Remind me about the Cruz incident.
Well maybe it was just Sessions’ fuzy memory. He said Cruz had singlehandedly stopped amnesty. He stood by the statement for a few weeks, but eventually admitted that it wasn’t accurate.
The incident sticks in my mind because of the exchanges that took place at the time. If anyone pointed out that amnesty had passed with ease in the senate, the retort was, ‘Are you calling Jeff Sessions a liar???’ At that time, it was unacceptable to respond in any way other than to reaffirm Sessions’ sterling integrity. It made for some tenuous situations.