Sessions met with Russian envoy twice last year, encounters he later did not disclose

[theeedude]

If GOP doesn't impeach, they are complicit in the treason.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Greatest administration ever.

 

[compuwiz1]

No one who provided information for that article cares about perjury.

Again, there is zero care about perjury.

This is a specific attack to get an independent person appointed to oversee the investigation. aka, removing Sessions from having his hands on the investigation that may involve investigating himself.

Ok, gotcha. Now that makes sense. It took me a minute to get your drift.

 

[HTFOff]

If GOP doesn't impeach, they are complicit in the treason.

Super Senior officials confirmed you won't do shit, muttering, "QQ". No further explanation was given.

 

[Jaskalas]

One of the meetings was a private conversation between Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak that took place in September in the senator’s office​

How-the-!@#$ could anyone think that wouldn't OBVIOUSLY come out? It's so damn obvious. The Senator's office. Two months before the election where everyone's already bananas over Russians. What purpose did denying "meeting" or "talking" serve? My mind is blown. It'd be like robbing a bank on live TV and saying "I don't know what you're talking about" when asked about it four months later.

It's a story where it's impossible to comprehend what Senator Sessions was or is thinking.

 

[compuwiz1]

One of the meetings was a private conversation between Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak that took place in September in the senator’s office​

How-the-!@#$ could anyone think that wouldn't OBVIOUSLY come out? It's so damn obvious. The Senator's office. Two months before the election where everyone's already bananas over Russians. What purpose did denying "meeting" or "talking" serve? My mind is blown. It'd be like robbing a bank on live TV and saying "I don't know what you're talking about" when asked about it four months later.

It's a story where it's impossible to comprehend what Senator Sessions was or is thinking.

Sessions can't be that stupid. We still don't know what we don't know. Let's see where it goes and what else comes out.

 

[jman19]

Only liberals care about this Russia thing.

Can we just focus on MAGA, you snowflakes?

/s

 

[agent00f]

One of the meetings was a private conversation between Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak that took place in September in the senator’s office​

How-the-!@#$ could anyone think that wouldn't OBVIOUSLY come out? It's so damn obvious. The Senator's office. Two months before the election where everyone's already bananas over Russians. What purpose did denying "meeting" or "talking" serve? My mind is blown. It'd be like robbing a bank on live TV and saying "I don't know what you're talking about" when asked about it four months later.

It's a story where it's impossible to comprehend what Senator Sessions was or is thinking.

"Impossible" to comprehend that a Trump pick lied. O rly?

 

[agent00f]

Super Senior officials confirmed you won't do shit, muttering, "QQ". No further explanation was given.

I'm genuinely curious what you believe your purpose here is. None of your trite little posts are interesting or meaningful enough even for the conservatives, nevermind any thinkers, and that seems unlikely to change anytime soon. What goes on in the mind of someone like that? White noise?

 

[Jaskalas]

"Impossible" to comprehend that a Trump pick lied. O rly?

Sessions is deeply respected here to the point where his endorsement handed Trump the South.
That he'd purposefully do something so obvious... is beyond understanding.
He needs to be questioned in front of Congress.

 

[agent00f]

Sessions is deeply respected here to the point where his endorsement handed Trump the South.
That he'd purposefully do something so obvious... is beyond understanding.
He needs to be questioned in front of Congress.

Given the factual reality of matters, such as trying to take credit now for a klan prosecution he actually discouraged, it appears the cause of that "deep respect" is in question.

 

[VRAMdemon]

Sessions is a Republican. And it's pretty much a given now that the Republican leadership, from the president, to his advisors, to his cabinet are all working for some benefit of Russia's interests.

So it's really just business as usual at this point. As long as it undermines their political enemy's and keeps Democrats from getting elected, Republican voters seem just fine with it

 

[compuwiz1]

Sessions is a Republican. And it's pretty much a given now that the Republican leadership, from the president, to his advisors, to his cabinet are all working for some benefit of Russia's interests.

So it's really just business as usual at this point. As long as it undermines their political enemy's and keeps Democrats from getting elected, Republican voters seem just fine with it

When you can prove it, you will be ahead of the pack. So far, nobody has offered any concrete proof of anything. Til there is proof, it just seems like the Democrats are still trying to lay off the blame for Hillary's loss on something outside. I want a full investigation, if for no other reason than to disprove all of these "allegations". If the investigation turns up wrong doing, I will accept the results. In the meantime, it's all just noise.

 

[emperus]

So, this is what pisses me off. Lynch recused herself because she sat in a plane with President Clinton who she knows personally. Sessions, potentially lied under oath, had communication with the Russian ambassador at the height of the hacking scandal, is under investigation by the FBI (who he manages) and the NSA, and was part of Trump's campaign, yet he doesn't resign and hasn't even recused himself? Democrats are so f'ning weak and Republicans are lying hypocrites.

 

[boomerang]

One of the meetings was a private conversation between Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak that took place in September in the senator’s office​

How-the-!@#$ could anyone think that wouldn't OBVIOUSLY come out? It's so damn obvious. The Senator's office. Two months before the election where everyone's already bananas over Russians. What purpose did denying "meeting" or "talking" serve? My mind is blown. It'd be like robbing a bank on live TV and saying "I don't know what you're talking about" when asked about it four months later.

It's a story where it's impossible to comprehend what Senator Sessions was or is thinking.

Would it help if you knew that the meeting took place as part of Sessions duties as a member of the Armed Services Committee?

What we have here is yet another attempt by the media to be the first out of the gate with a story. A story in which words, and phrases were left out in order to sway opinions in a direction desired by the media. It's sometimes referred to as fake news. Maybe you've heard that term before?

Sessions met the Ambassador the first time at an event where other Ambassadors were present. Note the word met, not met with. The second time was in his office as part of his duties as a member of Congress. Sessions was asked about “possible contacts between members of President Trump’s campaign and representatives of Moscow.” and he answered truthfully. If Dems are butt hurt because in hindsight they feel they should have asked a different question then maybe they can start a committee to look into rolling back time so that past mistakes could be corrected. I'm sure it will be successful because the intent will be sincere regardless of the outcome.

Some Democrats in Congress have already been swayed because they are less than bright individuals and are also being very vocal and putting their idiocy on display. Anyone here that wants to jump on board with them should consider running for Congress. The pay, the work schedule and most of all the bennies are pretty awesome and they'd fit right in.

 

[compuwiz1]

Would it help if you knew that the meeting took place as part of Sessions duties as a member of the Armed Services Committee?

What we have here is yet another attempt by the media to be the first out of the gate with a story. A story in which words, and phrases were left out in order to sway opinions in a direction desired by the media. It's sometimes referred to as fake news. Maybe you've heard that term before?

Sessions met the Ambassador the first time at an event where other Ambassadors were present. Note the word met, not met with. The second time was in his office as part of his duties as a member of Congress. Sessions was asked about “possible contacts between members of President Trump’s campaign and representatives of Moscow.” and he answered truthfully. If Dems are butt hurt because in hindsight they feel they should have asked a different question then maybe they can start a committee to look into rolling back time so that past mistakes could be corrected. I'm sure it will be successful because the intent will be sincere regardless of the outcome.

Some Democrats in Congress have already been swayed because they are less than bright individuals and are also being very vocal and putting their idiocy on display. Anyone here that wants to jump on board with them should consider running for Congress. The pay, the work schedule and most of all the bennies are pretty awesome and they'd fit right in.

Meeting with such people was part of his job description and daily duties. Acting out of typical, radical, democrat's playbook, they had to interject a scandal, immediately after Trump's most excellent speech. I saw it coming and I knew there was no way Trump could have had a nice moment without some bullshit kicking in from the left. That's all it is. They are setting themselves up for a horrific loss in the 2018 mid terms, a time when they can ill afford to lose seats.

 

[BoomerD]

This seems more appropriate than ever...

 

[Meghan54]

Would it help if you knew that the meeting took place as part of Sessions duties as a member of the Armed Services Committee?

What we have here is yet another attempt by the media to be the first out of the gate with a story. A story in which words, and phrases were left out in order to sway opinions in a direction desired by the media. It's sometimes referred to as fake news. Maybe you've heard that term before?

Sessions met the Ambassador the first time at an event where other Ambassadors were present. Note the word met, not met with.

Well, actually seems Sessions met individually with the Ambassador after the function was over. A small group stayed behind, Sessions and the Ambassador included. The group talked first as a group, then individually. Who knows what was talked about?

The second time was in his office as part of his duties as a member of Congress. Sessions was asked about “possible contacts between members of President Trump’s campaign and representatives of Moscow.” and he answered truthfully.

So Sessions, being an advisor on foreign policy to the Trump campaign, doesn't count as working for the campaign? Interesting. Personally, I call that splitting hairs.

And the Ambassador visited exactly how many members of the Armed Services Committee? You'd think the Ambassador's views, etc., would be sought out by other members, like the Chairman of the Committee, wouldn't you? But......so far, out of the 26 members of that Committee, Sessions appears to have been the only one to meet him. (In all actuality, the count is 1, 20, 5.....one saw him, 20 didn't, 5 unknown.)

What I find interesting is the 180 degree turn Sessions made in his policy/outlook on Russia, going from a full-on Russia hawk to conciliatory towards Russia, in the span of a year. That's concerning.


And to think you were damned near apoplectic when Lynch met Bill Clinton. Talk about utter hypocrisy.

 

[Grooveriding]

The well oiled machine has turned out to be how Trump's team is being methodically taken down. How is Comrade Sessions going to be able to continue to lead the investigation into Putin's choice for the White House's Russian associations now? Drip, drip, drip.

 

[emperus]

Would it help if you knew that the meeting took place as part of Sessions duties as a member of the Armed Services Committee?

What we have here is yet another attempt by the media to be the first out of the gate with a story. A story in which words, and phrases were left out in order to sway opinions in a direction desired by the media. It's sometimes referred to as fake news. Maybe you've heard that term before?

Sessions met the Ambassador the first time at an event where other Ambassadors were present. Note the word met, not met with. The second time was in his office as part of his duties as a member of Congress. Sessions was asked about “possible contacts between members of President Trump’s campaign and representatives of Moscow.” and he answered truthfully. If Dems are butt hurt because in hindsight they feel they should have asked a different question then maybe they can start a committee to look into rolling back time so that past mistakes could be corrected. I'm sure it will be successful because the intent will be sincere regardless of the outcome.

Some Democrats in Congress have already been swayed because they are less than bright individuals and are also being very vocal and putting their idiocy on display. Anyone here that wants to jump on board with them should consider running for Congress. The pay, the work schedule and most of all the bennies are pretty awesome and they'd fit right in.

Why are you giving him the benefit of the doubt? This was a Senate Confirmation hearing, which came upon the backdrop of Trump and his Russia ties. Every nominee was asked the same question about Russia. Sessions knew he would be asked if he met with any Russian officials. It would have been easy for his staff to check his calendar and disclose he met with the Russian ambassador. Instead, he said he never had contacts with Russian officials. In fact I believe Sessions was the only Senator on the Armed Services Committee to meet with the ambassador. Why did he choose this time to have the meeting (the height if the Russian hacking claim) and what was he discussing?

Btw, your response is similar to what I've heard from Fox this AM. I think Fox news does a disservice to our country by their brand of propaganda and lack of actual reporting.

 

[Bitek]

Is there anyone in this admin not in the tank with the Russians or Goldman Sachs?
Good god, so many lies.

This needs a full investigation to sort out.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Why would someone who has part of their job function to speak to a known Russian informant recruiter not disclose conversations at a Senate hearing. Assuming the conversations were part of his job description why wouldn't he just say "yes I spoke with this guy about this".

More Republicans are supporting Sessions recuse himself from the investigation. I just heard little Marco is say it and the guy who ran the Benghazi committee too.

 

[fskimospy]

Would it help if you knew that the meeting took place as part of Sessions duties as a member of the Armed Services Committee?

What we have here is yet another attempt by the media to be the first out of the gate with a story. A story in which words, and phrases were left out in order to sway opinions in a direction desired by the media. It's sometimes referred to as fake news. Maybe you've heard that term before?

Sessions met the Ambassador the first time at an event where other Ambassadors were present. Note the word met, not met with. The second time was in his office as part of his duties as a member of Congress. Sessions was asked about “possible contacts between members of President Trump’s campaign and representatives of Moscow.” and he answered truthfully. If Dems are butt hurt because in hindsight they feel they should have asked a different question then maybe they can start a committee to look into rolling back time so that past mistakes could be corrected. I'm sure it will be successful because the intent will be sincere regardless of the outcome.

Some Democrats in Congress have already been swayed because they are less than bright individuals and are also being very vocal and putting their idiocy on display. Anyone here that wants to jump on board with them should consider running for Congress. The pay, the work schedule and most of all the bennies are pretty awesome and they'd fit right in.

Everyone should note that boomerang does not quote the actual question asked or Sessions's answer, he paraphrases both falsely and then tries to call the media dishonest. This is because either he is deliberately trying to lie to you or because he's the world's most easily duped person.

The media is accurate, what boomerang is saying here is at best misleading and at worst an outright lie. Fake post!

Here is the question from Franken and his answer:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/...e-russia-contacts-report-170302041900080.html

FRANKEN:
These documents also allegedly say quote, "There was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump's surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government."

Now, again, I'm telling you this as it's coming out, so you know. But if it's true, it's obviously extremely serious and if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do?

SESSIONS: Senator Franken, I'm not aware of anyof those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn't have - did not have communications with the Russians, and I'm unable to comment on it.

Franken asked what Sessions would do if he found out anyone affiliated with the campaign had communicated with the Russian government. Sessions didn't really answer that question but what he DID do is acknowledge he was affiliated with the campaign and then said he did not communicate with the Russians, a statement we now know to be false.

Washington Post is right yet again, boomerang is wrong yet again.

 

[jmagg]

They were simply discussing potato harvest tips.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Interesting question is when Sessions was vetted did he tell Trump and/or Pence if so what did they do with that info?
Per one current member and one former member of his security committee, members do meet with foreigners but its almost always NATO allies. Neither could think of a reason why they'd need to speak with an ambassador of any country allied or not.