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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Jun 14, 2017, 10:25 AM Jun 2017

Angus King: I'm 'really, really disturbed' by Sessions's testimony

Source: The Hill

BY JOHN BOWDEN - 06/14/17 09:45 AM EDT

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Maine Sen. Angus King (I) told CNN early Wednesday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions's testimony revealed that Sessions has no interest in the scope of Russian interference during the 2016 election.

King told CNN's 'New Day' that Sessions didn't answer King's questions on Tuesday about why Trump decided to fire former FBI Director James Comey, and Sessions's other remarks on the Russia investigation revealed the attorney general's disinterest.

"The other question he didn't answer, I gotta say really, really, disturbed me, and that is, 'Have you looked in to what the Russians did?'" King said Wednesday. "Did you ask for any briefings? Do you understand the magnitude of what was done to us? And the answer was no."

King says Sessions's disinterest into the Russia investigation extends to the White House. "Jim Comey essentially said the same thing last week about the president," King continued. "He had nine interactions with the president, the president never asked 'how did the Russians do it,' 'how do you know they did it,' and ... this is the most serious attack on our country since September 11."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/337730-top-intel-senator-im-really-disturbed-by-sessions-testimony

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Angus King: I'm 'really, really disturbed' by Sessions's testimony (Original Post) DonViejo Jun 2017 OP

Good point from Chris Cuomo this morn Motley13 Jun 2017 #1

Over and above the usual Republicon willful ignorance. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #12

Willful Negligence? Pachamama Jun 2017 #16

King was excellent Orrex Jun 2017 #2

Sessions, like Trump and many other Republicans democrank Jun 2017 #3

This is truly a disturbing development. There must have been collusion. L. Coyote Jun 2017 #4

1A (NPR) was all about the hearing - fascinating listen. Aghast views of Sessions' lack of concern NRaleighLiberal Jun 2017 #5

I really like 1A. Joshua Johnson is doing a very good job Arazi Jun 2017 #8

I really find 1A boring. gvstn Jun 2017 #10

He didn't need to be briefed Bayard Jun 2017 #6

He has no interest in learning details of the treachery he was actually part of. lark Jun 2017 #7

k and r.. Stuart G Jun 2017 #9

Charles Pierce in Esquire refers to Angus King as "the mustache of righteousness." calimary Jun 2017 #11

Sessions dis-interest in Russia is like the wonderful story a DUer told two days ago in other thread Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #13

Angus is the guy bucolic_frolic Jun 2017 #14

TRUMP & Administration don't care about our USA trueblue2007 Jun 2017 #15

Motley13

(3,867 posts)

1. Good point from Chris Cuomo this morn

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 10:36 AM

Jun 2017

Sesspool said he hadn't been briefed on the Russia investigation,
however he said
he knows of no Trump campaign collusion with Russia

Seems that NONE of the trump lackeys care that the Russians are hacking us,what should we conclude from that?????

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,045 posts)

12. Over and above the usual Republicon willful ignorance. . . . . nt

Reply to Motley13 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 01:30 PM

Jun 2017

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)

16. Willful Negligence?

Reply to Motley13 (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 15, 2017, 03:02 AM

Jun 2017

Orrex

(63,225 posts)

2. King was excellent

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 10:38 AM

Jun 2017

At one point Sessions confirmed that the Whitehouse hadn't invoked executive privilege, but then he declined to answer certain questions on the grounds that the Whitehouse might invoke the privilege later, and he didn't want to interfere with that privilege.

In other words, he invoked the privilege via non-invocation. If a Democrat had tried that, Republicans would already have found him in contempt of Congress.

democrank

(11,112 posts)

3. Sessions, like Trump and many other Republicans

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 11:00 AM

Jun 2017

show an inexplicable disinterest in the investigation of Russia's attempt to undermine our democracy. ANY thinking person would ask....why?

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)

4. This is truly a disturbing development. There must have been collusion.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 11:06 AM

Jun 2017

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NRaleighLiberal

(60,022 posts)

5. 1A (NPR) was all about the hearing - fascinating listen. Aghast views of Sessions' lack of concern

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 12:02 PM

Jun 2017

for the Russia stuff....which to me tells the whole story

Arazi

(6,829 posts)

8. I really like 1A. Joshua Johnson is doing a very good job

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 12:37 PM

Jun 2017

He had a tough gig following Diane Rehm but he's getting into the groove now and doing fine. Today's show with John Dean was excellent

gvstn

(2,805 posts)

10. I really find 1A boring.

Reply to Arazi (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 01:16 PM

Jun 2017

Sometimes the topic is interesting but I just find Joshua a boring host. I'm glad you like the show but I just can't get into it.

Bayard

(22,168 posts)

6. He didn't need to be briefed

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 12:26 PM

Jun 2017

He already knew what had happened.

lark

(23,158 posts)

7. He has no interest in learning details of the treachery he was actually part of.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 12:35 PM

Jun 2017

He, Drumpf, princeling, Flynn, Manafort, & Guiliani (sp?) were all part and parcel of the collusion and election interfering so have no questions at all because they know what they and their BFF's, the Russians, actually did.

Stuart G

(38,449 posts)

9. k and r..

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 01:04 PM

Jun 2017

calimary

(81,514 posts)

11. Charles Pierce in Esquire refers to Angus King as "the mustache of righteousness."

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 01:23 PM

Jun 2017

Which fits!

Towering intellect attempts to question certified simpleton. Angus King is the one who should be A.G. But I wouldn't wish Beauregard on the state of Maine - ever.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,045 posts)

13. Sessions dis-interest in Russia is like the wonderful story a DUer told two days ago in other thread

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 01:38 PM

Jun 2017

Basically, suspects in court need to at least pretend to be curious about proceedings and facts. Good defense attorney tell them to do so.

Story is supposedly true, but it doesn't matter if it is or not; the point is powerful.

A suspect was on trial for murder for his wife but the body hadn't been found. The defense was making closing remarks and told the jury: "The wife will come through that door in ten seconds". After waiting 20 seconds the attorney said, "No she isn't coming. But you looked. That is reasonable doubt. You must acquit." The jury retired and after a surprisingly short time came back with a guilty verdict. The defense attorney asked the foreman, saying "I thought I had you for acquittal. What happened?" The foreman replied "You did have us, 11 for acquittal. But one juror didn't look at the door. She looked at the defendant. He wasn't looking at the door either. He was looking at his fingernails. He knew the wife wasn't coming through the door."

Republican AG Sessions is not curious about the Trump-Russia scandal because he knows what he did and he knows he has some guilt.