Posted on 05/13/2020 9:13:01 PM PDT by ransomnote
As the world knows, the President disagreed with me on recusal, but I did what the law required me to do. I was a central figure in the campaign and was also a subject of and witness in the investigation and could obviously not legally be involved in investigating myself. If I had ignored and broken the law, the Democrats would have used that to severely damage the President.
Some have asked, why take the job as Attorney General if I knew I would have to recuse myself from the investigation? I knew no such thing. I wasn’t informed of Comey’s secret investigation until after I became Attorney General, and the investigation wasn’t publicly confirmed by the FBI until weeks after my recusal.
Knowing of the President’s disagreement with my decision, I tendered my resignation in writing the morning after Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel. But President Trump chose not to accept it, and he asked me to continue to serve as his Attorney General and to help him “Make America Great Again.”
The investigation was a disruptive and prolonged fiasco for America and especially for President Trump, and a massive waste of money chasing the deepstate myth of Russian collusion. Recently disclosed documents also reveal the extent of former FBI Director James Comey’s underhanded efforts to undermine our President.
One thing you may not know is that I advised from the beginning of the administration that Comey should be removed and the FBI given a fresh start. I concluded that Comey was driven by ego, lacked self-discipline, and lacked the judgement necessary to lead an agency as critical as the FBI, as was evidenced by the completely improper way he declined to prosecute Hillary Clinton.
The end result of the Mueller investigation is that the President (and I) were fully exonerated, so much so that the subsequent Ukraine impeachment witch hunt did not even mention the phony Russian collusion idea.
My principles, like my faith, are immovable and non-negotiable. I believe it is always right to do the right thing. My opponent, Tommy Tuberville, calls that weakness, which reveals his true lack of integrity.
rue strength and courage are found in the determination to do the right thing, even when you know the consequences may be painful. You can always count on me to do my best to do the right thing, for you, for the state of Alabama, and for the United States of America. I will never go wobbly on you.
I believe President Trump is a great President who is steadily making progress for America, despite relentless opposition. My support for his agenda is not about me, or even about him. It’s about doing the right thing for the country I so love. I have given my entire life to the support of our conservative ideals and to stopping the radical left from their attempts to redefine, and thereby destroy, America. I always have, I always will.
I endorsed President Trump because he had the incredible strength of will and the guts to stand up for the right things, for ending illegal immigration, for protecting American workers, and for stopping endless wars. I’m glad I did.
After the President dismissed me as Attorney General, I did not say a cross word about him, as I thought that would be dishonorable.
The great people of Alabama support the President enthusiastically, and we also make our own decisions on who to send to the US Senate.
This just means we are strong, and no one tells us what to do or how to vote. We’re Alabama, it’s just who we are. After all, it’s our vote, not Washington’s.
Mr. Tuberville is an opportunist who isn’t from here. He stopped here for work for a while, and moved on, eventually retiring in Florida. He doesn’t know the first thing about Alabama. He says the President is wrong on China, says we must import foreign workers to take American jobs, and up until a few months ago, he said he favors amnesty for illegal immigrants. If you don’t like his position on an issue, just wait a few weeks and he will change it. His house is built on sand.
Alabamians have long resisted pressure from people in Washington telling them how to vote. In fact, Alabama’s motto is – “We Dare Defend Our Rights.”
The folks in Washington have been wrong about Alabama before, every time. We make our own decisions.
We will vote overwhelmingly to give President Trump a second term, and we will choose who we send to the Senate. The people of Alabama do not have to choose between voting for the President and voting for me, they can do both.
When I return to the Senate, I look forward to helping the President build the wall, protect American workers, and fundamentally reset our relationship with Communist China.
Respectfully,
Jeff Sessions
You didn't even read the posted text.
As a ore-election Trump supporter Sessions was “suspect”.
]The media would not allow him to do any investigations LOL!
So. He should have resigned.
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Even after after he recused, President Trump refused to accept Sessions resignation.
That was an unsourced claim. Trump never said that he refused to accept Sessions resignation.
C...Y...A
Why not honorably resign, leaving the AG job in clean hands?
Instead, he just hung around watching the walls crumble around the POTUS, with nobody having the practicable authority to mount a counteroffensive against the barrage of illegal activity. Putz.
Jeff Sessions is the source.
Cite.
Quoted.
Linked.
First of all, what's with the name calling? You're a bit disrespectful of a fellow Freeper who has been here a while longer than you. I made a statement that didn't require you to be obnoxious.
I've read through the letter 4 times now, and cannot find Jeff Sessions explaining why he didn't notify President Trump before he made the announcement to recuse himself. I never flunked comprehension in school, and I may be old, but I'd like you to copy and paste the sentence or sentences where Sessions explains why he did not tell Trump he was recusing himself before he announced it to the world. Thanks in advance.
Why not honorably resign, leaving the AG job in clean hands?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~’cause he wanted to support the president? And the president didn’t want him to resign?
That’s an open letter to the state of Alabama.
President Trump can refute if there’s anything false in it.
I get it - you’re anti regardless of “details’ and “information”.
Sessions is a WORM!
Dead girls and/or live boys would be my guess.
Jeff, just GO AWAY!
He didn't have it in him, and never would have.
What are the odds that Jeff Sessions was unmasked by Obamagaters? I’d say near 100%, and quite likely where the DS got dirt on him and shut him down.
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I think you’re right.
That’s probably in the redacted section of the FISAs.
I get it - you’re anti regardless of “details’ and “information”.
No you don't get it. I don't repeat rumors from unnamed sources from the NY Times. You do.
Sessions is said to have offered to resign
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered to resign in recent weeks as he told President Donald Trump he needed the freedom to do his job, according to two people who were briefed on the discussion..
Jeff Sessions is a fake, phony, scalawag
Coward.
He wants to be in Congress to protect himself from prosecution
Bastard Judas, Benedict Arnold Quisling
Sessions: [Mr. Tuberville is an opportunist who isn’t from here. He stopped here for work for a while, and moved on, eventually retiring in Florida. He doesn’t know the first thing about Alabama. He says the President is wrong on China, says we must import foreign workers to take American jobs, and up until a few months ago, he said he favors amnesty for illegal immigrants. If you don’t like his position on an issue, just wait a few weeks and he will change it. His house is built on sand.]
He was sworn in on February 9, 2017. He recused himself on March 2, 2017. He wasn't even in the office for a month before he recused himself. According to this timeline:
"In a statement released March 2, Sessions said he had met with 'relevant senior career department officials' in the previous several weeks to discuss whether he should recuse himself and, "having concluded those meetings today, I have decided to recuse myself from any existing or future investigations of any matters related in any way to the campaigns for president of the United States.' "
Well, the conversations he says he had with senior career department officials over a period of "several weeks," makes it sound like he had begun to discuss his recusal as soon as he was sworn in, considering he was in the job for only 22 days when he recused himself.
Haberman is deep state as is NY TImes, I wouldn’t consider them authoritative. Jeff Sessions wrote an open letter to Alabama and his letter is linked at the top of this thread. I’d seen his open letter quoted on Twitter people I read but hunted around to see if it it was anywhere else. I found plenty of sources and went with AL.com. How I wish people actually READ the thread before responding.
I don’t post on these threads just to oppose whatever others are saying so try to understand why this conversation is a waste of my time. I post with interest when people actually have something to say.
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