RE: So he’s trying to contend his question had Sessions ever had any contact with the Russians on anything?
If he had stop at the above, that would have been a ridiculous question. How can you prevent a sitting Senator who is in the armed services committee from talking to any foreign official? Russian or Chinese or Iranian?
What Franken really wanted to know, but did not phrase it clearly was this -— Did Sessions use his position as Senator to make quid pro quos with the Russians to the extent that if they help Trump win, Sessions will use his position, present or subsequent, to do favors for Russia if they succeed.
THAT has always been what the Democrats were insinuating and there is no evidence of that, but ohh... they’re still digging.
That been my point
If the question was: Have you ever had contact with a guy Russian government official?
Then the question would have been that short and simple “Have you ever had contact with the Russian official?”
And would have been ludicrous to ask of a sitting Senator because because we all know they interact with Russian officials it’s part of their job
The question was long and convoluted because it was qualified “Have you ever had contact with a Russian official in your capacity with the Trump campaign as alleged in the latest CNN reports about this dossier?”...
If Franken wants to contend that his question was “Have you ever met with the Russian official?” Why was his entire start of the question long and convoluted, was it an attempted to deceive?
I want to ask Senator Franken ...Do you think your question was perfectly clear on what you say was your point? That you were just asking ....”Have you ever met with the Russian official?”
If that was your question Senator Franken, why didnt you ask it that simple?