Sessions IS staying after all.

[BigmanPigman]

[DURHAM D]

1. I thought he would stay.

By staying he hopes to limit the Russian investigation of himself.

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[Thrill]

2. Of course that weasel will stay

He doesn't have a Senate seat to just go back to

[Eyeball_Kid]

3. Now he's Trumpy's Little Whipping Boy.

[Paladin]

4. No principles, no courage, no personal pride.

OF COURSE Sessions will hang around.

[stopbush]

5. Bingo. The moral fortitude of a dish of warm Jell-O.

[FM123]

7. Paladin - I think that should be the new GOP slogan

[Paladin]

8. Suits me. I'll buy the T-shirt. (nt)

[Renew Deal]

9. Depends on how you look at it

He might be staying to protect the department from Trump... But I doubt it

[Paladin]

10. You're giving Sessions WAY the hell too much credit.

A quick review of his political history will confirm that.

[NCTraveler]

11. I don't think they are giving his ego too much credit.

Just because his intentions might not be righteous in reality doesn't mean they aren't in his own mind.

[Renew Deal]

12. I agree

It's a longshot. But it's also obvious that him resigning would open the gates of hell for that department.

[Paladin]

13. Too late. Those gates are wide open.

Sessions staying on empowers trump to wipe his ass with the Justice Department, at will. Congressional hearings on whoever trump came up with as Sessions' successor would have been a media spectacle, eroding what little is left of trump's public standing. The dirty little Confederate's lack of guts and self-respect just serves to prolong things.

[Nevernose]

6. The damage he can do is more important

Than any semblance of pride or dignity. He'd rather make sure nonviolent drug offenders get longer sentences or make sure civil asset forfeiture is still taking from black people.

There's not much time left for (some members of) his generation to set back the clock...