Trump asked Sessions to retain control of Russia inquiry after his recusal

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WASHINGTON — By the time Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrived at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort for dinner one Saturday evening in March 2017, he had been receiving the presidential silent treatment for two days. Mr. Sessions had flown to Florida because Mr. Trump was refusing to take his calls about a pressing decision on his travel ban.

When they met, Mr. Trump was ready to talk — but not about the travel ban. His grievance was with Mr. Sessions: The president objected to his decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Mr. Trump, who had told aides that he needed a loyalist overseeing the inquiry, berated Mr. Sessions and told him he should reverse his decision, an unusual and potentially inappropriate request.

Mr. Sessions refused.

The confrontation, which has not been previously reported, is being investigated by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, as are the president’s public and private attacks on Mr. Sessions and efforts to get him to resign. Mr. Trump dwelled on the recusal for months, according to confidants and current and former administration officials who described his behavior toward the attorney general.

The special counsel’s interest demonstrates Mr. Sessions’s overlooked role as a key witness in the investigation into whether Mr. Trump tried to obstruct the inquiry itself. It also suggests that the obstruction investigation is broader than it is widely understood to be — encompassing not only the president’s interactions with and firing of the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, but also his relationship with Mr. Sessions.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/us/politics/trump-sessions-obstruction.html

 

ooh

[JimandChristy 1,689]

Obstruction of Justice right there.

[jg121783 3,921]

Yet another ridiculous Russia collusion conspiracy theory from the desperate left. Can't wait until Mueller's defendants start asking for discovery. That is when Mueller's house of cards will come crashing down.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Ranty grandpa is up.

Expressing dissatisfaction with Sessions

 

first of three tweets

 

Rep.Trey Gowdy, “I don’t think so, I think what the President is doing is expressing frustration that Attorney General Sessions should have shared these reasons for recusal before he took the job, not afterward. If I were the President and I picked someone to be the country’s....

4 minutes ago

 

[Jacque67 7,328]

chief law enforcement officer, and they told me later, ‘oh by the way I’m not going to be able to participate in the most important case in the office, I would be frustrated too...and that’s how I read that - Senator Sessions, why didn’t you tell me before I picked you.....

8 minutes ago

[Jacque67 7,328]

There are lots of really good lawyers in the country, he could have picked somebody else!” And I wish I did!

 

DJT.

 

ok...

sessions is to trump as pusha-t is to drake! rw

[Jacque67 7,328]

The president reminds the country this morning that he regrets nominating Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General twitter.com/realDona…

15 minutes ago

Robert Costa.

 

trump seems like a really busy guy!

[JimandChristy 1,689]

So he regrets picking Sessions as the Attorney General and he tried to use the power of his office to persuade Sessions to un-recuse himself from the Russia probe as a sign of being loyal to the Fat Orange Nixon. He then went to Republican Senators to try and persuade them to confirm another Attorney General for him if he fired Sessions, they told him no.

 

Don't forget he also asked for loyalty from Comey and when Comey refused he fired the FBI Director. The Fat Orange Nixon is looking more guilty by the day. Obstruction of Justice is in the air.

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11 hours ago, jg121783 said:

Yet another ridiculous Russia collusion conspiracy theory from the desperate left. Can't wait until Mueller's defendants start asking for discovery. That is when Mueller's house of cards will come crashing down.

The only recent "conspiracy theories" that I've seen about the Russia investigation has been the stupid stuff like "There was a spy in the Trump campaign!"

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17 minutes ago, bcking said:

The only recent "conspiracy theories" that I've seen about the Russia investigation has been the stupid stuff like "There was a spy in the Trump campaign!"

Not sure this is a conspiracy theory since it was confirmed by the almighty James Clapper.

[JimandChristy 1,689]

22 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Not sure this is a conspiracy theory since it was confirmed by the almighty James Clapper.

Who were spying on Russians that had infiltrated the Trump Campaign. Another desperate attempt by Donnie and his supporters to muddy the waters just like they tried with the now infamous Nunes memo

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46 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

Who were spying on Russians that had infiltrated the Trump Campaign. Another desperate attempt by Donnie and his supporters to muddy the waters just like they tried with the now infamous Nunes memo

Is that a question?  I understand you want to label Trump the "Orange Nixon", but Nixon would have only dreamed of doing what Obama and his team did, and yet you excuse it.  Amazing, but whatever.  One thing I don't see Trump doing is actually using the departments under him for political purposes, Obama and his team did it in droves, and in my opinion is one of the reasons we have this Mueller sideshow.  Everyone expected the worst candidate to win, so none of this would have been necessary since the fascists from the Democratic party would have still been running things.  Thankfully that didn't happen.

 

 

[Jacque67 7,328]

Rudy on the job. Hahaha.

 

Trump asked Sessions to un-recuse from Russia probe, is that obstruction of justice? Giuliani: "Oh, no. Hardly. I mean you better be able to ask a Cabinet member to do things you think they should do. Even if he commanded him to do it, it wouldn't be obstruction of justice." twitter.com/W7VOA/st…

Jennifer Jacobs

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Hold Trey Gowdy is coming.  10 to 1 Hillary becomes a fugitive when Gowdy is AG and he drains the cesspool of corruption and bias at the FBI and DOJ