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CNN: Carter Page today told House that Sessions was informed (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Nov 2017 OP
Perhaps our AG should resign if his memory is that bad. Sounds like a serious medical condition! LonePirate Nov 2017 #1
But Sessions ONLY forgets the Russia stuff. riversedge Nov 2017 #16
Yep, good 'ol selective amnesia onetexan Nov 2017 #22
He has an excellent memory not fooled Nov 2017 #24
Sessions busted AGAIN for perjury! fleur-de-lisa Nov 2017 #2
Nah malaise Nov 2017 #6
Ruh-roh! ffr Nov 2017 #3
oopsie Iliyah Nov 2017 #4
When one's Alzheimer's is that bad, one should be in a safe confined space. appleannie1943 Nov 2017 #5
Well, ifTrump can fire Comey for messing with Hillary's campaign... kentuck Nov 2017 #7
All hell will break lose if he fires Mueller. I guarantee ! Nixon tried to do it ..if you remember. YOHABLO Nov 2017 #10
So my main man Carter actually SAID something?! Well, this is a first! Leghorn21 Nov 2017 #8
It was probably incoherent . . . fleur-de-lisa Nov 2017 #18
I think that these Conservative Republicans are so desperate to keep power YOHABLO Nov 2017 #9
Is that the same trip The_jackalope Nov 2017 #11
Yup, same story. The_jackalope Nov 2017 #15
Meh on the article greeny2323 Nov 2017 #12
The live session on CNN was quite intriguing! fleur-de-lisa Nov 2017 #20
If Sessions were a man of conscience, he would resign. But that would please Trump b/c he.... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2017 #13
Not a damn thing unless he wants it to get worse. Volaris Nov 2017 #26
That's just it, I don't think it will get worse. Some say it will present a constitutional crisis... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2017 #27
No one would accept the position Sanity Claws Nov 2017 #28
He forgot!! retread Nov 2017 #14
Lying Republicans show disrespect for US law Achilleaze Nov 2017 #17
What happens to Mueller if Sessions resigns? herding cats Nov 2017 #19
No change. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #21
What if the new AG is amicable to firing him? herding cats Nov 2017 #23
Technically, he can't be fired without cause shanny Nov 2017 #29
Sessions will be charged with perjury Pugster Nov 2017 #25

LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
1. Perhaps our AG should resign if his memory is that bad. Sounds like a serious medical condition!
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:34 PM
Nov 2017

I'm sure it's not because he's a pathological liar like his boss!




not fooled

(5,801 posts)
24. He has an excellent memory
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 10:06 PM
Nov 2017

when it comes to the list of racist measures he intends to enact in order to turn the U.S. back to a godly, white christian nation.



kentuck

(111,102 posts)
7. Well, ifTrump can fire Comey for messing with Hillary's campaign...
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:41 PM
Nov 2017

He can fire Sessions for lying.

Then he can find someone that will maybe fire Mueller...

 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
10. All hell will break lose if he fires Mueller. I guarantee ! Nixon tried to do it ..if you remember.
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:46 PM
Nov 2017

fleur-de-lisa

(14,627 posts)
18. It was probably incoherent . . .
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 08:01 PM
Nov 2017

and the panel probably had to ask each question 6 ways to Sunday, which explains the 6 plus-hour session. We won't get the transcript for 3 days. I'm gonna' have to start drinking now!

 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
9. I think that these Conservative Republicans are so desperate to keep power
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:44 PM
Nov 2017

they would rather get help from Russia .. which is odd because people of that ilk were always staunch anti-Communits, anti-Socialists. Not that Russia is a Communist State anymore, more like an Oligarch of a few billionaires, like Putin who are running the country. This is what the Oligarchs have in mind for the U.S. Just sayin. Sessions is just a lap dog.

The_jackalope

(1,660 posts)
11. Is that the same trip
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:47 PM
Nov 2017

that a commentator-who-shall-remain-nameless said Page took to pass on a recording of Trump asking for Putin's help in the election?

https://patribotics.blog/2017/04/16/carter-page-went-to-moscow-with-a-tape-of-donald-trump-offering-treason-for-hacking/

Sources with links to the intelligence community say it is believed that Carter Page went to Moscow in early July carrying with him a pre-recorded tape of Donald Trump offering to change American policy if he were to be elected, to make it more favorable to Putin. In exchange, Page was authorized directly by Trump to request the help of the Russian government in hacking the election.

The_jackalope

(1,660 posts)
15. Yup, same story.
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:54 PM
Nov 2017
http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/11/02/carter-page-testifies-jeff-sessions-russia-trip-raju-erin.cnn

Former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page privately testified that he mentioned to now Attorney General Jeff Sessions he was traveling to Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign.


July, 2016. This nails Sessions for perjury, and saws (quite?) a bit deeper into the branch Trump is clinging to.
 

greeny2323

(590 posts)
12. Meh on the article
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:47 PM
Nov 2017

I was very excited until I read the CNN article. I hope it continues the drip drip drip vs Sessions but it isn't that exciting when you read the details.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,234 posts)
13. If Sessions were a man of conscience, he would resign. But that would please Trump b/c he....
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:49 PM
Nov 2017

signaled a while back that he was pissed with Sessions for his recusal. My question is...if Sessions leaves, and Trump gets to appoint Christie or Guiliani, what becomes of the Russia investigation?

Volaris

(10,272 posts)
26. Not a damn thing unless he wants it to get worse.
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 10:18 PM
Nov 2017

If Trump were to execute the Saturday Night Massacre 2.0, and the elected GOP didn't attempt to impeach him for it, they would be looking at Dem Majorities in BOTH houses come next fall and they know it. Impeach and keep your seat, or don't, LOSE your seat, and then watch Impeachment happen anyway when Dems do it in january.
If it comes to that they'll put Trump in prison FOR us, mark my words.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,234 posts)
27. That's just it, I don't think it will get worse. Some say it will present a constitutional crisis...
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 10:50 PM
Nov 2017

but I'd love for Rachel to bring on an expert so we know where we stand if Sessions is booted out. As for the GOP Congress, I really don't believe they're thinking past "tax cuts" right now. There's no way their base will allow them to impeach, and with the current turmoil among Dems, I'm not as convinced as everyone else that we'll take back Congress. I hope I'm wrong on all counts, but with Russian trolls & turncoats, I'm hopeful that we can pull ourselves together in time for 2018.

herding cats

(19,565 posts)
19. What happens to Mueller if Sessions resigns?
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 08:01 PM
Nov 2017

Page is after all the one behind the Uranium One smear to damage the Mueller investigation.

herding cats

(19,565 posts)
23. What if the new AG is amicable to firing him?
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 09:13 PM
Nov 2017

I'm not saying Trump's handlers would agree with such, but it is Trump after all.

 

shanny

(6,709 posts)
29. Technically, he can't be fired without cause
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 01:41 PM
Nov 2017

and the fact that tRump is afraid of him doesn't qualify. Technically.

Of course a new-hire minion/AG would probably have willingness-to-fire-Mueller as a job qualification, but as more and more criminality emerges 1) who would be willing to step into that job?; and 2) the Senate will become less and less likely to confirm said minion (it would only take a couple of R defections). So that will leave it in the hands of Deputy AG Rosenstein...who appointed Mueller in the first place.

imo tRump, he be fucked.

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