WaPo: Sessions spoke twice with Russian ambassador during campaign

[EnglishPete]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/politics/democrats-sessions-russia-resignation-call/index.html?adkey=bn

The White House is hanging Sessions out to dry.  They say they only learned yesterday, through press reports, that Sessions had contact with the Russian envoy during the campaign.

I don't see a win for them in this, it'll be less damaging to have it finished sooner rather than later. Sure, a second resignation/firing (if it comes to that) will be BAD, but having on ongoing investigation will be WORSE. And a special prosecutor is the stuff of Trump's nightmares.

The Dems and NeverTrumpers have already made it perfectly clear that they want an ongoing Investigation and a Special investigator. All they're doing now is trying to build their pretext. If they can't use one excuse they'll find another.

Sacking people in an attempt to appease these people would be a big mistake as it would only embolden them. As Winston Churchill famously said about appeasement "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." For Trump to try to appease crocodiles like Schumer and McCain would be a tactical error.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/politics/democrats-sessions-russia-resignation-call/index.html?adkey=bn

The White House is hanging Sessions out to dry.  They say they only learned yesterday, through press reports, that Sessions had contact with the Russian envoy during the campaign.

Oops

"EXTREME VETTING"

"ONLY THE BEST PEOPLE"

[Dr. Arch]

[Wiz in Wis]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/politics/democrats-sessions-russia-resignation-call/index.html?adkey=bn

The White House is hanging Sessions out to dry.  They say they only learned yesterday, through press reports, that Sessions had contact with the Russian envoy during the campaign.

Oops

"EXTREME VETTING"

"ONLY THE BEST PEOPLE"

[ApatheticAustrian]

i got a theory.

trump has no problems with letting people like sessions go, cause he has no interest in them anyway....pick of the republican base.

[The Other Castro]

Pelosi says 100+ House Democrats have called on Sessions to resign.

[(Still) muted by Kalwejt until March 31]

Pelosi says 100+ House Democrats have called on Sessions to resign.

DJT should give them the finger.

[Comrade Funk]

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-russia-christopher-steele-dossier-us-senate-intelligence-hotel-british-spy-mi6-evidence-a7608456.html

[Crumpets]

Pelosi says 100+ House Democrats have called on Sessions to resign.

DJT should give them the finger.

He doesn't have the guts to do it. He's just going to plug his ears and sing "LALALALALA" until this is over.

[publicunofficial]

Pelosi says 100+ House Democrats have called on Sessions to resign.

DJT should give them the finger.

"Why are they so mean to Russia (((((((("

Cry more, shill.

[Doimper]

Pelosi says 100+ House Democrats have called on Sessions to resign.

DJT should give them the finger.

So they can laugh at how stubby it is?

[EnglishPete]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/politics/democrats-sessions-russia-resignation-call/index.html?adkey=bn

The White House is hanging Sessions out to dry.  They say they only learned yesterday, through press reports, that Sessions had contact with the Russian envoy during the campaign.

How exactly is that "hanging him out to dry"? Its confirming what he said. If the meeting with the Russian ambassador was purely to do with his work as a Senator and nothing to do with the campaign he would have had no need to inform the campaign. The campaign would have had no cause to ask Sessions for a running commentary on every meeting with a foreign diplomat he had as part of his work. Did Hillary demand an inventory of such meetings from every Dem Senator actively involved in supporting her campaign. I'm sure Senators would find it insulting to be quizzed in this way by campaigns.

If the Administration said that they had been informed about the meetings at the time then the question would be raised as to why they had been informed. What would Sessions be informing them about?

[SteveRogers]

Don't worry everybody, Trump has "total" confidence in Sessions! Just like he had total confidence in Flynn!

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/322047-trump-has-total-confidence-in-sessions

Also, Trump is sure that Sessions probably told the truth in his Senate hearings!

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[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Pelosi says 100+ House Democrats have called on Sessions to resign.

DJT should give them the finger.

So they can laugh at how stubby it is?

So he can laugh about how he's the President and the country is great again and his life is a ravishing success unlike his opponents who are born losers and will die losers.

[The_Doctor]

Pelosi says 100+ House Democrats have called on Sessions to resign.

DJT should give them the finger.

So they can laugh at how stubby it is?

So he can laugh about how he's the President and the country is great again and his life is a ravishing success unlike his opponents who are born losers and will die losers.

As the saying goes: U mad, bro?

Also is that pre-impeachment or post?

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Pelosi says 100+ House Democrats have called on Sessions to resign.

DJT should give them the finger.

So they can laugh at how stubby it is?

So he can laugh about how he's the President and the country is great again and his life is a ravishing success unlike his opponents who are born losers and will die losers.

As the saying goes: U mad, bro?

Also is that pre-impeachment or post?

Impeachment has as close to a zero percent chance of happening as it did for Obama, so get out of your deranged fantasy land or you're going to be upset when he beats some loser that the Dems think is a good choice (Booker?)

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Impeachment has as close to a zero percent chance of happening as it did for Obama, so get out of your deranged fantasy land or you're going to be upset when he beats some loser that the Dems think is a good choice (Booker?)

QFT.  Even if Sessions goes down you're going to get a different horrible as AG.

[Doimper]

Pelosi says 100+ House Democrats have called on Sessions to resign.

DJT should give them the finger.

So they can laugh at how stubby it is?

So he can laugh about how he's the President and the country is great again and his life is a ravishing success unlike his opponents who are born losers and will die losers.

lol

[Gass3268]

Sessions is holding a press conference at 4pm ET

[The_Doctor]

Pelosi says 100+ House Democrats have called on Sessions to resign.

DJT should give them the finger.

So they can laugh at how stubby it is?

So he can laugh about how he's the President and the country is great again and his life is a ravishing success unlike his opponents who are born losers and will die losers.

As the saying goes: U mad, bro?

Also is that pre-impeachment or post?

Impeachment has as close to a zero percent chance of happening as it did for Obama, so get out of your deranged fantasy land or you're going to be upset when he beats some loser that the Dems think is a good choice (Booker?)

Haha you real mad, bro.

No worries, the drip-drip-drip of news will definitely be fun to watch as it takes him down. Everyday there's a Russia story it reinforces how little capital he really has and how weak he is as a president. This drip-drip is how Nixon and Bush got screwed and really Trump has no mandate and is highly controversial and polarizing.

It's fun watching the defense though, as you all hope secretly he gets it together and lets you off the hook.

Don't get too worked up though brah. We're just at the beginning of this story.

[Confused Democrat]

Sessions is holding a press conference at 4pm ET

I wonder if he'll recuse himself.

[Wiz in Wis]

Sessions is holding a press conference at 4pm ET

I wonder if he'll recuse himself.

If he doesn't, he'll be entering a world of sh*t

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

He's going to end up recusing himself,  just relax.

[Confused Democrat]

He's going to end up recusing himself,  just relax.

I hope he resigns tbh.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

He's going to end up recusing himself,  just relax.

I hope he resigns tbh.

The next guy won't be any better.......