LOL.
Gaetz said that when he asked Sessions to appoint a special counsel to investigate the 2010 Uranium One deal and Fusion GPS, the attorney general stood up, said he could not discuss the matter because he had recused himself, and walked out of the room, leaving them with a group of Rosenstein staffers who showed no interest.
He said that anything that had to do with 2016 election, or Russia, or the candidates in the 2016 election, fell under the scope of his recusal, and he left the room, Gaetz said.
It was Sessions position that his recusal on the Russia matter divorced him from any oversight on Uranium One and Fusion GPS. Thats troubling. Sessions recusal is a function of his involvement in the Trump campaign. In no world does that impact his judgment as it relates to Fusion GPS and Uranium One. But he views the recusal more broadly. Thats troubling because that puts Rosenstein in charge, he said.
It was a complex question about more than just Uranium One. Because GPS was a part of the campaign issues, he couldn’t answer.
But for Uranium One as a single issue, he has taken actions that prove he does not consider himself recused from Uranium One. What’s so difficult about that?
Well there you have it. It’s a firsthand account from one of the House’s actual conservatives; game over.