On CNN, the WA Post reporter just indicated they'd been sitting on this Sessions story for months.

[pnwmom]

The reason they came forward now was that, with so much attention focused on Sessions, they thought others might put the story out first -- and they didn't want that to happen.

So much for the theory that news organizations never hold real stories back -- sometimes for months. They do, for various reasons. This is an example of that.

[rzemanfl]

1. ??? Scatching my head. n/t

[Sanity Claws]

2. I still don't understand why they didn't put it out earlier

[pnwmom]

3. They didn't explain. Just said they'd known for months -- and I think they said since March.

I don't remember them saying why they were waiting. My personal guess is that they wanted more WH sources (in addition to whoever they had before). And lo and behold, now they have them.

[Lindsay]

4. I don't know if it's the case here,

but I have read that major news agencies are coordinating some things with the Mueller team, so as not to release things prematurely that might compromise the investigation.

[JI7]

5. Maybe there is confirmation from intelligence now ?

[Clarity2]

6. Maddow

Maddow has said on air that some stories have been held back at the request of the FBI/IC.

[pnwmom]

7. Maybe that's it. Welcome to DU, Clarity2! n/t

[Clarity2]

10. ; )

Thanks pnwmom : )

[a kennedy]

8. WTF???

[Tatiana]

9. They could have been waiting for the moment of maximum impact.

I mean, think about all the stories that have come out regarding Trump and Russia. Nothing sticks. Trump invents a new scandal and the public moves on.

With Sessions back in the news via Trump's interview with the NYT, this story couldn't have a bigger impact than now.

I suspect they are sitting on some other important stories too.

[wishstar]

11. Comey had implied there was something incriminating regarding Sessions

so that Comey did not tell Sessions what Trump had discussed with Comey, indicating Comey did not trust Sessions when it came to Trump/Russia matters.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

12. Sometimes news isn't news until it is.

It sounds ridiculous, but it's true.

[wishstar]

13. When Bob Dole ran against Bill Clinton, Wa.Post withheld stories about Dole's infidelities/affairs

and Wa. Post later revealed that they thought Bill Clinton was going to win, so they chose to not publicize what was known about Bob Doles affairs including with a secretary in his office who apparently had no real secretarial duties.