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Back in June, there was some cause for concern that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was having memory problems. When questioned from multiple angles during multiple appearances before Congressional investigators about the Trump campaigns relationship to Russia, Sessionss consistent refrain was: I dont recall. He gave an equally evasive response when Minnesota Senator Al Franken specifically asked whether surrogates from the Trump campaign had communicated with Russians during the 2016 election in October. I did not, and Im not aware of anyone else that did, and I dont believe it happened, Sessions told the Senate Intelligence Committee under oath. (He made similar statements to the Senate Judiciary Committee.)
Now, however, Sessions has reportedly changed his tune. Citing a source familiar with Sessionss thinking, NBC News reported on Thursday that the attorney generalwho served as a top Trump surrogate and headed the then-presidential hopefuls national security teamdoes in fact recall rejecting George Papadopouloss offer to arrange a meeting between Trump and Putin, after the Republican candidate stopped short of ruling out the idea.
The March 31 comments by this Papadopoulos person did not leave a lasting impression, the source told NBC News. As far as Sessions seemed to be concerned, when he shut down this idea of Papadopoulos engaging with Russia, that was the end of it and he moved the meeting along to other issues. The source added that Papadopoulos was viewed by those in attendance as someone who didn't have a lot of credibility.
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Jeff Sessions, Perjured Excuse for an Attorney General
cbreezen
(694 posts)when we called Sessions out on his lies as he was actually testifying. Sometimes, it feels like this is a different place. There is a recent lack of comaraderie amongst us.
Then, again, it could just me.
ffr
(22,665 posts)Not very bright.
struggle4progress
(118,236 posts)because they couldn't manage to put on their own shoes without help from slaves