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busterbrown

(8,515 posts) Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:04 AM Jul 2017

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Jefferson Sessions? Battered Wife Syndrom?

Ready to to good for his boss.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sessions-to-announce-criminal-leak-probes

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Jefferson Sessions? Battered Wife Syndrom? (Original Post) busterbrown Jul 2017 OP

The funny part Sessions has the grabber where it hurts. gordianot Jul 2017 #1

Sounds to me like he's simply awesomerwb1 Jul 2017 #4

Through sheer desperation Trump sees his only path to survival is stopping the investigation. gordianot Jul 2017 #10

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions: Trumpy's Whipping Boy. Eyeball_Kid Jul 2017 #2

Trump needs to remember that Sessions is a witness. Sneederbunk Jul 2017 #3

Exactly. If Sessions is fired, what does he have to lose then ? What's stopping him from doing a OnDoutside Jul 2017 #5

If He Was Smart Leith Jul 2017 #6

I'm sure Sessions will have been emboldened by the right wing support, but it would take a lot more OnDoutside Jul 2017 #7

He is a coward. Weekend Warrior Jul 2017 #8

Just like every other authoritarian, he's a coward meow2u3 Jul 2017 #9

gordianot

(15,243 posts)

1. The funny part Sessions has the grabber where it hurts.

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:11 AM

Jul 2017

......and is saying "I dare you".

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)

4. Sounds to me like he's simply

Reply to gordianot (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:19 AM

Jul 2017

trying to get on cheeto's good side by going after leakers. He's tainted, he won't do anything against cheeto.
Maybe I'm missing something?

gordianot

(15,243 posts)

10. Through sheer desperation Trump sees his only path to survival is stopping the investigation.

Reply to awesomerwb1 (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 12:13 PM

Jul 2017

Now Trump is in the position he cannot replace Sessions. When the fall comes both Trump and Sessions will make the fall.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,434 posts)

2. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions: Trumpy's Whipping Boy.

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:17 AM

Jul 2017

Both are comfortable with their roles.

Sneederbunk

(14,298 posts)

3. Trump needs to remember that Sessions is a witness.

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:17 AM

Jul 2017

OnDoutside

(19,969 posts)

5. Exactly. If Sessions is fired, what does he have to lose then ? What's stopping him from doing a

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:39 AM

Jul 2017

deal with the FBI to save his own skin ?

Leith

(7,813 posts)

6. If He Was Smart

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:46 AM

Jul 2017

Yeah, right. I know.

But if he was, he would be in negotiations with Mueller right now.

There was a story yesterday that the hard right really likes Beauregard and they don't want PINO to fire him or give him a bad time. Sounds like a terrific wedge to me.

OnDoutside

(19,969 posts)

7. I'm sure Sessions will have been emboldened by the right wing support, but it would take a lot more

Reply to Leith (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:50 AM

Jul 2017

than that to change Trump's mind, now that "It's Sessions' fault that I'm in the shit" is in his head. I think Mueller would only enter the equation IF Mueller shows him that he has the goods on him, and if he has been fired. Sessions doesn't seem to me at least, to make hot headed moves.

Weekend Warrior

(1,301 posts)

8. He is a coward.

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:53 AM

Jul 2017

There is little cowardly about those suffering from Battered Wife Syndrome.

meow2u3

(24,771 posts)

9. Just like every other authoritarian, he's a coward

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 11:55 AM

Jul 2017

He doesn't have the spine to stand up to the boss, even when the boss demands loyalty but offers none in return.

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