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Opinion: Jeff Sessions is in deep trouble, and here's why
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | May 12, 2017 | by Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post

Posted on 05/12/2017 9:03:53 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation.

He said in his written recusal released on March 2. "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."

Any existing or future investigations. Related in any way.

Sessions consulted with the president and coordinated the firing of James Comey. Recall that Comey had testified on March 20 that he was heading the Russia investigation:

"I've been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. That includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government, and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia's efforts."

That is the investigation that Sessions promised to stay away from. Firing the man heading the investigation -- especially if Sessions knew that the reason was not the one stated in Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein's May 9 memo -- is a matter "arising from the campaigns for President of the United States."

Sessions may have some explanation for why he chose to participate in the firing of Comey. But the attorney general may now be in considerable legal peril.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: agsessions; beauregard; bias; comey; iii; jefferson; jeffery; journalism; media; romneyagenda; romneyvstrump; second100days; sessions; teamromney; trumpdoj; trumprussia; wishfulthinking
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1 posted on 05/12/2017 9:03:53 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; 2ndDivisionVet
Tube Worm Rubin?

Go jump in a lake Jen.

2 posted on 05/12/2017 9:06:05 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Proud Keeper of the Sarah Palin and New First Lady Melania Ping Lists. Let me know if you want on.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oooooooooh!!!

He’s in trouble! :)

Detention and no snacks tonight.

Are they kidding?


3 posted on 05/12/2017 9:06:27 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust Conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Triple F News: Fake, Fallacious, Fabricated


4 posted on 05/12/2017 9:06:50 AM PDT by Rennes Templar (Morning in America Again, again.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

News Spin.......firing someone has nothing to do with involving oneself in the issues of an investigation...Media trying to make Apples and Oranges the same......


5 posted on 05/12/2017 9:06:54 AM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Lawdy mama, how I loathe this harridan.


6 posted on 05/12/2017 9:07:33 AM PDT by PlateOfShrimp
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I got as far as: San Fra.....


7 posted on 05/12/2017 9:07:57 AM PDT by Batman11 ( The USA is not an ATM!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

You post a crapolastory from a lousy source....with no comment

Haven’t you figured it out the man is trying to take trump down


8 posted on 05/12/2017 9:08:34 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Good luck with that Jenny “conservative” Rubin.

The IG had this from the start. Sessions merely signed off as part of his ministerial duty. He’s required to.


9 posted on 05/12/2017 9:08:49 AM PDT by Regulator
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

No extra ice cream for AG Sessions.


10 posted on 05/12/2017 9:08:52 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fake News.


11 posted on 05/12/2017 9:09:06 AM PDT by PJBankard
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I was wondering who would be putting out the first “Sessions is in trouble” meme.
Rubin is an idiot.


12 posted on 05/12/2017 9:09:43 AM PDT by pugmama (Ports Moon.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Jebbifer Rubin, Cheap Labor Express mouthpiece, is still disconsolate that Yeb! did not get to be the Designated Loser like they planned.


13 posted on 05/12/2017 9:10:45 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Laugh of the day from the ultimate Never-Trump RINO swamp cheerleader who predicted Hillary would win in a landslide.


14 posted on 05/12/2017 9:10:57 AM PDT by scottinoc
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To: KC_Lion

Writer auditioning for Politico.


15 posted on 05/12/2017 9:11:36 AM PDT by Hat-Trick (Do you trust a government that cannot trust you with guns?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Comey is not a one man fbi dept. As McCabe noted, Comey being gone changes nothing, therefore there is no interference.


16 posted on 05/12/2017 9:11:46 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; ExTexasRedhead

The SF Chronicle is just the Left Coast “outlet” for the Slimes and the Compost. I am surprised though that SF hasn’t asked the Chronicle to build a separate waste treatment plant for their “effluent,” seeing as how the city is so environmentally “conscious.”


17 posted on 05/12/2017 9:12:20 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Regarding Sessions, this was a stupid move he made and Trump should have fired him or he should have quietly quit. He might be good overall, but he compromised himself and now cannot fully serve Trump and the US.


18 posted on 05/12/2017 9:13:05 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Jennifer Rubin? That old crank? Not to be taken seriously. She’s a dolt.


19 posted on 05/12/2017 9:13:25 AM PDT by subterfuge (Build the damn wall...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Rubin’s great flaw is her unrestrained use of imagination.


20 posted on 05/12/2017 9:14:53 AM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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