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U.S. Attorney General Sessions says Mueller probe has taken on 'life of its own'
Reuters ^ | April 26, 2018 | by Sarah N. Lynch

Posted on 04/26/2018 11:17:27 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday defended his decision not to appoint a second special prosecutor to investigate Republicans’ concerns about the FBI by noting that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe had already taken on “a life of its own.”

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the proposed budget estimates for the Justice Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Speaking to a U.S. House appropriations panel during a routine budget hearing, Sessions told lawmakers that the Justice Department needed to “be disciplined and stay within our classical procedure and rules” before rushing to hire more special counsels.

“I do not think we need to willy-nilly appoint special counsels,” he said, after listening to a laundry list of frustrations aired by West Virginia Republican Congressman Evan Jenkins.

“As we can see, it can really take on a life of its own.”

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1 posted on 04/26/2018 11:17:27 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

In before the Sessions bashers!


2 posted on 04/26/2018 11:18:01 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This man is useless as Attorney General. Absolutely useless.

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3 posted on 04/26/2018 11:19:08 AM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

There needs to be a Special Prosecutor dedicated to bringing down the Clinton Crime Family.


4 posted on 04/26/2018 11:19:48 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: treetopsandroofs

Sessions bashers = Trump

‘Trump expressed his disappointment in the Justice Department during a Fox News interview in which he said Comey is “guilty of crimes” that could be uncovered “if we had a Justice Department that was doing their job.

When asked why he doesn’t push the department to do more, Trump say he’s staying out for now.

“Because of the fact that they have this witch hunt going on with people in the Justice Department that shouldn’t be there, they have a witch hunt against the president of the United States going on, I’ve taken the position, and I don’t have to take this position and maybe I’ll change, that I will not be involved with the Justice Department,” he said. “I will wait until this is over. It’s a total, it’s all lies and it’s a horrible thing that is going on, a horrible thing.”

Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who heads the department, for recusing himself from the Russia investigation. Trump has previously called on the department to target leakers, but no one has been prosecuted for leaks critical of the Trump administration.

“So very disappointed in my Justice Department,” Trump said. “Because of the fact it is going on, and I think you will understand this, I have decided I won’t be involved. I may change my mind at some point because what is going on is a disgrace. It is an absolute disgrace. By the way only collusion is with Democrats and Russians.”

http://truthfeednews.com/happening-now-trump-announces-his-next-move-in-russia-investigation/


5 posted on 04/26/2018 11:20:26 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: Lurker

He has been a $(%*% disaster.


6 posted on 04/26/2018 11:20:29 AM PDT by Aria
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

what? The Keebler Elf finally woke up and said something?


7 posted on 04/26/2018 11:20:32 AM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
How honest is that...Sessions beats out Abe Lincoln.

In other words, he thinks Mueller's "Hanging Council" is a lot of cr**.

8 posted on 04/26/2018 11:20:47 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well then shut it down, you feckless wussy. Some Southern man he turned out to be.


9 posted on 04/26/2018 11:21:01 AM PDT by TallahasseeConservative (Isaiah 40:31)
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..”Mueller probe has taken on ‘life of its own’...

Muller-Gate!


10 posted on 04/26/2018 11:21:14 AM PDT by caww
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This just more 454D underwater ping pong, r-right?


11 posted on 04/26/2018 11:21:33 AM PDT by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: Lurker

He is beyond useless and he is taking up space. As long as he warms the AG chair we can not get a real Attorney General and NO ONE who is guilty will be punished.

I despise him for being just another instrument to take down our country.


12 posted on 04/26/2018 11:21:56 AM PDT by The Deplorable Miss Lemon (If illegals are here to do the jobs Americans won't do why are so many illegals on welfare?)
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To: max americana

Bet he makes some damn good cookies, though!


13 posted on 04/26/2018 11:22:00 AM PDT by rarestia (Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
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If you don’t see Sessions for what he is at this point, check yourself into the Cult rehab.

The Dems won’t ever let him retire.

If they didn’t have him, they’d have to create one.

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14 posted on 04/26/2018 11:23:03 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano
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To: Fantasywriter

IIRC, Sessions wanted to get rid of 17 attorneys in the justice apartment and Trump said no. Not going against Trump...just saying that Sessions clearly wanted to get rid of those “non political” (cough, cough) appointees.


15 posted on 04/26/2018 11:23:23 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Lurker
This man is useless as Attorney General. Absolutely useless.

He would be useless as a line cook at McDonalds.
Or a scarecrow
Or a speed bump


16 posted on 04/26/2018 11:23:27 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
U.S. Attorney General Sessions says Mueller probe has taken on 'life of its own'

Ya think?

What are you going to do about it Bozo?

17 posted on 04/26/2018 11:23:27 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Does it really surprise Sessions, that this hot air balloon of Mueller probes continues to get bigger and create clones of itself? Apparently, he feels helpless to stop it. “I’m only the Attorney General of the United States of America. What am I supposed to do?”


18 posted on 04/26/2018 11:23:43 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: TallahasseeConservative

He can’t shut it down.


19 posted on 04/26/2018 11:24:03 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

20 posted on 04/26/2018 11:24:30 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation has ended!)
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