Interesting take, and certainly plausible.
Going with that....Now that it’s been spelled out to him, why does he still characterize Rosenstein as “a really good guy”? Is he still that blind? If so, we’re getting into single digit I.Q. territory now.
(As far as Asset Forfeiture goes, do you think he might be that stupid as not to understand that asset forfeiture is the same thing as the Constitutionally-prohibited Bills of Attainder?)
To take your post in reverse order. My impression is that Sessions is not a Deep Thinker. Another impression is that he believes in the righteousness of the War on Drugs. I.e.: he sees himself as saving America by cracking down on marijuana.
If those impressions are correct, then Sessions doesn’t look at civil asset seizures through a constitutional lens. Rather, he sees it as a major tool in the WoD. Therefore, in his mind it is Good. It is part of Saving America.
That is my take, fwiw.
Re Rosenstein. I had dug up and posted a Breitbart article that claimed Sessions particularly lobbied Trump to make Rosenstein his Deputy AG. If that’s true, then Sessions’ judgement is at stake when it comes to Rosenstein’s appointment of Mueller. I.e.: for Sessions to turn on Rosenstein would establish him as a poor judge of people and character. That in turn would unsuit him for a job as crucial as AG
For Sessions, it’s probably far easier to wear blinkers and pretend that all is well. After all, that’s what works in the Senate. For years the country was going down the drain, but Sessions’ position was that if he opposed illegal immigration, all was well.
By all appearances, being in the Senate for decades ruins a person. They instinctively take the safe route, and appear incapable of implementing major, decisive action. As someone noted, Sessions is Trump’s biggest mistake. Let’s hope he can recover from it.