You are in the minority. I dont think ruse either on behalf of Sessions.
I will go one step further. If Sessions is merely a pawn in a ruse...and didnt agree to the ruse..it is a crap sandwich to do this to him.
As a principled Conservative that's typically the case! :-)
I'm used to it here on FR these days. Didn't used to be this way "back in the day" when it was possible to have an exchange of thoughts and ideas without being accused of being a Democrat/Liberal/Progressive/Socialist/Communist for simply disagreeing with someone.