Sessions Testimony: Former Colleagues to Grill Attorney General

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https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/us/politics/jeff-sessions-testimony.html

 

Democrats accuse Sessions of misleading senators.

Mr. Sessions may have sent a stand-in to the Appropriations Committee, but that did not stop Democrats there from venting their frustrations at him.

Senator Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, the committee’s top Democrat, criticized Mr. Sessions for opting to testify in front of the Intelligence Committee instead of appearing as planned to make the case for the Justice Department’s budget, saying attorneys general do not “cower” when called upon by Congress.

Mr. Leahy said he had questions about the role of Mr. Sessions in the firing of Mr. Comey, as well as what he called “false testimony” by Mr. Sessions about his interactions with Russian officials during his confirmation hearing — questions he could not ask Mr. Rosenstein.

Edited June 13, 2017 by ccneat

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Sessions defends answer on meeting with Russian officials, says he gave "fair and correct response" to Sen. Franken's "rambling question.

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For the record The Verbatim Question Answer

Sen. Al Franken: CNN has just published a story and I'm telling you this about a news story that's just been published. I'm not expecting you to know whether or not it's true or not. But CNN just published a story alleging that the intelligence community provided documents to the president-elect last week that included information that quote, "Russian operatives claimed to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump." These documents also allegedly say quote, "There was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump's surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government."

 

Now, again, I'm telling you this as it's coming out, so you know. But if it's true, it's obviously extremely serious and if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do?

Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions: Senator Franken, I'm not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn't have — did not have communications with the Russians, and I'm unable to comment on it.

Franken: Very well. Without divulging sensitive information, do you know about this or know what compromising personal and financial information the Russians claim to have?

Sessions: Senator Franken, allegations get made about candidates all the time and they've been made about president-elect Trump a lot sometimes. Most of them, virtually all of them have been proven to be exaggerated and untrue. I would just say to you that I have no information about this matter. I have not been in on the classified briefings and I'm not a member of the intelligence committee, and I'm just not able to give you any comment on it at this time.

Edited June 13, 2017 by ccneat

[yuna628 9,676]

Jeffy is going to need a pee break soon... he's caught Rubio's water-drinking syndrome.

 

Glug glug glug...

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3 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

Jeffy is going to need a pee break soon... he's caught Rubio's water-drinking syndrome.

 

Glug glug glug...

 

 

He's kind of in a very tight spot. 

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9 minutes ago, CaliCat said:

 

 

He's kind of in a very tight spot. 

Keebler Elves are small and can wiggle away with amazing agility

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This is like pleading the 5th while not really pleading the 5th. Huh, what is this newfangled thing?

 

I don't recall.

I can't remember.

I can't answer.

I don't know how long I lingered or how I arrived at lingering.

I agreed with him about not being left with the President (but I'm too much of a spineless yes man to do anything about it).

If I'd known about wrong-doing ''maybe'' (!!!??) I would have quit.

I'd have to rack my brain (because I didn't take the time to do that before sitting in this chair).

I was just there as an 'interested party'.

Angry old man yelling.

I recused myself without recusing myself.

It did not violate my recusal (without explaining why).

Glug glug.

 

Yawn. Stay hydrated man... it's hot out there.

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[yuna628 9,676]

Heinrich finally gets to the point about not answering.

 

Answer: ''I believe they exist....'' If he's AG shouldn't he know? Let's see these policies that don't exist.