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Jeff Sessions offered to resign as attorney general after drawing Trumps ire: ABC News
Elizabeth Preza
06 Jun 2017 at 18:47 ET
Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered to resign amid a growing rift between himself and President Donald Trump, ABC News Jon Karl reports.
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bettyellen
(47,209 posts)But this is coming from someone too close to Trump. I
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)And it seems like the WH realized they need to reach out to more credible media outlets. To me it sounds like gossip the WH would love to distract us with.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I just looked into another version of the story from NY Post: http://nypost.com/2017/06/06/sessions-offered-to-resign-amid-special-counsel-tension-report/
This is the part that should potentially be a red flashing light:
"which prompted Sessions to offer to resign, ABC News reported, citing multiple sources close to the president."
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Similar "palace intrigue" stuff that kind of muddied the waters in a good way for Trump. Was glad to see the WaPo out there vocally saying it didn't pass their smell test. If WaPo and the NYT are in to this shit, they'll peddle it elsewhere. They are pulling out all the stops.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)They're obviously planning what questions to ask Comey and what their coordinated response is. And to flood he media w Twitter bombers and push this crap to the top of Google searches.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Not that I trust them.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/06/politics/trump-and-sessions-have-had-heated-exchange/
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)I've been disappointed by them a bit- feel like they should be using the word "claimed" a lot more often.
A lot of people repeated the "no war room" and me thinks the WH doth protest too much. I doth think that! LOL
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)out what is almost describe as "human interest" stories that cover for the "anything can happen" atmosphere there. He will Tweet Thursday, he disbanded his war room, etc etc.
Thrill
(19,178 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)YCHDT
(962 posts)jmowreader
(50,560 posts)The "rift" is apparently because Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation - which is really the only thing he could have done. Trump is pissed that Sessions didn't quash the investigation - which, of course, means that Trump is up to his badly-made-up eyeballs in this shit.
Here's reality: The Republicans have got to know how bad Trump is damaging their brand. Sometime next year they will find justification to get rid of the bastard. Hopefully there will be an America left to save.