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According to the Department of Justice, Sessions was there when an aide said he had a path to Russia
CHARLIE MAY
10.31.20171:37 PM
The credibility of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been called into serious question after the Justice Department unsealed a plea deal taken by a former foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump's campaign.
The documents revealed that former adviser George Papadopoulos attended a "national security meeting in Washington D.C.," on March 31, 2016, along with Trump, Sessions and others. In that meeting, Papadopoulos "introduced himself," and explicitly stated "in sum and substance, that he had connections that could help arrange a meeting between then-candidate Trump and [Russian] President Putin."
Trump tweeted a picture of the meeting the day it occurred, and he, as well as Sessions, sat at opposite heads of the table. Papadopoulos is pictured to the left of Sessions in the middle of the table.
Link to tweet
While both Trump and Sessions have repeatedly insisted there has been no collusion with the Russian government, Sessions has pledged this argument under oath. Sessions also led the foreign policy team of which Papadopoulos was part.
"I have never met with or had any conversation with any Russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the United States," Sessions told the Senate Intelligence Committee in the opening statement of his second testimony on June 13. "Further, I have no knowledge of any such conversations by anyone connected to the Trump campaign."
If the Justice Department affidavit is true, and Sessions was in the room at the time Papadopoulos explained he wanted to arrange a meeting between Trump and Putin, there could potentially be a perjury case.
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https://www.salon.com/2017/10/31/jeff-sessions-may-be-in-big-trouble-after-george-papadopoulos-guilty-plea/
ffr
(22,669 posts)LOCK THEM UP!
LOCK THEM UP!
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)Sessions was the leader of Trump's Foreign Affairs Committee
R B Garr
(16,950 posts)about his involvement and knowledge of the Russian contacts? How many more mulligans does he get? He should be indicted, too.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)necessary to protect Sessions.
gibraltar72
(7,503 posts)have imagined a guy whose biggest dream in life was to be Imperial Grand Wizard of the KKK would betray American ideals?
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)is likely gonna help hang him (figuratively speaking, of course).
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,680 posts)He's got as much credibility as your average Keebler elf.
Dread Pirate Roberts
(1,896 posts)To my knowledge, none of the Keebler elves ever lied under oath. Fudge sticks, Deluxe Grahams, Pecan Sandies-they're delicious. Sessions on the other hand......
FakeNoose
(32,634 posts)Goes to show you!
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)or is colluding with Putin et al the price these right wingers were willing to pay to cease power?
2naSalit
(86,586 posts)they were quite willing to sell their souls and anyone else's to have their grand hate-fest to punish us for electing Obama twice.
volstork
(5,400 posts)in jail!
panader0
(25,816 posts)We knew that when he became AG. Lying, treasonous, racist scum wants to throw
pot smokers in jail.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,431 posts)There's NOTHING that will stop Sessions from lying, under oath or under the car mat.
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)When I see/ him speaknow it is such obvious BS. During his confirmation hearings he proved what a shithead he is.
Ukapau
(78 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)goes down hard..