their strategy is to have him recluse himself, making it look like they are giving up something.
He needs to go. I am sure he is guilty of much more.
The DOJ has just lost all credibility if he doesn’t step down or get removed.
He will be telling the WH what is going on in the investigations.
I heard he was "fatigued" at the time of his perjury.
DeleteLOL when I get tired I don't know truth from lies, fact from fiction or right from wrong.... like fucking hell.
Kick his white ass out of his seat immediately - he has lost ALL credibility as have the majority of Republicans currently holding office in D.C.
DeleteWhat a fucking mess! Can you imagine if it had been the Democrats going through this? They'd have been put on trial by now for Christ's sake.
Next election cycle - vote ALL Republicans out of office that are up for reelection - across the country, but assuredly in the U.S. Congress. They are detrimental to our health!!!
Hillary went through an 11 HOUR ordeal, televised, and she told the TRUTH. Guess it is different for rethugs. I think Ryan and McConnell are in on this too. They KNEW about Russia last year.
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DeleteI heard he was "fatigued" at the time of his perjury."
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What a wimp. Maybe he should have asked Hillary for guidance on how to hold up during appearances before Congress.
I think Sessions needs to resign; recusing himself is not enough, not in this vindictive, lawless administration. Imagine trying to investigate the Russian connection to the Trump campaign and administration with the likes of Sessions, Bannon and others of his ilk looking on.
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When is McMasters going to take Bannon off the NSC?
ReplyDeleteNo doubt that was one of his conditions so maybe it has already happened. It's not like the Trump admin would hide it.... is it...>
DeleteHe needs to be prosecuted for perjury too.
ReplyDeleteNah, he'll just get a Con(way)-jobbers WH pat on the wrist, not even a slap. "He didn't do it for personal gain," don't ya know...
DeleteThere is no perjury case, just a lot of useless leftist wind blowing.
Delete9:10 No perjury case? The little dweeb LIED under oath, he committed PERJURY. How can HE be in charge, when he breaks laws? Is he suffering from dementia, Alzheimers?. He IS a strange looking little pencil-necked geek.
DeleteHere you go 2:04, since you have a hard time understanding:
Delete"Could Attorney General Jeff Sessions face legal trouble?"
“That is a very high bar,” CBS News’ chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford said. “I see no way Attorney General Sessions would be prosecuted for his testimony. To be convicted of lying to Congress, you have to give testimony that you know is false.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-sessions-attorney-general-recusal-legal-consequences/
How many state secrets has trump sold to putin? How much do nuclear codes go for on today's market?
ReplyDeleteLet's save the taxpayers a whole bunch of money, the whole administration needs to go and NOW.
ReplyDeleteLike somebody said on Twitter, it would be faster and easier to look for people in the Trump Administration with ties to America.
ReplyDeleteOkay that literally made me laugh out loud.
DeleteGood one!
DeleteHe only recused himself from the investigation into the CAMPAIGN. Not from investigations of Russian ties SINCE the election.
ReplyDeleteSneaky like his fuhrer.
There's a bigger picture. Perjury's perjury, no?
DeleteI am soo sorry that I got caught lying!
ReplyDeleteSigned,
Jeff sessions
Signed with my fingers crossed. Your pal, Jeff.
DeleteYep, take every word. Only from campaign.
ReplyDeleteIt's gotten to the point with this endless stream of tRump related crap that reading a piece about the Palin's hucksterism and graft and sheer idiocy would seem like light entertainment. And isn't that a sad commentary on the societal and political shift that's taken place over a few short months that somehow seem like years.
ReplyDeletetRump is making George W look like a beacon of reason and statesmanship.
RJ
These assholes!, they are holding womens pussys and yet they are not helping vets in va hospitals and elderly women in nuring homes!
ReplyDeleteIt just is so damn heartbreaking, those people who have no one!
Wish such badstuff for gops and wh bitches!
Yep rid of the whole lot. These assholes are also not dropping their companies which earn money for them. Sick of all of them.
ReplyDeleteWe should all be so lucky to have rules broken for us all.
We are too honest to live by THEIR rules. They thrive on underhand schemes.
DeleteThe lack of expertise in this WH is overwhelmingly showing it is far past time for the president to be impeached. The man simply is unable to lead.
ReplyDeleteNot happening. 8 years.
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Presidential terms are four years, moron. Or are you assuming he will have plenty of domestic election meddling in place by then? He sure the hell can't win honestly.
Well Nancy and the Cherokee are not going to get their way just because they are playing politics. Short of Sessions getting busted with a minor, it is doubtful he is going to resign.
ReplyDelete"Cherokee"? So, you are O.K. with the orange shitgibbon and his drunk, unwashed President Bannon being in charge of the country? They are shaming the US. The entire WORLD knows the election was orchestrated by Putin, and those blackmail tapes (of tRump being peed on)Nobody trusts this country anymore. One crook after another joins the mob in the administration. They make the Mafia look like a frat group.
DeleteNancy and the Cherokee? Sure can't let go of anything trivial, especially if it has been repeatedly debunked. You've got nothing.
DeleteDid she not refer to herself as Cherokee? What is wrong with paying respect to her claims?
DeleteNot enough.
ReplyDeleteHe lied to Franken under oath. That's perjury.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff-sessions-al-franken-questions_us_58b8bd27e4b0b998941653c0?ut7ioonyfixuma38fr&
Lol. That is pretty far fetched trying to spin the context of that testimony into a lie. Guess what, Senators get to talk to ambassadors of foreign nations, they do it all the time. Isn't that the purpose of Ambassadors. This attempted spin is beyond making the Democrats look foolish. He is not going anywhere and there will not be a perjury charge.
Deletewhy lie about it, if it is business as usual? Does he have dementia, and forgot? The gop covered for Reagan, when he was slipping away. We had no president for several years, unless you count Nancy as being in charge. Had he been a democratic president, the gop would have been screaming on TV worse than they do now. Sessions LIED under oath.
DeleteExcept he wasn't there as a senator nor was he there in his position on the Arms Committee. His entire trip was paid for out of campaign funds. He was there as a trump surrogate and campaign advisor.
DeleteThanks Obama:)
ReplyDeleteAnd now that hypocrite Pence was found to be using a private e-mail account for official business when he was governor. AND IT WAS HACKED! He's saying it's not the same as Hillary using a private server, plus he didn't have access to classified documents.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pence-email-hacked_us_58b8bc9ae4b0d2821b4ceac1?pl6hcqxb82jfw29&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
If you ask me Hillary was smart to set up that server since it appears to be the only government and private account that WASN'T hacked.
Nothing like a lying Republican hypocrite to spin and twist.
If only they would twist in the wind while the vultures picked at their innards.,
Isn't it strange that almost on a daily basis one of this shitgibbon's "administration" gets outed as a crook? Poor little donnie does not seem to know any HONEST people. Even his family members are tainted.
DeleteAnd there's more.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/02/exclusive-two-other-trump-advisers-also-spoke-russian-envoy-during-gop-convention/98648190/
"At least two more members of the Trump campaign’s national security officials also spoke with Kislyak at the event, and several more Trump national security advisers were in attendance.
It's unknown what the Trump campaign officials who spoke with the ambassador – J.D. Gordon and Carter Page – discussed with him. Those who took part in the events in Cleveland said it is not unusual for presidential campaign teams to interact with diplomats.
However, the newly-revealed communications further contradict months of repeated denials by Trump officials that his campaign had contact with officials representing the Russian government."
I don't care how innocent these conversations were. The fact is they took place and the Trump administration LIED and said they didn't.
Seems that no truly HONEST person wants a job with tRump. Are there any truly honest people in the gop?
DeleteYou see what happens when you lie and attention is drawn to you?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-sessions-used-political-funds-for-republican-convention-expenses-1488509301?emailToken=JRrzfvl7ZX6Ti9E1aMw%2B2VMmK7IFEPSIQVXMaW3RN0SJrHvRoP6gzKwxwtWqp2%2B0AEh9/ZUe4nYiTznQi2NsGcSWnaByl0ulfH8Yo4Hc3AuQN1%2BexRLaLbdE5/KNpw%3D%3D
"Records show attorney general used campaign account for travel expenses to Cleveland, where he met Russian envoy"
"He spoke about Trump's campaign AT THE EVENT."
So, another LIE.
He didn't use official funds, he used his own campaign funds.
So he didn't speak with the Russian in his official capacity. And he was a part of Trump's campaign if he spoke about it while there. He was a senior advisor to the Trump campaign. He wasn't there as a member of the Armed Services Committee.
Just another lie from a lying liar. I hope Franken puts his ass in a sling and invites all to play piñata.
We're dealing with a nest of snakes ,folks.where there's one,there's many.
ReplyDeletePinata?? What's inside??All the evils of Pandora box (SmellyAnne) So far it's been Kick the Ball. Its picking up steam and heads are starting to roll.
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