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(34,195 posts)
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 10:33 AM Aug 2018

Trump slams Sessions as not a 'real' attorney general

Source: Politico

President Donald Trump wrote online Tuesday that Jeff Sessions is not a “real” attorney general, heaping fresh blame onto him for the Russia investigation that has served as a drag on Trump's time in the White House.

It was the latest attack from Trump, who has long harassed Sessions for recusing himself from the Justice Department’s probe into whether Trump campaign officials colluded with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 election. On Saturday, the president accused Sessions of being “scared stiff” and “missing in action.”

On Tuesday morning, Trump quoted Fox News analyst Gregg Jarrett and added a swipe at Sessions.

“’They were all in on it, clear Hillary Clinton and FRAME Donald Trump for things he didn’t do.’ Gregg Jarrett on @foxandfriends," Trump wrote on Twitter. "If we had a real Attorney General, this Witch Hunt would never have been started! Looking at the wrong people."

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/14/trump-jeff-sessions-russia-investigation-776626

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Trump slams Sessions as not a 'real' attorney general (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 OP
fake president says what? The Liberal Lion Aug 2018 #1
Well, considering we don't have a Real President strangedaysindeed Aug 2018 #2
Fake president appoints fake attorney general? The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #3
+1 dalton99a Aug 2018 #8
It's not obstruction of justice if you do it openly in front of billions of witnesses. Mc Mike Aug 2018 #4
Refer to "the best people." dchill Aug 2018 #5
And "a drag on {45's} time"? forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #35
Not a real attorney general? No argument from me. ck4829 Aug 2018 #6
Go ahead, piss him off, dumbass! yallerdawg Aug 2018 #7
Jeff Sessions, Thank you sir may I have another. Botany Aug 2018 #9
He thinks reality tv is real. greymattermom Aug 2018 #15
Posted 1st by DUer Dalton / NBC, not Donald Trump, decided who got fired on 'The Apprentice' Botany Aug 2018 #19
LOL! I wonder if 45 still has "the dummy phone"? forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #36
As much as I hate Sessions, the enemy of my enemy... I'm sure Sessions takes some satisfaction kysrsoze Aug 2018 #10
Sessions is that dumb ass tiny pawn stalemated right in front of the opposing bishop. forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #37
Fake AG!! Scalded Nun Aug 2018 #11
trump doing all he can to get sessions to quit and session will not... beachbum bob Aug 2018 #12
he must have been anxious NewJeffCT Aug 2018 #18
Not saying Sessions is a good guy, but not quitting is a good thing at beachbum bob Aug 2018 #22
He Gave Up A Senate Seat For This ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #41
the reason he is not walking away is I stated, nothing else explains it. I think the GOP beachbum bob Aug 2018 #42
Yeah. ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #43
Senate and House GOP have Session's back beachbum bob Aug 2018 #44
Here's To Hoping You're Correct (eom) ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #45
I have a hard time saying anything remotely nice about Sessions, but pazzyanne Aug 2018 #13
Ahh, but the strawberries that's... that's where I had them. htuttle Aug 2018 #14
He is the king of throwing his own people under the bus. Equinox Moon Aug 2018 #16
hem, say what ? non pres nominates a non attorney general AllaN01Bear Aug 2018 #17
Not a good idea imo BadGimp Aug 2018 #20
One Good Bit of Evidence RobinA Aug 2018 #23
How would Trump know what a real Attorney General looks like? He's got no basis of comparison. Shrike47 Aug 2018 #21
It must be Tuesday, or Monday, or Wednesday, how about Thursday, Friday turbinetree Aug 2018 #24
Trump's not going to fire Sessions. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2018 #25
........................! marble falls Aug 2018 #26
GUILTY Firestorm49 Aug 2018 #27
In putting up with Trumps constant demeaning of him, Sessions has no self-respect at all. riversedge Aug 2018 #28
Sessions is a sleaze and still not sleazy enough for Donald. keithbvadu2 Aug 2018 #29
Here's the thing. He is so adamant about DOJ corruption and the GOP is so silent wiggs Aug 2018 #30
But, but, I thought IQ45 always picks the best people!!! n/t aggiesal Aug 2018 #31
I've always wondered why Sessions puts up w/ rump's constant barrage of crap directed ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #32
I'm sure J-Bo will write his own tell all book when it's all over nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2018 #39
I hold Sessions in a great deal of contempt, but one thing I do not believe about him RockRaven Aug 2018 #33
Can I get 100 people to reply"You hired him, asshole"? louis-t Aug 2018 #34
"You hired him, asshole." ZZenith Aug 2018 #38
You appointed him, dude. malthaussen Aug 2018 #40
I seem to remember something about strawberries... jmowreader Aug 2018 #46

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
7. Go ahead, piss him off, dumbass!
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 10:45 AM
Aug 2018

Can a fake Non-Disclosure Agreement hold up in court when Sessions has to testify about "obstruction of justice?"

And testify he will! He's likely to be the 'Southern White Version' of Omarosa! Just biding his time.

Botany

(70,504 posts)
9. Jeff Sessions, Thank you sir may I have another.
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 10:50 AM
Aug 2018


BTW Does Trump even know that Fox and Friends is just as phony as
the Apprentice?

Botany

(70,504 posts)
19. Posted 1st by DUer Dalton / NBC, not Donald Trump, decided who got fired on 'The Apprentice'
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 11:26 AM
Aug 2018

NBC, not Donald Trump, decided who got fired on 'The Apprentice'

https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/12/nbc-not-donald-trump-decided-who-got-fired-on-the-apprentice-says-clay-aiken/
NBC, not Donald Trump, decided who got fired on ‘The Apprentice,’ says Clay Aiken
By Martha Ross | mross@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: July 12, 2017 at 6:36 am | UPDATED: July 12, 2017 at 7:26 am

Donald Trump probably won his shot at the presidency by starring on the reality TV show, “The Apprentice,” where he expanded his brand as the frank businessman able to make tough decisions by decisively eliminating contestants with his signature catchphrase “You’re fired.”

But this news may come as no surprise to many: much of what was depicted on this reality show wasn’t, well, real. Those dramatic corporate boardroom scenes at the end of each episode were staged, and Trump didn’t actually decide who and when to fire, according to former “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant Clay Aiken.

“He didn’t make those decisions, he didn’t fire those people,” said Clay Aiken, 38, who competed on the show in 2012 and was also a contestant on “American Idol.”

Aiken’s takeaway on Trump and the show? The future leader of the free world wasn’t the businessman he was perceived to be on TV. In fact, he pretty much a puppet, and the producers called the shots.

“Trump didn’t decide who got fired on Apprentice, I mean, NBC made those decisions,” Aiken said.

Aiken says Trump was fed lines and notes by producers through a dummy phone.

“There used to be a little thing right on his desk that looked like a phone — he pretended it was a phone — but it was actually a teleprompter where the producers were sending him notes,” said Aiken. “He didn’t know that people were getting in fights during the week while we were doing these tasks, the producers did. And they’d send him notes and he’d say, ‘Oh you two didn’t get along.’”

kysrsoze

(6,021 posts)
10. As much as I hate Sessions, the enemy of my enemy... I'm sure Sessions takes some satisfaction
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 10:51 AM
Aug 2018

in knowing he's a firewall between Drumpf and those who will bring him down.

Keep talking, shitbag!

forgotmylogin

(7,528 posts)
37. Sessions is that dumb ass tiny pawn stalemated right in front of the opposing bishop.
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 02:34 PM
Aug 2018

They can't capture each other, and neither of them can move because the pawn can't, and the Bishop would have to move into the path of an opposing piece.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
12. trump doing all he can to get sessions to quit and session will not...
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 10:52 AM
Aug 2018

he is saving our country right now no matter what else you think about the man

ProfessorGAC

(65,042 posts)
41. He Gave Up A Senate Seat For This
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 10:26 AM
Aug 2018

You're right, he's not quitting. They lost a Senate seat to the Dems because Session stepped away from the Senate. He gave up a cushy job with some tenure for this and he ain't just walking away.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
42. the reason he is not walking away is I stated, nothing else explains it. I think the GOP
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 10:39 AM
Aug 2018

fully understands the poison pill Putin put in the whitehouse all too well. I almost made a tongue twister

pazzyanne

(6,555 posts)
13. I have a hard time saying anything remotely nice about Sessions, but
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 10:53 AM
Aug 2018

at least he understands the law and has upheld it. It was absolutely right for him to recuse himself. 18 months later and tRump still does not have a clue.

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
16. He is the king of throwing his own people under the bus.
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 11:01 AM
Aug 2018

He is just letting his degenerate character shine through for all of us to see.

News Flash to the fake president - We know!

AllaN01Bear

(18,216 posts)
17. hem, say what ? non pres nominates a non attorney general
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 11:05 AM
Aug 2018

get that illigitimate son of a gun out and put the once and true pres in. thank you

RobinA

(9,893 posts)
23. One Good Bit of Evidence
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 11:40 AM
Aug 2018

that Trump is not "crazy like a fox" as some people still believe is his willingness to smear people who could crush him. He's either sooo narcissistic as to believe that he's uncrushable, or too stupid to understand how they could do it. Or both. He lacks a very basic self-preservation skill. Although he IS still President, so what do I know.

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
24. It must be Tuesday, or Monday, or Wednesday, how about Thursday, Friday
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 11:44 AM
Aug 2018

how about Saturday of Sunday, same old shit just a different day..................

Tomorrow witch hunt

Next day fake news.................

he really does have a limited vocabulary


Here lets make this really simple.......................TRAITOR, everyday of the week

25. Trump's not going to fire Sessions.
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 11:45 AM
Aug 2018

He'll have someone else do it for him. Maybe it will be Kelly. Can you think of a single member of his Cabinet or staff that he's let go face-to-face? Firing his Secretary of State by TWEET was the low point, inasmuch is termination is concerned. (There are so many other low points it's hard to keep track.)

Firestorm49

(4,035 posts)
27. GUILTY
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 12:07 PM
Aug 2018

This idiot displays his guilt to the American public every single day. Innocent men would not have the blood curdling fear that he holds. Between his third grade tweets and proclamations of “innocence”, he exposes himself daily as the Russian plant. Guilt by denial. As the old expression goes, “Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.”
The Russians and god knows how many other countries, own him lock, stock and barrel. His moronic defense is amateur at best.
The fool should own up to his own stupid actions, resign before he goes to jail, and let the country sort out the mess that he’s created.
Innocent, my ass!

wiggs

(7,813 posts)
30. Here's the thing. He is so adamant about DOJ corruption and the GOP is so silent
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 12:33 PM
Aug 2018

that it makes me wonder what pathway they see out of this. Makes me worried...as they have the biggest megaphone in the world in the WH, the willingness to lie/cheat/frame, the motive to fabricate because of criminal exposure, and the cult-like-ends-justify-the-means rabid co-conspirators at the WH and congress....in order to hide inculpatory evidence and fabricate new fake planted evidence that leads elsewhere.

They must have a plan...not one that leads to justice.

SWBTATTReg

(22,124 posts)
32. I've always wondered why Sessions puts up w/ rump's constant barrage of crap directed ...
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 01:16 PM
Aug 2018

at him...there must be something else going on here (under the table) that Sessions is aware of that rump is dreading...

Otherwise, why doesn't Donnie boy play nice w/ Sessions? After all, Sessions was a US Senator and from what I've seen over the years, senators tend to clump together in defending themselves.

Sessions is either holding some additional cards very close to his chest and won't play them unless rump does something ignorant and stupid (which won't take very long w/ rump)...

Additional note: I thought that rump will always pick the very best people, eh? Looks like so far, w/ all of the people leaving under adverse conditions, that he's done a fine, outstanding job, eh?

RockRaven

(14,966 posts)
33. I hold Sessions in a great deal of contempt, but one thing I do not believe about him
Tue Aug 14, 2018, 01:39 PM
Aug 2018

is that he's going to be intimidated by Donald Trump into changing his behavior. Sessions is going to do whatever fits his personal agenda whether Trump yaps at him or not.

malthaussen

(17,195 posts)
40. You appointed him, dude.
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 10:22 AM
Aug 2018

What does that say about your judgement? (As if any more evidence were needed)

-- Mal

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