Posted on 03/08/2017 6:42:58 PM PST by Angels27
Sen. Al. Franken tells CNN's Jake Tapper he thinks Attorney General Jeff Sessions committed perjury when he failed to mention to him his contacts with the Russian ambassador during his confirmation hearings.
JAKE TAPPER, CNN 'THE LEAD' HOST: So, yesterday, Attorney General Sessions sent a letter defending what he told you during his confirmation hearing. Just to bring our viewers back to what this is about, your question talked about the story CNN broke at that moment about whether there may have been contacts between Trump campaign advisors and Russians known to U.S. intelligence and whether U.S. intelligence had been monitoring it.
Here is the end of your question with then-senator, now Attorney General Sessions.
SENATOR AL FRANKEN: If there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do?
JEFF SESSIONS, ATTORNEY GENERAL: Senator Franken, I'm not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign, and I didn't -- did not have communications with the Russians. And I'm unable to comment on.
TAPPER: Since then, it came out that he had actually met with the Russian ambassador twice although he said he did so in his capacity as a senator and not a campaign surrogate. President Trump even went on to say that, Sessions, quote, "could have stated his response more accurately." Sessions yesterday amended his remarks to the committee saying that his answer was correct and that he, quote, "did not mention communications he had with the Russian ambassador over the years because the question did not ask about them."
What's your response, sir?
FRANKEN: That's a ridiculous response. It's not a clarification at all.
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No, he didn’t, you diaper-wearing Stalinist.
Franken was elected through fraudulent voters. See how easy that was? I will also bet mine is easier to prove.
Frankenstein committed. .. stupidity
And you are occupying a seat that isn’t rightfully yours.
The Demonrat lies are getting bo-ring.
From the great legal mind of Al Franken.
Al Franken thinks perjury is a French jury.
Sessions should come out un-recuse himself. Then take the 5th if they call him back.
B.S.
The then Senator Sessions was asked if he, Sessions, had contact with any Russian concerning the presidential campaign.
Senator Sessions talked to the Russian ambassador, and the ambassadors of two dozen other countries, in his capacity as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Not the same thing at all, and not the question that was asked of Senator Sessions. Franken should shut his pie hole.
Franken’s perjuring himself here, in the public court.
IOW, go pull a Wellstone you Bozo.(No offense to Bozo the funny clown).
Let this be a warning to the good folk of Minnesota: this is what happens when you elect the Venturas and the Frankens to office. You look foolish by association.
Franken’s stolen Senate seat was needed to pass the fraudulent Obamacare.
comedian sleeps at a motel 6 and become a law expert.
Franken’s question was so convoluted and incoherent that not even Franken knew what he was asking so how the hell could Sessions.
Franken sends his kid to private school. Ruling political elite with no credibility.
If he doesn’t have the votes to impeach Sessions, I’m sure Franken can find some extra votes in the trunk of a car somewhere...
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