I was happy to hear it. I don’t usually watch that host in that time slot, but I wanted to hear what Sessions had to say.
I still feel he needs to be replaced, not because he is bad in any way, but because his recusal has hamstrung him to the Administration’s biggest need. Basically Rosenstein is the defacto AG. That doesn’t work. The President needs an AG with full and complete authority to exercise his complete job description.
No, I don’t want an AG who is a puppet of the President. He should be an independent enforcer. But what we have is a good man who is MIA 50% of the time due to his recusal. That is killing Trump. Sessions needs to resign and move to another Cabinet position and Trump needs a new AG with FULL power and authority to do his job.
Sessions is a good guy, just hamstrung by his decision to recuse himself. We can’t have Rosenstein running Justice.
“No, I don’t want an AG who is a puppet of the President.”
I do. The AG works for the President. If Trump wants to micro-manage every move the AG makes, that’s his prerogative.
That’s why we have elections.
In theory, we are all on the same general side here at FR. But I've had trouble trying to converse with some of the folks who don't like DOJeff. However, you seem like someone able to reason, so I'll ask, politely:
What exactly do you mean by 'biggest need'?
I mean, hasn't Sessions been fearless and absolutely on fire policy-wise, making massive headway on Trump's campaign promises - in particular, immigration-related issues? Wasn't illegal immigration the 'biggest' promise?
As you mention, Session is a good man. He is the most honest, by-the-book guy in DC. Brave, loyal, fearless and very hardworking. It seems like some believe it is his job to be Trump's body guard or maybe a caped version of White House counsel or something. Which, of course, is not the case.
I trust Sessions 100% when he said it's the right thing to do to recuse since he was part of the campaign. I also look at the situation like an honest man too. Meaning, if the campaign did not collude (which seems painfully obvious), then no collusion will be found. If anything Mule is proving Trump innocent.
And I'm not as dumb as I look. I realize the Mule is on a fishing trip, process crimes and all that. Trump has balls, it's his defining quality. I assume he will use his power to pardon most if not all those who get rail-roaded during the Mules reign of error. Which would not hurt Trump, at all, with anybody but those who hate him already. Because he's done a great job showing what a bogus and biased investigation it has been.
It's possible I'm wrong, but otherwise I don't see how replacing the incredibly successful policy machine, DOJeff, would help. The next guy/gal couldn't possibly be more honest and loyal and brave and if he was, then he probably won't make it through the Senate.
What do you make of that type of thinking?
Recusal doesn’t mean he doesn’t have any say or clout or decision making about who else does those investigations that he is recused from, just that he doesn’t personally do the work. AFAIK.