I live here in Alabama, so I get to vote AGAINST Jeff Sessions.
The thing here he keeps insisting on, is the legality of the recusal. He continuously states it was the LAW that he recuse himself.
No!
He didn’t have the political fight in him.
Chuck U. Schumer insisted, that because Sessions had lunch with Kisleyak, and then spoke to him in a gathering of many lawmakers and the Russian embassy staff, among others, that he must recuse himself.
Ridiculous!!!
That is NOT the law; that was the democrats, led by Schumer and others in the Senate, insisting Sessions completely step out of the Russian investigation of Trump because Jeff met the ambassador of Russia a few times.
The law on recusal refers to a complete relationship, or quid pro quo between the parties, or something like that. Sessions should have fought Schumer’s lawfare, he wouldn’t have got a single democrat senator—his friends for years—to vote for him anyways.
As Joe Biden says, come on, man!
Was he worried Jeff Flake and/or John McCain would also vote against him? Well if that happened, then he would have been denied the AG seat, and still be the favored Senator from Alabama.
Lack of political courage got him where he is today.
In hindsight, Sessions was a part of the “insurance plan” - especially considering he dogged Trump and begged him for AG job.
Other lawyers have stated Sessions NEVER had a legal reason to recuse himself - including Andy McCarthy, a long time NeverTrumper.
But the most telling was Sessions never alerted Trump of his plans to recuse proving he was a part of the treason.
Political Cowardice - See: "GOP Senator"
Sessions bought what the DOJ Ethics Committee recommended. Now that we see who was on that committee, Sessions was set up. It was all part of the plan. Flynn and Sessions were taken off the field.