Jeff Sessions said that people who commit perjury must be removed from office.

[Snarkoleptic]

https://thinkprogress.org/jeff-sessions-said-that-people-who-commit-perjury-must-be-removed-from-office-135edbfb84d9#.ejq352j31

It now appears very likely that Sessions committed the very same crime he once voted to convict President Clinton of. The federal perjury statute forbids anyone who has “taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person” from “willfully and contrary to such oath” making a statement on “any material matter which he does not believe to be true.”

There is, to be fair, some wiggle room in this statute. To convict Sessions, for example, a prosecutor would have to prove that Sessions did not believe that his reportedly false statements about “the Russians” to be true. Thus, if Sessions had somehow forgotten about those meetings, that would provide him with a defense.

This is the sort of argument that Sessions’ defense attorneys could make on his behalf at trial. And Sessions, of course, should be afforded the same presumption of innocence that attaches to anyone accused of a crime.

[neverforget]

1. *except Republicans

[Snarkoleptic]

2. IOKYAR...indeed!

[MFM008]

3. Glad he agrees

racist traitor.

[Marthe48]

4. If he can't remember he's incompetent to be AG

I wouldn't forget meeting people, I don't care how many meetings I had or how busy I was. He's a big fat Confederate liar, posing as an American citizen. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions needs to resign right now. Also Traitor trump, and all of his traitor staff and all of the traitor Senators and Reps. who are pretending to defend the Constitution of the U.S.A.

[ffr]

5. Whaaaaaaat!? Best talking point I can use against all the reds I know. Those are his own words.

Defend that, you low information red twits!

[lagomorph777]

6. Karma's a BITCH man!

Sessions is the 2nd domino.

[TranssexualKaren]

7. A little perspective here...

Whereas Bill Clinton lied about a consensual dalliance with an adult which was frankly no one else's business anyway, Sessions lied about an act which corrupted our democracy and amounted to an act of war against the United States.

[DK504]

8. So he is already beginning to be slipping into dementia.

To convict Sessions, for example, a prosecutor would have to prove that Sessions did not believe that his reportedly false statements about “the Russians” to be true. Thus, if Sessions had somehow forgotten about those meetings, that would provide him with a defense. "

It's okay if you are a repuke.

Speaking with a spy while acting as a surrogate for the Mango Menace is one violation right there. Then of course lying to the Senate under oath. That's #2, and what will we do?

He "forgot" he spoke with the top Russian KGB agent? WOW.

[Beartracks]

9. Would we even want someone that forgetful in the AG's office? n/t

[Cha]

10. Good.. on the Record.. see how you

like this shoe, sessions.

You Lied about Treason

[ProudLib72]

11. Forget about the weeks

afterward when he could have come forward and amended his statements to include the meetings. His aides knew. He knew. Everyone knew. Get Franken in there with a polygraph and show the results to the world.

[joet67]

12. This might be the only time I have ever agreed with Jeff Sessions. nt

[KewlKat]

13. If Sessions name were Clinton, what would the KGoP do then?

There would be hot goals in the path to the chamber........