Papadopoulos says Sessions supported Putin campaign meeting, asks for most lenient sentence
Source: CNN
Convicted former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos has publicly contradicted Attorney General Jeff Sessions' sworn testimony to Congress, saying both Sessions and Donald Trump apparently supported his proposal that Trump meet with Vladimir Putin during the 2016 campaign, according to a court filing late Friday night.
"While some in the room rebuffed George's offer, Mr. Trump nodded with approval and deferred to Mr. Sessions who appeared to like the idea and stated that the campaign should look into it. George's giddiness over Mr. Trump's recognition was prominent during the days that followed," Papadopoulos' lawyers wrote in a court filing Friday. Papadopoulos' legal team said that he has shared with special counsel Robert Mueller his recollections of the March 31, 2016, meeting.
Sessions, when asked about that meeting under oath, said that he "pushed back" on the idea of the Putin summit. CNN previously reported that Trump "heard him out," according to another adviser in the room, when Papadopoulos proposed the idea and offered to help execute it.
The new description came in a criminal sentencing request Papadopoulos' legal team filed to a federal judge late Friday night -- the same day a lobbyist for Ukrainians admitted in court to criminal obstruction when he lied to Congress, and amid the President's intensifying public feud with Sessions.
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/01/politics/papadopoulos-sessions-putin-campaign-meeting/index.html
A good reminder that Sessions really did need to recuse himself from the Russia investigation.
Solly Mack
(90,779 posts)LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)gordianot
(15,242 posts)He may well be the key to this entire mess. Trump and his attacks against Sessions could be more about Sessions legal vulnerabilities and his ability to recuse himself delaying the threat. Sessions recused himself to save his own worthless lying hide. Nothing is out there to save Trumps lies and he is envious of Sessions maneuver. The whole damn bunch should have resigned they enventually are going to turn on each other all the way to the top. Is Trump vs Sessions the final act in the collapse? Will Sessions turn States evidence with his own Justice Deprtment?
BumRushDaShow
(129,341 posts)He was the very first Senator to endorse and is very much deep in it, including with Carter Page.
PatSeg
(47,563 posts)what Sessions knows. You'd think he would treat the little elf with kid gloves at this point, rather than attack and antagonize him. Sessions is an attorney, he knows what his legal options are and may already have a well crafted plan in place, to minimize the damage to himself. Meanwhile, Trump throws incoherent tantrums on Twitter.
"Final act"? I wonder, there always seems to be so much more, as we peel back the layers.
gordianot
(15,242 posts)Just wait until after midterms there might be a few Republicans left to ease the pain. Mueller may have the goods on the entire bunch especially Sessions? The Trump Sessions fued is a fight to man the lifeboats. Lindsey Grahams turn of heart about Sessions he knows what is coming (rat jumping ship).
All speculation
PatSeg
(47,563 posts)I've watched or read, nothing ever came close to what we're seeing in real life. Of course, in books and movies, most of the players are actually very smart. What we are witnessing is more like "The Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight" version, with comedic character actors playing the main roles.
It seems whenever I speculate, it turns out to be much worse than I had imagined.
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)... as the noose draws tighter
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)but I have no carpentry skills.
BigmanPigman
(51,623 posts)I checked it out over a year ago.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)get the f&ck out of here. Who knew?
BigmanPigman
(51,623 posts)the only one who checked that site out.
DeminPennswoods
(15,289 posts)judge's name, Randy Moss.
gademocrat7
(10,665 posts)Winter is coming.
murielm99
(30,754 posts)Raven123
(4,862 posts)Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)Probably be the excuse Trump will use to fire Sessions, He lied to Congress about his knowledge of Russian collusion. Trumpian logic.
Mc Mike
(9,115 posts)spies, since early '17, for over a year and a half.
bluestarone
(17,017 posts)Then the domino's fall like crazy?
Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Sessions is dirty too.
ProfessorGAC
(65,136 posts)Now, Sessions may be bulletproof
Firing looks even more like obstruction!