If Jeff Sessions is the AG 24 hours from now, understand — Trump WH is fine with being lying, lawless & in bed with Russian intelligence. — John Schindler (@20committee) March 2, 2017 McConnell and Ryan have received extensive intelligence briefings. But they put their obedience to Trump ahead of their duty to country. — …
Jeff Sessions in 1999 speaking on the importance of prosecuting Bill Clinton over perjury allegations pic.twitter.com/LCV6AqZB17
— Lee Fang (@lhfang) March 2, 2017
Politico, “Sessions Under Fire Over Russian Meetings“:
Top congressional Democrats called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign Wednesday after revelations that he had met with the Russian ambassador in the months before the election — meetings that Sessions did not disclose during his confirmation hearings…
“The Attorney General must resign,” Pelosi wrote in a statement. “There must be an independent, bipartisan, outside commission to investigate the Trump political, personal and financial connections to the Russians.” Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House oversight committee, also called on Sessions to resign, as did Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
In a statement in the wee hours of Thursday morning, Sessions said, “I never met with any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign.”…
These latest developments come amid a sharp dispute in Congress over how to investigate Trump’s ties to Russia, with Democrats on the House and Senate Intelligence Committees questioning whether their Republican chairmen are fit to lead impartial probes.
House Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and Senate Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) both made calls to reporters at the behest of the White House to challenge reports of repeated contacts during the campaign between Trump aides and Russian officials, as The Washington Post reported over the weekend.
And Nunes appeared to prejudge the outcome of his committee’s investigation on Monday, telling reporters that intelligence officials had shared with him the high points of their investigations and that he had seen no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. The panel’s ranking Democrat, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chastised Nunes later that day, saying their committee investigation was only in its initial stages and hadn’t even begun collecting evidence.
Many Democrats and a few Republicans — including McCain and Graham — have called for a select committee to investigate the issue, but GOP leaders have so far rejected those calls, which would give them less control over the course of the investigations….
Repeat after me, Repubs: “It’s not the crime, it’s the coverup.”
“I did not have communications with the Russians” pic.twitter.com/bMisujylPk
— Schooley (@Rschooley) March 2, 2017
Attorney General of the United States is basically a job where it's better if the person is not a documented liar. https://t.co/n2trsmzHoI
— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) March 2, 2017
Sessions also lied in his confirmation about his civil-rights record, and Ted Cruz had a tantrum about seeing anyone "impugn his integrity."
— Tom Scocca (@tomscocca) March 2, 2017
George W. Bush's ethics lawyer calls Sessions's talks with Russia: "Good way to go to jail" https://t.co/2G9b3BJAEN pic.twitter.com/7ZEGRtfngK
— The Hill (@thehill) March 2, 2017
So much for the #JointSession. We're on to #SessionsInTheJoint
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 2, 2017