I don’t know what to make of the Sessions fiasco. I know we’re supposed to “Trust Sessions”, which means this reprimand is part of a charade. This makes no sense to me - the president obviously is disgusted with Sessions recusing himself, and I can understand this. What a shock it must have been for President Trump...and he does NOT let things go.
Maybe PDJT does not want Sessions back in the Senate. Maybe he prefers Tuberville....that would be my guess. It’s as simple as that. He no longer trusts Sessions.
What I don’t get, is that the possibility of Sessions having to recuse himself was discussed in the press openly before his nomination.
This could not have been a surprise to Trump or his people.
I always saw it as the ruse to trigger Rosenstein,Mueller,Comey and the Dems to activate their Special Counsel deal.
I just don’t get why we have to play games this far in.
Trump gave the order to DECLAS in Sept, 2018 to Sessions.
Then came Whitaker in Nov. 2018, who did not DECLAS.
Then came Barr in Feb. 2019, who still has not DECLAS’d.
It has been 18 months.
With 8 months to the election, it has to be now.
I would rather Trump say nothing at all, than to publicly shame Sessions, who was the straightest arrow in the whole rotten US Senate, and the first Senator to publicly come out in support of Trump when that was not the “prudent” thing to do.
Not wanting Sessions back in the Senate would be my guess. PDJT does not trust him which is completely understandable. Publicly humiliating a person, though, is not a good idea, even if they have disappointed you.