Jeff Sessions Used Political Funds for Republican Convention Expenses
Source: Wall Street Journal
The Trump administration says Attorney General Jeff Sessions was acting as a then-U.S. senator when he talked to Russia’s ambassador at an event during last year’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland, but Mr. Sessions paid for convention travel expenses out of his own political funds and he spoke about Donald Trump’s campaign at the event, according to a person at the event and campaign-finance records.
Mr. Sessions made comments related to Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign at a Heritage Foundation event during the Republican convention in July, when he met with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak, according to a person at the event in Cleveland.
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Even though he was physically and financially there for political business, he had walled of his Senator brain functions when he spoke to the Russian agent. So, when he answered Al Franken's question, he was not referring to that separate part of his mind, so he was 100% true.
