Posted on 06/15/2020 1:27:24 PM PDT by sodpoodle
William S. Sessions, a director of the F.B.I. under three presidents, from 1987 to 1993, who challenged racial and gender bias in his agency but struggled to redefine its mission in a time of domestic turmoil, and who was fired after being accused of ethical lapses, died on Friday in San Antonio. He was 90.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
I remember 1987-1993 very well. If that was what constitutes a turbulent time, then we’re in hell in right now.
Back in 2005 I was taking a lunch break in DC when I found myself sharing the sidewalk with Director Sessions. He was very friendly - we jaywalked at a traffic light as a car turned right and almost hit us.
I told him “You should have known better, being in law enforcement”. He chuckled.
Nice guy
RIP WS.
Nice anecdote.
The NYT article is a good read.
NYT obituaries are usually the best.
Sessions oversaw the mass murder at Waco and the murder of a mother who was holding her baby at Ruby Ridge.
Hope he enjoys God’s Justice.
Can’t think of anything very exciting, much less turbulent, that happened then. Ok, the World Trade Center but anything else?
Another non cop running a department
The sad thing is I only remember him from arcade game screens
Winners don’t use drugs!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winners_Don’t_Use_Drugs
“Sessions oversaw the mass murder at Waco and the murder of a mother who was holding her baby at Ruby Ridge.”
He’s got much to answer for.
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True. But don’t forget that Janet Reno took over and ran that one.
Bilbo Bagpipes was GHWB’s cleaner after Ruby Ridge.
He’s the reason Horiuchi walked.
Idaho should have told the Feds to pound sand.
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