1. So far the info is anonymous, but Sessions office isn’t denying it.
2. Very possible Sessions simply didn’t recall the meetings, but he has stepped into it by his statements to Congress. Not clear if those were under oath.
3. Pressure will be ramped up on Sessions now, to at least recuse himself from any Russian investigation, after Flynn actually resigned over a similar incident of contact with this same Russian Ambassador.
4. Situation is also similar to recent issue with AG Lynch who was caught meeting with Bill Clinton while Hillary was under investigation by the FBI. Lynch said they were only discussing grandchildren (although she has none), and she did not actually recuse herself from the Clinton investigation, but rather said she would accept the recommendation of the FBI.
5. Special Prosecutors are typically only ever called upon after there is likely evidence of an actual crime, wherein there is nothing close to that in this case. However, once they are put in place, they often go on fishing expeditions looking for anything illegal they can find, whether related to their initial purpose or not.
6. I think Republicans should follow the Obama/Lynch playbook, since it so recently happened with the Clinton investigation. No different than sticking with the nuclear option in the Senate for the current nominations. Democrats made those decisions for themselves, so those standard should be good enough for Republicans as well, so soon after Democrats used that same strategy. When they protest, remind them constantly, might even be able to get a few to admit it was a mistake.
His office already responded to it. This is BS.
See post #17