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Lindsey Graham says Jeff Sessions may step down after midterms
The Washington Times ^ | November 5, 2018 | Jeff Mordock

Posted on 11/05/2018 11:00:46 AM PST by jazusamo

Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview Monday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions may step down after this week’s midterm elections.

“Jeff will probably step down. We’ll have a new attorney general most likely early next year,” Mr. Graham, South Carolina Republican, said on conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt’s radio program.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; agsessions; attorneygeneral; bookmarkeee; eee; effsessions; judiciarycommittee; lindseygraham; sessions; trumpdoj; trustsessions
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To: Responsibility2nd

I like the way you think.

Firing Sessions would have sent a STRONG and CONFIDENT message to the base. Sessions is part of the Swamp and has he been an unfortunate obstacle to restoring integrity in the Justice Department. I wish Trump would have fired him along with that sleazy and corrupt Rosenstein. The base would have loved it!


121 posted on 11/05/2018 2:29:55 PM PST by Starboard
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To: Responsibility2nd

WWIII WYSIWYG GIGO YMMV


122 posted on 11/05/2018 2:37:20 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: TheNext

No S.E.S.

But is that even possible? If seems all the entrenched players are in it or a sister Deep State group.


123 posted on 11/05/2018 2:37:22 PM PST by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Sorry if I’m cranky.

Here’s the deal: Hatch is leaving so Finance Chair is open. Rules are such that Crapo is up next at Finance if Grassley stays put. Some senators don’t trust Crapo and want Grassley to switch. Grassley has already been Finance chair but could do it again for two years.

So the question is whether Crapo can be trusted in Finance more than Graham can be trusted in Judiciary, and whether Grassley wants to switch major committee chairs again in two years when he’ll have two more years to serve in his Senate term.


124 posted on 11/05/2018 2:48:04 PM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: MinuteGal

I recommend donuts lover gov Christie. He is available, and certainly is no shrinking violet. He would have the courage to clean up DOJ. Christie is not the most conservative dude east of Mississippi, but he can force his weight around in a bureaucracy.


125 posted on 11/05/2018 2:51:39 PM PST by entropy12 (One million LEGAL immigrants/year is too many, without vetting for skills, Wealth or English skills.)
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To: nopardons

Have it occurred to you that if Trump wanted Sessions gone, he’d be gone by now?


126 posted on 11/05/2018 3:53:06 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Windflier
You still obsessed with eff Sessions?

You still obsessed with AGs who preen and dance for the cameras and frog-march perps in front a live studio audience?

127 posted on 11/05/2018 3:54:23 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: jazusamo

Step down or be fired.


128 posted on 11/05/2018 3:59:13 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight yourr way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Theodore R.

No way Jones or any Dem wins a statewide seat in 2020.: Trump will have major coattails.


129 posted on 11/05/2018 4:34:44 PM PST by kabar
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To: odawg

“I have occasionally wondered how Q believers are going to react when the little cretin is shown the door, soon after Tuesday.”

trust the REAL plan to oust Sessions, the double secret probation plan ...


130 posted on 11/05/2018 5:23:54 PM PST by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

“along with the secret Q passcodes. “

don’t you also need the Little Orphan Q passcode secret decoder ring to decode those passcodes?


131 posted on 11/05/2018 5:25:37 PM PST by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Has it occurred to YOU that he couldn't do that, because Ryan et al RINOS told him that they would NEVER confirm a new AG and wouldn't do anything else to help push his agenda as well and THAT is why he didn't get rid of the USELESS elf?

LOL...what am I saying? You've drunk the purple QOOL-AID and BLIND to the facts.

132 posted on 11/05/2018 5:37:05 PM PST by nopardons
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To: gcparent

And please, no more Fox Newspersons for any governmental positions. They’re simply not qualified and are giving President Trump bum steers as far as advice.


133 posted on 11/05/2018 5:53:57 PM PST by taxpayerfatigue (Taxpayer Fatigue)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Have it occurred to you that if Trump wanted Sessions gone, he’d be gone by now?

If Trump wanted Attorney General Sessions gone, his *perfect* window of opportunity is to fire him in late December, after the 115th Congress adjourns sine die.

From the date of adjournment until the 116th Congress convenes, President Trump can recess appoint an Attorney General who cannot be blocked by the Senate for all of 2019. Come 2020 when the recess appointment expires and a permanent AG must be nominated, we will be entering the throes of the 2020 Presidential election, and Senate Republicans will be hard-pressed to pursue retaliation tactics against Trump.

Foreseeing this, it's possible that Sessions sees the writing on the wall, does the noble thing for the party and steps down without rancor. Sessions could call for unity and work with Trump to find his replacement. Sessions could follow the Nicki Haley model of stepping down, and avoid the obvious harshness and symbolism of disunity of a recess appointment when the President's party controls the Senate.

The disunity of firing Sessions and forcing a recess appointment against a "friendly" Senate would totally obscure any messaging of a mandate coming from the 2018 mid-term election, should a "red wave" actually occur. The MSM would totally ignore fake news of a "blue wave" if Sessions chooses to force Trump to fire him and recess appoint his successor.

I can't believe that this is the legacy that Jeff Sessions wants for himself.

-PJ

134 posted on 11/05/2018 5:55:11 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
You still obsessed with AGs who preen and dance for the cameras and frog-march perps in front a live studio audience?

Such an AG would be a damn sight preferable to a cowardly weasel who's recused himself from prosecuting the most egregious crimes in US history, and who's left his president wide open to attack by that same treasonous cabal, by refusing to resign.

I'll take an AG like that over the execrable eff Sessions any day of the week.

135 posted on 11/05/2018 6:01:57 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left tpoo long, they become black rifles.)
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To: sarge83

I agree

I think Sessions sandbagged himself recusing thinking it was the right thing to do not realizing the shitstorm arrayed against his boss

It’s been. Major disappointment

He and DeMint were once the solids in the Senate

I never figured it would be like this..pity

I’d love to be surprised but I don’t think I will be


136 posted on 11/05/2018 6:02:32 PM PST by wardaddy (I donÂ’t care that youÂ’re not a racist......when the shooting starts it wonÂ’t matter what you were)
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To: gcparent

Yet again?


137 posted on 11/05/2018 6:05:33 PM PST by wardaddy (I donÂ’t care that youÂ’re not a racist......when the shooting starts it wonÂ’t matter what you were)
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To: Windflier

Give me a break.


138 posted on 11/05/2018 6:15:29 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: 867V309

It’s Levin not Levine

He was originally for Trump then waffled and said something critical and Trump hit back very hard as did Trumpers

Levin a six four Jew is no pu$$y himself and pushed back too

And it got personal

Before the election he agreed to support Trump because the alternative was untenable

Since then Levin has watched Trump govern frankly as or more conservative than Magnus

And he’s warmed to Trump immensely and vice versa

As I slogged up a middle tennessee knob tonight walking listening he had Trump on live to open the show essentially as a surprise

And you can tell they are patched up and both exuded warmth for one another like long lost combat veterans

And if you think Levin isn’t smart ....I guess you have really high standards

law Degree I think from Temple

Advisor to Ed Meese at age 24

A stalwart in conservative politics for decades

I don’t agree with his neoconfedrate shaming ala DSouza and Shapiro

But he’s usually right otherwise....

And yes he is noisy but unlike Hannity he lets folks finish their train of thought

Lately he’s been publicly called an anti Semite bigot even though he’s pretty darn Jewish self identifying wise

And he didn’t back down and instead pushes back like Trump shows us to do

Cause it works

I was mad at him too but I’m listening again


139 posted on 11/05/2018 6:16:43 PM PST by wardaddy (I donÂ’t care that youÂ’re not a racist......when the shooting starts it wonÂ’t matter what you were)
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To: jazusamo

He never stepped up!


140 posted on 11/05/2018 6:17:46 PM PST by Kalamata (bibleresearchtools.com)
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