Anonymous White House official tells CNN it had no knowledge of Sessions's meeting with Russian...

[DonViejo]

Source: RawStory


Anonymous White House official tells CNN it had no knowledge of Sessions’s meeting with Russian ambassador

BRAD REED
02 MAR 2017 AT 13:06 ET

An anonymous Trump administration official has told CNN that no one in the administration had any prior knowledge of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s two meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

Specifically, CNN’s Carol Costello reports that a “senior administration official says WH learned of Sessions’ contacts” with the ambassador through press reports.

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Sessions has come under fire for not disclosing at his Senate confirmation hearing that he twice met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak over the course of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Several Democrats — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) — have called on Sessions to resign. In addition, several Republicans — including Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Raul Labrador (R-ID) — said Sessions should recuse himself from any investigations into ties between Russian officials and the Trump campaign.

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[yallerdawg]

1. Anonymous source?

FAKE NEWS!

[TomCADem]

29. Rhymes With Micer?

Nt

[Hortensis]

35. So Sessions is being cut loose. Makes sense of

Morning Joe's bit attack on him. Protect 45.

[C_U_L8R]

2. No one, no way, no how

Lalalalalalalalalala.

[nycbos]

3. I am allergic to bullshit.

[Botany]

4. Sessions met with Ambassador Kislyak @ the RNC and Trump and company didn't know about it?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028733590

[Scarsdale]

24. Kellyanne Konjob?

Are there ANY honest, adult people in this mis-adminstrtion? tRump surrounds himself with sleazebags, who all are loaded with baggage. Did President Bannon know about little Beauregard;s meeting with his buddies? Was the AG position payback of sorts?

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. Beauregard is merely a tiny speed bump.

Throwing him out won't slow this bus down, not by a long shot.

[lark]

6. J.A.F.L.

Just an another freaking lie from an administration that doesn't seem to even know how to tell the truth and never, ever, is straight with us.

[Ccarmona]

7. Parsing Words

"White House", maybe not, but the story came from the Justice Dept., still part of the Executive Branch.

[cstanleytech]

17. They said no one in the administration however that does not mean Flynn did not know nor

someone in the campaign didn't know not to mention we don't know who in Congress might have known and or been involved with those meetings he had such as Ryan or Mitch for example and it could be part of the reason why they have been stonewalling any investigation into Russian activity inside the US before and during the elections.

[Eyeball_Kid]

27. The flaw in your thinking: You are not presuming that anyone in the Trumpy White House

is lying. They lie as their default position. If you assume the same, you're getting closer to the truth.

[cstanleytech]

33. I didn't say that they are not lying I am just pointing out the loopholes over what

they "are" saying.
Flynn for example is not part of the administration currently however he could have been involved in meeting with the Russians up to eyebrows or helping to pass messages however technically they would not be lying if they now said no one in the administration was communicating with Russia if he was the sole one.

[TheDebbieDee]

8. Throwin' Sessions under the bus...

[OnDoutside]

11. Yup, tick tock tick tock

[lagomorph777]

9. This is the setup.

The punch line is "You're fired® Jeff!"

[thesquanderer]

10. Distancing themselves from him already?

[OnDoutside]

13. Believe me

[atreides1]

12. This sounds familiar

They didn't know about Flynn, either?

[Dopers_Greed]

14. So...

They had no knowledge of Flynn's OR Sessions' collaboration with the Russian?

What a load of shit.

This cabal needs to go down NOW.

[bettyellen]

16. They lied to CNN on Tuesday also.... shame on them.

[ffr]

18. That's the best they could spin out in 12 hours? hahahahaha

And who exactly do they think will believe that BS???

[Friend or Foe]

19. yeah right!

[wcast]

20. He's gone!!

Can't walk that back.

[tblue37]

21. Yeah, right. But even if this is true (it isn't), the situation is the same as with Flynn, and

Jefferson Beauregard needs to be forced to resign.

Best part: he gave up his senate seat to take the AG job. If (when) forced to resign, he will be neither.

He will be pushed out becauseTrump has no loyalty. He will lop off any of his sycophants to protect himself.

[Javaman]

22. the bullshit is getting very deep. nt

[Mendocino]

23. The source has been identified.

John Miller

[Marie Marie]

38. A.K.A Anonymous

[ehrnst]

25. Sessions will be out like Flynn.... under the bus... (nt)

[nikibatts]

26. You mean they learned the news from the "fake news source?"

My, I didn't know they actually learned anything from the news sources they regard as "fake."

[Historic NY]

28. Mr. Anonymous aka John Barron or John Miller....

also known as Unnamed source.

[riversedge]

40. Maybe the Spice Man??

[Historic NY]

41. aka Easter Bunny...

[DavidDvorkin]

30. They're cutting him loose.

[elias7]

31. Bbbbut... fake news. Why would they take it seriously?

[brooklynite]

32. "Vet" (verb)...

...investigate (someone) thoroughly, especially in order to ensure that they are suitable for a job requiring secrecy, loyalty, or trustworthiness.

A word that seems to have escaped the Administration on several fronts.

[joet67]

34. Well from what I read last night or this morning, Trump himself does most of the

anonymous leaking from the White House. So take it with a grain of salt. Or a pound.

[mahina]

36. Believe me.

No.

[mahina]

37. Meaning someone physically located in the White House when they spoke those words?

Where was the whole zombie horde at that time?
And no, I wouldn't put that kind of parsing beneath them for one second.

[Crash2Parties]

39. Sounds like the WH / GOP has learned to plant "leaks". It was only a matter of time.

[Bradical79]

42. Yup

They picked him for his racist views. His being a fellow Russian asset was just a happy coincidence

[Skittles]

43. bullshit

[JI7]

44. Reince Preibus or someone connected to Pence ?