Attorney General Jeff Sessions was scheduled to testify publicly next Tuesday before the House and Senate appropriations committees. On Saturday, he abruptly canceled.
In letters to the chairmen of the committees, Sessions writes that he will send his deputy, Rod Rosenstein, to the hearing instead. In explaining the cancellation, Sessions writes that he believed that members of the committees were planning on asking him about “issues related to the investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 election.”
Gee, ya think?|
Of course that is what they are going to ask him, as well as questions about just how many meetings with Russians did he have that he has failed to report?
Sessions did not decide to skip all testimony however.
Courtesy of Reuters:
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a letter on Saturday that he will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday to address matters former FBI Director James Comey brought up this week in testimony to the same panel.
In a letter seen by Reuters, Sessions told Senator Richard Shelby, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, that the intelligence committee is the "most appropriate" place to address matters that came up during Comey's hearing on Thursday.
This Reuters article does not specify if this will be an open or closed hearing, but other reporting suggests that it will be closed.
Which I think is predictable since James Comey all but accused Sessions of having his own Russian problem, and there is no way that testimony will not come up during any hearings with Sessions.
I am really hoping that there is an open hearing coming up, because I would really enjoy watching this little Keebler Elf sweating his tiny balls off while being scrutinized about his association with the Russians and just why he did not respond to Comey's requests to never leave him alone with Trump.
ot? Hot Coal$?"dropped from 30% in February to 21%-22% today"
ReplyDeleteBUTT>would “walk over glass” for Trump
". The reason why Republicans are trying to rush through a healthcare bill is that they think that if they get Trump some “wins,” his approval numbers with his base will go up." RIGHT?!"The problem is that the health care bill has an approval rating of 17%, which means that it is even less popular than the President," A Democratically-controlled House would not only kill the Trump agenda but also take the Russia investigation to a whole different level.
Trump’s base is beginning to leave him, and if Republicans don’t do something quickly, 2018 could be a great year for Democrats." whats LEFT? VOTE!
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/06/11/trumps-base-support-collapsing-white-house-freaking.html
tRump can push coal all he wants but I don't know one person that wnts to start shoveling dirty coal into their furnace or firplace.
DeleteBTW More starbucks barista's than actual coal miners in the USA.
DeleteSupporters leaving Trump does NOT translate into a Democratic win at any level. They'll just vote for some other Republican asshole.
DeleteSo far the DCCC isn't doing anything on the local, state or federal level to win anything. They're just assuming that support for Obama or Hillary will translate into a win.
How will the Senate's health care vote be a great Trump "win" if the vast majority of Americans recognize that it is purely toxic to their health? Fox News will have to work the propaganda machine overtime to convince those people who watch that the anti-healthcare bill is just the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-comey-flynn-investigation_us_593d53cfe4b02402687a329d?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
ReplyDelete"Donald Trump’s Son Inadvertently Backs Up Comey"
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Another one of Trump's buddies that needs to be strung up. They are truly a horrid bunch of Republican white guys surrounding him! Sickening!
ReplyDelete"Michael Flynn, Jeff Sessions, Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner have lied or concealed their contacts with Russian interestsThe Republican Party platform was altered by Trump to remove the condemnation of Russian aggression against the Ukraine. Trump brought the Russian foreign minister and the ambassador/spymaster into the Oval Office and revealed the most secret intelligence to them as the Russian news agency Tass photographed the smile fest while American media were barred from the meeting". -
DeleteSee more at: http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/166089#sthash.4sMpXqR1.dpuf
That means he's guilty. The only question will be if he perjures himself to cover his ass and the committee lets him get away with it
ReplyDeleteAre there no Democrats with any balls or backbone on this committee?
NO. Their silence through this whole joke of a "presidency" is astounding.
DeleteAnd if it's closed, who's to say? They can put forth any story they want to of what transpired. Disgusting POSes!
DeleteTrump's son backs up Comey's account.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-comey-flynn-investigation_us_593d53cfe4b02402687a329d?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
And another nail in the coffin.
ReplyDeletePreet Bharara says that he was fired the day after he refused to take a call from Trump.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fired-prosecutor-says-he-refused-trumps-call-and-lost-job-the-next-day_us_593d450be4b0c5a35ca04e24?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
"President Donald Trump fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara the day after the prosecutor refused to return a call from him, Bharara said on ABC News’ “This Week” Sunday.
Bharara said he viewed direct contact from the president to himself, as a law-enforcement official, to be an inappropriate breach of protocol and reported it to the office of Attorney General Jeff Sessions on March 9. “Twenty-two hours later, I was fired,” Bharara said.
Bharara’s account echoes the testimony of former FBI Director James Comey, who told the Senate Intelligence Committee last week that Trump contacted him directly by phone numerous times between the presidential transition and Comey’s own dismissal last month. Comey also testified about one-on-one meetings he had with Trump, some of which he said left him feeling uncomfortable"
Gosh if all these guys are so innocent, why are they running from the questions?
ReplyDeleteDid anyone expect him to surround himself with upstanding people? C'mon....
ReplyDeleteI doubt he knows one honest person. Of course he doesn't trust anyone-he surrounds himself with lying goons who'll bow at his feet and kiss his ass for $$$ and TV time. This pathetic charade has to end.
DeleteGosh. I wonder if he has something to hide?
ReplyDelete20 years too late, but he should be tarred and feathered, run out of town on a rail
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteI can already smell the outrage from the lower 48!
John McCain: Obama was a better world leader than Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/john-mccain-obama-was-a-better-world-leader-than-trump/
Paging Tundra Turd to her blog...AGENT ORANGE needs your help and Obama!!
Yes that was interesting. He spends the week lying and the weekend speaking the truth? Wonder which McCain will be embraced by the idiots on the right?
DeleteWe all know he's got a potty mouth. Before he descends into full blown dementia, I want to hear him admit that he was WRONG in choosing that ***** as a running mate.
DeleteConsidering it comes on the heels of that dementia laden questioning at Comey's hearing, hardly effective. McCain has burned his bridges and shot his capital as far as influence and opinion goes.
DeleteNo one cares about his. He's a doddering old fool, a blithering idiot, he's slipping into senility. That's the politest thing they'll say. Those that don't will just say sellout or traitor.
McCain called his wife a cunt, why not $ara?
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Attorney General abruptly cancels plans to testify in open hearing, opts for closed hearing instead.
I just joined a group for 25 max credits, trump will not testify
DeleteWhat's he have to hide? A bit of collusion with Russia?
ReplyDeleteUmmmm I plead the 5th
ReplyDeleteComrade Keebler Elf, the Kremlin believes that members of the committees are planning on gang reaming you without lube with questions about “issues related to the investigation into our interference with the 2016 election.”
ReplyDeleteYour orders through back channels from the puppet master is to immediately withdraw from participating and not to answer any more questions. You are weak minded and will expose everything and everybody so send a Pawn underling that is expendable. That is all until you hear from the Hammer & Sickle
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DeleteKeebler Sessions can't testify. The WH ordered Keebler cookies and the elf will be too busy.
ReplyDeleteIf you are too stupid to remember anything, remember one thing.
ReplyDeleteNothing sticks to Teflon Trump
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ReplyDeleteOh, what a coward Jefferson Davis Sessions is. His whole career has been built on being a racist bully and, suddenly, when he's in the hot seat, he's afraid to speak out in public. Doesn't he think that the American people should hear what he has to say?
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The only reason anyone would throw their career away and enable trump is one of three reasons.
ReplyDelete1. Trump has dirt on them personally.
2. They are corrupt too.
3. They are ignorant.
The trump/spy school agenda....record, extort, bribe, threaten. We are witnessing the rise and fall of trump enablers, bullies, liars and crooks. There is NO honor nor decency with this Unamerican bunch of criminals.
I think that the only reason trump and stumps are not in prison today is that they are bribing, extorting or threatening people in certain positions. There is more than enough evidence to haul all of them away. I realize this must be handled in a lawful way but it is certainly time to stop all involved from spending another usa taxpayer penny on enabling this scam and crime against American's and the American Constitution.
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