Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he plans to stay in role, despite Trump's comments about him

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post




By Matt Zapotosky and Sari Horwitz July 20 at 10:49 AM

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday that he plans to stay in his job despite the president’s public assertion that he would not have nominated Sessions to the post had he known that he would recuse himself from the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Sessions said he had the “honor of serving as attorney general,” and he planned “to continue to do so as long as that is appropriate.” Asked how he could keep working, having apparently lost President Trump’s confidence, Sessions responded: “We’re serving right now. The work we’re doing today is the kind of work that we intend to continue.

“I’m totally confident that we can continue to run this office in an effective way,” Sessions added.

On Wednesday, the New York Times published an article about an interview with Trump in which the president said he would not have appointed Sessions attorney general had he known Sessions would recuse himself from the investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 election.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-says-he-plans-to-stay-in-role-despite-trumps-comments-about-him/2017/07/20/527e53d4-6d51-11e7-9c15-177740635e83_story.html?pushid=5970c49f5ae0f93800000002&tid=notifi_push_breaking-news&utm_term=.3c772fb93600

[Chasstev365]

1. Of course he does!

He's eyeball deep in the Russian collusion shit!

[barbtries]

2. Sessions has his own agenda.

civil rights out the window, ramp up the war on drugs, fuck justice in the home of the free and the land of the brave. he's got his own thing going on all right.

[SDJay]

3. Not Surprising At All

This scumbag has no pride, no dignity, no honor and no integrity. He knows that if he leaves, he could very well become the fall guy given what likely was/is his involvement in this election mess and ongoing cover-up.

I actually hope Dump fires him anyway.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Donald Trump has NO experience with a good ole boy . . . . .

They have different rules than Trump Tower.

[forgotmylogin]

5. His wording...

"honor of serving as attorney general" as opposed to "honor of serving Trump" or "the Trump administration".

If he resigns, he's dropped back in the fast-moving streams with the piranha.

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. When he leaves, fired or not, that will be the end of his career.

He won't be going back to the Senate, Best he can hope for is his pension, a few highly overpaid Board member jobs, maybe a book, but I do not see him as a public speaker.

[GulfCoast66]

22. maybe he could get a gig at Keebler

He has the look!!

[turbinetree]

6. And to add to the BS of right winger named Sessions he alone just made forfeitures laws legal...

what a ass****

Jeff Sessions Removes Restrictions on Controversial Police Seizures

by JON SCHUPPE

Attorney General Jeff Sessions just made it easier for police to seize cash and property from people suspected ─ but not necessarily charged with or convicted ─ of crimes.

He did it by eliminating an Obama administration directive that prevented local law enforcement from circumventing state restrictions on forfeiture of civil assets. The technique was embraced in the early years of the war on drugs, but it has since been linked to civil rights abuses: people losing cash, cars and homes without any proven link to illegal activity; police taking cash in exchange for not locking suspects up; a legal system that makes it hard for victims to get their possessions back.

Two dozen states have made it harder for authorities to take property from suspects without first securing criminal convictions. Three have outlawed it entirely, according to the Institute for Justice, a nonprofit that advocates for reform.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeff-sessions-removes-restrictions-controversial-police-seizures-n784476

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. "Are you concerned you will be viewed as a zombie Attorney General?"

Not a question you've heard before at a DOJ press conference: "Are you concerned you will be viewed as a zombie Attorney General?"

Link to tweet

[suffragette]

23. That's just yelling for one of Swamp Rat's old drawings.

[Cryptoad]

8. Thank ya, Thank ya, Thnak ya, Mr President,,,

for letting me be in ur administration as AG

Would u like for me to suck on ur ass some more,?

[gademocrat7]

9. The Keebler elf wants to continue to move us backwards.

He doesn't want to quit.

[CanonRay]

10. Like I said. Worm.

[leon8822]

11. Not surprised

As Rachel said last night under normal times he would of resigned but were not in normal times.I never though he would resign because Sessions even though he's a right wing he just loves Government.He's been in some kind of Government job for the past 30 or more years

[bucolic_frolic]

12. I think they're creating drama to keep the public confused

they have no intention of removing Sessions, he has no intention of resigning

They are just playing us

[bettyellen]

13. I think so too- its cover to make it seem as if Sessions has no reason for loyalty. Theater.

He has the same reasons Trump does- he plotted with a hostile state too.

[bucolic_frolic]

16. Ding Ding Ding Bingo!

We've been invaded - cyber invaded, attacked

It's all one big theft - the election, oil, the judgeships, natural resources, now our income
streams - health care, Medicaid, soon to come for Medicare, Social Security

Pensions went a long time ago ... this is all THEFT = Grand Larceny

Is money safe? in a Bank? electronic records most of them

With one power and one state at the top, they could come for anything that's
you or yours

[Kaleva]

19. If true, the people being played are Trump's own supporters

A good many of them want Sessions fired and replaced with someone who'll fire Mueller, shut down the Russia investigation and go after the so-called Clinton-Obama crime syndicate.

[maxrandb]

14. When the Pundits were saying; "he needed to resign for his 'integrity'"

I knew the fucking prick was going nowhere!!

[Mr. Evil]

15. That's a good boy!

What a nice little lapdog. My boots are a bit dull, now lick them for me.

[VaBchTgerLily]

17. Dam! thought we were rid of him

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. Under the bus with you Sessions

[mackdaddy]

21. Isn't AG Sessions the lead persons who could with the Cabinet officers Remove Trump?

I think that the AG is considered part of the Cabinet. I think it takes 50% of the cabinet to remove the president for mental incompetence.

The Republicans may decide that removing Trump may be the only way to save themselves, and the Right wingers would by and large be happy with Pence.