Why Jeff Sessions lost

Spectator USA ^ | July15,2020 | Daniel McCarthy

[TBP]

He was defeated by the new cyborg that is the Republican party — half-Trump, half-GOP machine of old.

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions battled more than President Trump’s ire in his failed “bid to win back his Sessions, “for a long time the only ­Republican of national standing to support Trump in 2016, has no place in” a party that’s “half-Trump, half-GOP machine of old.” “Corporate America will not support an economic nationalist and an immigration restrictionist,” while Trump’s base is “confused by the claims” every Republican makes of being a “pro-Trump populist” and as “Trump himself pillories his former ally.” Therein lies “a warning for the president”: Pro-Trump voters hate “GOP, Inc.” and vice versa. He can only square that circle if he “runs as the man beyond party that he was four years ago.”old Senate seat”: He also faced a “remade” GOP.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The problem is that he wasn't that good.

I have a standard for congress critters and that is "what have you actually DONE?" A little less talk and a lot more action.

By that standard Jeff was not all that or a bag of chips.

[Dahoser]

Sessions also could have done something other than chase stoners after he recused himself, but instead he did zip. Normally, you would expect that to result in a firing, but there was no way President Trump could fire him under the circumstances which means Sessions should have resigned once it became clear—i.e, pretty much the next day—that he made a colossal mistake. Sessions brought it all upon himself and made people like me not trust having him back in the Senate because he displayed a complete and utter lack of awareness of the consequences of his actions and inactions.

[Cuttnhorse]

...the simple truth is that U.S. Senators don’t work for the voters of their states. They work for the INDUSTRIES in their states.

So true...even in my little fly-over state of Idaho, our entire congressional critters, (all four of them) are totally beholding to the dairy industry.
Both senators and both congresscritters are completely behind increasing the various work visas.

[FreeReign]

America lost a vote for keeping it’s borders and instead got a “no borders” goof with Sessions lost.

Tuberville: “Build the wall. No amnesty, ever.”

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[newfreep]

Because Sessions never advised Trump he would recuse himself, that is indicative Sessions was part of the insurance plan for the coup d’état.

By recusing without telling Trump, Sessions willingly allowed RR to start the Mueller impeachment coup d’état ball rolling.

Sessions will forever be known as a traitor...just like Benedict Arnold who initially was a patriot before he turned on Washington.

[apocalypto]

I used to be a strong supporter of Jeff Session until he became AG. What he then did was so extreme that I’m wondering if he something like a “sleeper agent” all along. He certainly is smart enough to realize the consequences of his decisions. For whatever reason, he turned Judas.

[apocalypto]

I used to be a strong supporter of Jeff Session until he became AG. What he then did was so extreme that I’m wondering if he something like a “sleeper agent” all along. He certainly is smart enough to realize the consequences of his decisions. For whatever reason, he turned Judas.

[euclid216]

So, one thing that has always bothered me. Almost all of Trump’s nominees were confirmed with a slim Senate margin, along party lines. Sessions was called a racist, and was a tie vote, broken by Pence, if I recall correctly.

But, then along comes Rosenstein, and the confirmation vote was 94-6. It’s almost like the Dems knew Rosenstein was a plant, a part of the deep state. ( And the Repubs were blindsided.)

I found it all very suspicious.

[Avalon Memories]

It’s only my opinion, of course, but I believe he was a deliberate Trojan horse.

[ransomnote]

Please tell me this is a joke? Sessions, much like Lindsey Graham, said he was going to investigate and target leakers. Outside of the Senate Intel guy who was screwing the young reporter and leaked the dossier who was prosecuted? None. By the way, he got a really cushy deal.

This administration suffered the most leaks I have ever seen in my lifetime - relatively easy investigations based on phone records and emails - and NOBODY else has been even named as a leaker outside of the some FBI bosses. If you don’t have enough to prosecute them you polygraph them and they resign! They have not been prosecuted either and were rewarded with book deals and high paid gigs on liberal networks.

Sessions said he had appointed Huber to look into things. Huber did nothing and honestly seemed surprised when he was asked about it.

There are no planned trials because NOBODY has been indicted. Nobody! Sessions did nothing. He is a nice man and I also thought he was a terrific Senator, but he was the WORST nominee for Trump and it is not even close. Without his recusal (OVER NOTHING - he still does not get it) there would NOT have been a special counsel. Comey and DOJ played him like a fiddle to damage Trump and thumb their noses at us.

Fair, right, wrong, or indifferent..... this is the legacy of Jeff Sessions.
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Come down off that ledge! You’ll hurt yourself up there.

The Huber aspect has been corrected on FR repeatedly. He is oversight. Durham is the one to watch. Durham’s investigations are surfacing - hence the Deep State needed lockdown.

This administration has suffered the most leaks in our lifetime because they dont’ have a Deep State president. They are leaking to destroy Trump. More than half of our government was sold out to highest bidders - usually CHina but other nations - anyone with a paycheck or pallets of money.

So with around 70% of the government corrupt - taking it apart too directly would collapse the government, and that would be fine with the Deep State, they want it gone.

Trump’s adminstration is dismantling a corruption bomb carefully - so we haven’t seen what is going on behind the curtains. If you recall, there were strange numbers of congressmen abruptly retiring. “Suddenly” and coincidentally, all DOJ officials connected with Hillary Clinton’s Quarterly review (they let her cover it up) are gone. That was after I read the DOJ was “gutted” in the first year of Trump’s admin (newsies panicking - and that was before the top level was cleaned out).

The FBI criminals are getting jobs on the media because the media is CIA run. They hope to attach these criminals to the media, have them slander/libel Trump, and then when prosecutions start for their Coup efforts, claim that Trump is attacking freedom of speech and the media and former employees “brave” enough to “tell the truth”. It’s a tactic.

You said: “There are no planned trials because NOBODY has been indicted.”

This is false. Indictments don’t have to be public - in fact with public figures they often aren’t because an indictment can “harm” high profile reputation needlessly. But in this case, our stock market would not be doing well right now if the public was aware of just how many indictments there are.

SO Comey/Rosenstein/Mueller finally lost control of their blockade when Barr was offically appointed - he was the first honest DOJ legally allowed to look at the FISA/Russia Hoax content. Mueller and Rosenstein were gone within weeks - quietly because the MSM was claiming Trump was going to have a “Saturday Night Massacre” and fire investigators to protect himself. Trump’s mastery is amazing - he is taking down the majority of the government while people scream nothing’s happening and Dems continue their coup attempt 24/7.

Sessions is a hero. The flack he’s taken. I don’t know why, but there persists the belief in some Republican or conservative circles that Jeff SEssions could at any time investigate HIMSELF. He can’t. Really.

Had Sessions not recused, the Dems would have pulled apart Trump’s administration by claiming the fix was in, the president was rogue. Had he quit - the rules of succession would put two deep state operatives in AD and DAG. So we would have had a completely Deep State controlled DOJ taking down the president. By staying in and taking the hammering, Sessions kicked off investigations in Ocotober of 2017 that are starting to reach the public. THerefore, COVID-19 panic is being used to lockdown and halt trials.

[mac_truck]

James Comey waited until Jeff Sessions was appointed to Attorney General and then intercepted Sessions before he could lay eyes on FISA and all other proof of corruption. Comey told Jeff Sessions he was under investigation for the Russia Hoax and had to recuse. Jeff Sessions could not have access to Russia Hoax documents nor play any oversight role in which James Comey, as head of FBI could tell the media that Sessions was “investigating himself”. Had Sessions recused, the Dems would scream “constitutional crisis” and invalidate the Trump presidency by pointing to Sessions and saying he’s Trump’s fixer, violating traditional laws/ethics to manipulate the Russia Hoax in President Trump’s favor.

The above is complete and utter nonsense, nor does it comport in any way with Sessions own letter of recusal.

Sessions served as an advisor to the Trump campaign, he was directly involved in its operation. Sessions knew as AG he would have to recuse himself from any investigation of the Presidential campaign he was a part of. However, Sessions FAILED to inform President Elect Trump of this material fact or its implications BEFORE he was nominated...either out of an abundance of hubris, malice, or cowardice at the prospect of having his precious "reputation" dragged through the mud again.

Regardless of his motivation, Sessions took advantage of the incoming President's lack of nuanced understanding of departmental regulations, later saying of the Trump White House

“They don’t know the rules, the ethics rules, most people don’t,” “But when you evaluate the rules I feel like I am -- I should not get involved investigating a campaign I had a role in.”

Finally...once it became clear that the DC swamp was conducting a witch hunt to remove a sitting President from office, Sessions still refused to step down and give President Trump a fighting chance to appoint an AG who wasn't so conflicted. Even if you give Sessions the benefit of every doubt up until this point, his failure to step down in the face of this treasonous behavior emminationg from the very department he was supposed to be in charge of is unforgivable.

[ransomnote]

Claiming Sessions is “Judas” and “sold his soul” is ignorant and easy.

While he very well may have been manipulated into recusing (which doesn't speak well to his intelligence), once he realized how his recusal was was going to adversely affect the administration of justice, he should have had the decency to resign. He stayed on far too long, and prolonged the damage.

Personally, I didn't want him back in the senate because of his full support of asset forfeiture. That, and the fact that he's obviously seen better days. He should have just retired and gone on with his life. Not much sympathy for him here.

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Having the FBI file charges against you is a serious matter - not manipulation. The Deep State seized control of a portion of the DOJ with this action. They knew Rod Rosenstein had to recuse himself, but with Sessions not having the seen the content  and therefore not able to enact counter measures, and Comey in charge of the FBI - the deep state got a grip and held on for about 2 years.

I don't know if you're aware, but a large part of the Deep State's ongoing coup involves the UN. Look at Media and Pelosi and other Deeps Staters statements' during that time. They were waving the flag - pointing to Sessions and saying the president was about to create a constitutional crisis by  using Sessions to protect himself even though Sessions was under investigation by the FBI for his behavior re Russia. Had Sessions not recused or if he retired, or had President Trump fired either Rosenstein or Mueller, the UN was primed to move against President Trump with the support of about half of our government (recall corruption was at 70% when Trump took office). Our traitors were framing the president. We came THISCLOSE to a soft U.N. invasion/civil war during the first few months of Trump's adminstration with the treasonous media convincing the public that Trump was crazy and taking over.

 

[ransomnote]

Maybe he’s just spineless then. As I recall, the entire basis for his recusal was 1) he was at a dinner party that the Russian Ambassador also attended and 2) he and several of his staff once met with the Russian Ambassador and several of his staff.

Is that all it took for Comey to put the fear of God into the poor man?
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He wasn’t fearful - he knew our country was at stake and he took abuse to protect it.
Explanation is here:

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3865518/posts?page=72#72

[LouieFisk]

He better tell his staff about whatever his latest position on Amnesty is -

“If Trump is nominated, the GOP must keep him out of the White House,” Tommy Tuberville’s senior adviser Rob Jesmer Tweeted, in a series of anti-Trump, pro-amnesty Tweets going back years. An investigation into Tuberville staff shows hostility towards Trump’s agenda and trump’s supporters.”
https://www.cernovich.com/tommy-tuberville-amnesty

Tuberville could be another unforced error for Trump, but with Trump now touting a “path to citizenship” for illegals, who knows where anything stands on the issue?

[Savage Rider]

President Trump won because he fights bare knuckle. Sessions lost because he will not fight bare knuckles. Sessions let himself be rolled by the Deep State Coup traitors in the DOJ. Name any characteristic of Sessions personality and it does not fit during this time where the life of the republic is at stake. And I like and admire Sessions long career, just not what he did in not serving the President well.

[novemberslady]

Because he was actually quite a good Senator.

yes he was

I really want to know what happened to him.

[volunbeer]

You my FRiend are an optimist. While I would love for you to be right I became a pessimist about a year ago. The two reporters with the best sources on Russiagate have been Catherine Herridge and John Solomon. Solomon has been hinting that more is coming, but he has also stated several times that he does not expect many people will be charged criminally. He is a doubter. Catherine is harder to read as she plays her cards close to the vest and is a very straight reporter. However, she only predicts that more information will come out and she has expressed some skepticism about criminal charges.

Based on what we know I think there were several legs to this conspiracy and a lot of individuals who leaked. If a “leaker” is only guilty of a leak and had nothing to do with Crossfire Hurricane, there is NO reason not to indict them now. We are still having leaks! Why? There is no deterrent. Sessions tried talking about this, but I have seen no evidence that he did anything. Again - a leak is a simple investigation. Investigate, gather the proof, and indict the leaker. If they were not in the Obama inner circle at the top of DOJ and Intel how/why would they know about the actions of others and why wait when you can send a message?

[ransomnote]

there is NO reason not to indict them now. We are still having leaks! Why? There is no deterrent. Sessions tried talking about this, but I have seen no evidence that he did anything. Again - a leak is a simple investigation. Investigate, gather the proof, and indict the leaker. If they were not in the Obama inner circle at the top of DOJ and Intel how/why would they know about the actions of others and why wait when you can send a message?
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We disagree. This is extremely complex. I do believe indictments are flowing and there’s still the need to keep the Dow and other portions of our economy and society functioning while this “cut the blue wire, not the red wire” dismantling of a majority corrupt government takes place. I’ve seen MSM peeps abruptly retire without giving a reason. Others likely hold on without advertising their indictment in hopes that they can succeed at coup and benefit from a friendly COUP President (how can it be biden when he can’t find the door. Maybe his standin - perhaps HIllary?)

[ransomnote]

Regardless of his motivation, Sessions took advantage of the incoming President’s lack of nuanced understanding of departmental regulations, later saying of the Trump White House
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HAHAHAHAHAHAH! You gotta be kidding!

[Political Junkie Too]

once he realized how his recusal was was going to adversely affect the administration of justice, he should have had the decency to resign.

I said at the time that this was his critical failure. By refusing to resign, he deprived President Trump of the ability to reclaim full control of the Justice Department by letting Trump name a new Attorney General who wasn't conflicted.

Once a newly confirmed Attorney General was in place, Rosenstein would no longer be acting Attorney General and would no longer have effective control of the Mueller investigation. A new Attorney General would have not let the Mueller investigation go on so long, would not have let a feeble Mueller stay on as its leader, and would not have tolerated such a one-sided partisan team.

So, not only did Sessions create the environment that allowed the Democrats to start the Mueller investigation, his refusal to resign prolonged it, too.

-PJ