Posted on 11/14/2017 10:58:42 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
Jeff Sessions is a man in search of a banana peel. When he cant find one to step on, he supplies his own.
Sessions is not a bad man, but he is a bad attorney general, as he demonstrated again Tuesday.
By writing to Republicans in Congress just hours before he was scheduled to testify that he was open to appointing a special prosecutor to examine former FBI Director James Comeys handling of Hillary Clintons e-mail case and the notorious Uranium One deal, Sessions primed the pump for a really big show.
Democrats arrived furious and Republicans gleefully expected an ah-ha moment. Both came away unsatisfied and unhappy.
Unfortunately for Sessions, the old conceit in journalism that if both sides are angry at your story, youve done something right doesnt apply to being attorney general. When nobodys happy, including your boss, youre failing.
While Democrats and Republicans are angry at Sessions for different reasons, theres no rule saying both cant be right.
The litany of things he couldnt remember or couldnt discuss seemed calculated to frustrate rather than enlighten. The fact that he thought non-answers to big questions would be good enough reflects how poorly he fits his job.
His faulty judgment has become a calling card, which is why Ive argued that appointing Sessions was Trumps biggest personnel mistake; yesterdays performance did nothing to change my view.
Theres also a new bonus reason: had Sessions stayed as a senator from Alabama, Roy Moores dirty history would have remained a secret instead of a national scandal that could help flip Senate control.
Sessions decision to recuse himself, then tell Trump, from anything related to the 2016 campaign led to the enormous cloud over the White House that has distorted the first year of the new presidency.
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What he said.
Sessions needs to be fired and if he keeps this up he needs to be fired then investigated for being part of the coverup. He is protecting the clintons and the obama admin, I have no idea why but it's obvious what he is doing.
I totally agree. I don't know where this delusion comes from. Sessions is not playing 3d chess and is not secretly working on anything other than how to keep making excuses for not doing his job.
I think the answer to that became clear today. The President is trying to get the tax bill through and needs it to happen now. If he fires Sessions the tax bill may never happen. The President needs a bit legislative win before he can fire Sessions. That being said Sessions is going to be gone immediately after the tax bill is signed.
Senator Grassley is chief of the Senate Judiciary Committee, so with all respect to you, I’ll take his bonafides over anyone on this board in these matters.
He has requested that a new and separate special counsel to be setup to investigate possible if not apparent crimes by Hillary Clinton, if not others in the Obama administration.
He is calling for a new and separate special counsel because the current special counsel is being supervised by Rosenstein, and led by Mueller, both of which are suspected of covering up the exact crimes that Grassley and others want re-investigated.
Sessions’ response while testifying before Grassley’s committee is that he himself is recused, so he is leaving that decision completely up to Rosemstein. Grassley asked even in light of the obvious conflict of interest that Rosenstein has? Sessions said yes, it is Rosenstein’s decision.
I had always been a Sessions supporter, but this gave me a huge red flag when it happened a couple of weeks ago. Since that time, several more things have happened that indicate that Sessions is a fool, at best. I am not alone, as the President is constantly calling him and the DoJ out as well.
Ethics aside, Sessions appears to have horrible judgement by delegating everything to Rosenstein and Mueller who are worthy of investigations themselves . And if it turns out that Rosenstein and Mueller are guilty of past crimes, yet were allowed to lead this witch hunt against Trump, Sessions may need to be investigated as well.
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Believe what you want. I simply think most are falling for political grandstanding and smokescreens. I suspect Sen Grassley knows exactly what is happening and is helping to maintain opsec, but thats me. Thats how I read the tea leaves. I refuse to believe nothing is being done
It’s pretty obvious they’re doing nothing. During his testimony esterday it also came out that the DoJ had ignored a Congressional request for charges against Lois Lerner be presented to a grand jury. Per the Congressman, the way that was requested the DoJ is obligated to comply by matter of law. Sessions wouldn’t even agree to do anything about that issue, either.
Hmmm - he's the first name on my list.
Re: You left out Sebastian Gorka
Yes. I figured most people would not know him unless they see him on Fox News.
Re: The ultimate responsibility to prosecute this criminal lies with Trump and nobody else.
I completely agree.
Trump is the Chief Executive Officer of the federal government.
The ultimate responsibility for ALL top level personnel decisions and for ALL top level policy decisions belongs only to Trump.
;)
My mistake on Flynn but I think you got my point. I am very disappointed Trump is not pursuing Hillary. I believed the drain the swamp thing
Perhaps, we will see.
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