[madison10]

In retrospect I can see why Sessions recused himself at the beginning. He kept himself out of the memo-dossier-Russian-intelligence hoopla. That came from Congress, as it should have. IMO he anticipates a greater action on his part. The fact that the President has NOT fired him may mean a bigger fish will be snagged.

OR he is bought and paid for Deep-Stater.

[Alberta's Child]

It should be obvious to everyone by now why he recused himself. He was a target of illegal FISA surveillance and cannot serve as a prosecutor in a matter where he himself was a victim.

[Norseman]

Look at it this way. If Sessions is in the lead, the press and the Dems won’t trust him. He’d be viewed as Trump’s man completely. But by recusing himself, and drawing disparaging remarks from Trump in doing so, he’s put some separation between the DOJ and Trump. But that separation might be fictional, and by design.

And then Rosenstein appoints Mueller and Mueller intentionally hires leftist lawyers, so now the press and the Dems figure, hey, Sessions is out of the way plus he’s at odds with Trump, and Rosenstein looks like a good guy and Mueller definitely looks like he’s after Trump, etc.

No one will doubt that Trump is clean if Mueller announces he can’t find anything, and when he starts tying Russian interference directly to the Clinton campaign, they’ll be boxed in completely, both the Dems and the liberal press.

Then, and only then, Sessions can start issuing indictments, of which there should be many.

And then there’s the IG report still to come.

I’ll probably be disappointed, but that’s how I hope it plays out in the end.